About this title: Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. To illustrate their argument, the authors turn to classic games - backgammon, bridge, and chess - and relate them to physical, biological, and social applications of probability theory and number theory. Further, they have invented, and present here, more than a dozen playable games derived from scientific models for equilibrium ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780060909710ISBN:0060909714
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages very good, no writing in text body. Slight discoloration bottom edge first few pages. Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. Few bookstore marks. read more
Edition: First edition. First American ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394418063ISBN:0394418069
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Stamps, etc. typical of ex-library book. Spine is cracked in one place but no pages are loose. DJ has tear at spine top. Text in English, German. 347 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 1983-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1983-09
ISBN-13:9780060909710ISBN:0060909714
Description: Very Good. This is a nice paperback copy. Binding is tight and square. No creases in cover or spine. Slight scuffing to cover and edges. No names, no marks, no stickers. Text is clean and bright. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Description: Good. Paperback. Text unmarked. Upper corner has been dinged folding the corners of 20 or so pages. Covers have some age discoloration. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Colophon Books, New York
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780060909710ISBN:0060909714
Description: Good/Wraps. . Trade paperback, good condition, w. ltly rubbed wraps, sme lt marks. Lt tanning on r., sme lt tanning on fr nr edges. Remainder star on fr, alsp paper-clip mark. Bump across sp, ltly bumped sp base. V. ltly bumped corners. Smwht tanned p. edges. Ltly tanned ins wraps, sme pp. Sig, etc on first p. Paperclip marks at tops of a few pp. O/w cln, tight, unmarked. read more
Description: Very Good. 0060909714. Translated by Robert Kimber & Rita Kimber. NY: Harper Colophon Books, [1983]. 1st Paperback Edition. [First published in German; First issued in English translation in 1981]. [xvi]+347+[3]pp. Trade paperback. A very good copy. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, Middlesex, England
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780140551426ISBN:0140551425
Description: Good + Moderate cover wear. Soft corners. Small stain on front edge. Owner name on inside cover, which has run a bit. Sound binding. A study of creativity, chance & rules & how they relate to probability & number theory. read more
Description: Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton University Press. 1993 [1981]. Second printing. 8vo. 347 pp. including bibliography, index. Text illustrations. Bound in pictorial wrappers. Fine. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press:
ISBN-13:9780691025667ISBN:0691025665
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1965, 1993, 347 pages, illustrated. "Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, the authors show how the elements of chance and rules underlinging all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. " FINE SOFTCOVER. read more
Edition: Edition Unstated
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780691025667ISBN:0691025665
Description: Good+ As issued No Jacket. Slight spine lean, corner bumps, ding to the top edge of the front cover, black scuff marks to the right edge of the book, and other light to moderate shopwear. Text is clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780394418063ISBN:0394418069
Description: Good. No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. BLUE HARDCOVER COVER. INTERIOR PAGES HAVE LIGHT FINGERING TO MARGINS WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
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