- Taschenbuch: 348 Seiten
- Verlag: Ballantine Books (3. Januar 1995)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0345482263
- ISBN-13: 978-0345482266
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 14 x 2,2 x 21,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.527.201 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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When you think of game theory, do you think of chalk-dusty economists droning endlessly about the permutations of optimal outcomes and short-term payoffs? Perhaps not. But even if you do, Hector MacDonald's first novel will make this esoteric field exotic, dangerous, and downright sexy.
Ben Ashurst is a student at Oxford. He leads a fairly placid life, befriending shy girls, playing "keep up with the Joneses" with his crowd of wealthy (and nasty) friends, and trying to impress his tutor, the brilliant and controversial behavioral scientist James Fieldhead. A single day, however, is enough to turn his calm existence upside down. When he meets the beautiful and enigmatic Cara, and when Fieldhead requests Ben's participation in a ground-breaking research experiment, Ben will find himself thrust into a life where every measure of normality is rent asunder.
Fieldhead, working in conjunction with a nameless but powerful corporation, has developed a way to measure emotions by tracking the brain's physiological responses to stimuli. At his request, Ben submits to having a tiny sensor attached to his skull, and, filled with a guinea pig's pride, is sent off to Kenya with Cara for three weeks of recreation and stimulation. But vacation turns to terror when a case of mistaken identity lands Ben in a Kenyan jail, where the stimulation is anything but positive. Struggling to keep his mental balance, Ben begins wondering whether someone is manipulating the experiment and to what purpose. His search for answers will lead him into the highest corporate boardrooms and into the depths of treachery and betrayal.
The novel fairly quivers with energy: reading it is like holding a manic Chihuahua. MacDonald has places to go and things to do and plots to uncover and emotions to stir. And in fact his narrative is generally capable of sustaining this energy. If, on occasion, his grand drama seems to be a tempest in a teapot, well, that's a small (and temporary) price to pay for a highly entertaining read. --Kelly Flynn -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Macdonald's debut novel is a tale of intrigue and intimate game playing. Ben, a student at Oxford University, is offered an opportunity to travel to the coast of Kenya with his beautiful new girlfriend, Cara, by his charismatic advisor Dr. Fielding. There is one catch: Ben must wear a sensor attached to the back of his neck, and he must record all of his emotions as they occur. Soon after his arrival at a delightful beach resort with Cara, he is thrust into unexpected emotional upheavals. He begins to notice that this paradise is not as perfect as it seems. As he discovers the multiple levels of this game he has agreed to play, he finds himself distrusting everyone he knows. As he travels in England, Kenya, and the U.S., he encounters surprising new plot twists to keep him off balance. The Mind Game will keep the reader anticipating and guessing each new move. --Julia Glynn Julia Glynn
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Very thrilling story about a psychological experiment. Mixed with sex and crime you get lost in a maze of the twists the story takes. Enjoy this fast-paced examination. The topic is: sources of happiness.
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28. Februar 2001
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MacDonald may be one of the best storytellers I've ever read, especially for a first time novelist. Tightly blending story, science and game theory "The Mind Game" is a masterfully plotted piece that moves along so fast you feel like you're being dragged, but not so fast that you feel you're being left behind and lost. The intricacies of Ben's efforts to untangle the layers of deceit that are woven around him are stimulating and in a word, fabulous.
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20. März 2001
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A new door for fans of intrigue has been deftly and intelligently opened. Game theory (as exemplified by the well-known Prisoners Dilemma) as a backdrop for a novel is unique and refreshing. And MacDonald is a great writer. His choice of writing the book in first person, rather unusual for a thriller, was a good one because readers can really get into the main character's head as the mind games unfold and explode. The settings are fun - delightfully sunny African beaches and dusty stoic Oxford brick. Fast-paced and memorable.
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Exciting new writer
24. April 2001
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The Mind Game is a psychological thriller that exercises the readers powers of deduction within the framework of Game Theory. Taken together with the utterly believable characters and beautiful locations, this creates an exciting and intelligent page-turner. MacDonald's writing brings every page to life and makes the book an absorbing journey into the murkier side of scientific research. A thoroughly recommendable read. I am already looking forward to MacDonald's next book!
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