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 Gamesmanship - a must October 29, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read the Spanish version of this classical book by Stephan Potter. It is a must, really! After reading it, you'll never see a game the way you used to. Whether you are going to put into practice Mr. Potter's suggestions or not, after reading the book you'll certainly have a different, more comprehensive view of the world of games... you'll be introduced into the world of gamesmanship.
Potter Was Great - Hysterical Stuff! January 15, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
'Gamesmanship' is the first and (in my opinion) best of the inimitable '_manship' series that Stephen Potter wrote in the early 1950's. Other works include 'Lifemanship', 'One-Upmanship', and 'Supermanship'. What makes this so funny is the absolute deadpan style. The text is buttressed with ample illustrations, diagrams, charts, and a thorough index.I shall never forget the great gambits, ploys, hampers, such as Nice Chapmanship, Jack Rivers Opening, Simpson's Statue, Snooker-player's Drivel, the author's 'Potter's Opening', to name only a few.
An absolute classic, and a must read! December 12, 1999
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Stephen Potter's series of semi-tongue-in-cheek works (Gamesmanship, Lifemanship, One-Upsmanship) are among the funniest and most accurate books of their type ever written. They have been justifiably in print for over 50 years, and deserve to be discovered by yet another generation. These are not 'how to' books, although they purport to be dispatches from the 'Lifemanship Institute'. Rather, they are exquisitely dry and droll riffs on the games people play in interpersonal [non-romantic] relationships, set in early- to mid-twentieth century England. If you like things such as Parkinson's Law, or The Peter Principle, or even the works of Evelyn Waugh, you will get a real kick out of these. Try the current omnibus reprint edition which includes all three works. It's the kind of thing that either (a) you will be quoting for the rest of your life, or (b) you just won't understand why anyone would find it even the least it amusing. I'm obviously in the former camp.
Iyve nothing much to add April 3, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The book is about exactly what the title says it is about. Truly funny, and I expect accurate enough, except that (ahem) I'm not unscrupulous enough to check. A nice appendix to this book can be found at the end of Potter's "Lifemanship", which is also worth getting.
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