Play Analysis

Over 40 years ago, Games People Play revolutionized our understanding of what really goes on during our most basic social interactions. More than five million copies later, Dr. Eric Berne's classic is as astonishing and revealing as it was on the day it was first published. We play games all the time---sexual games, marital games, power games with our bosses, and competitive games with our friends.

Take your business to the next level by identifying the opportunities in your simple numbers. Looking for an investment opportunity with the capacity for long-term high yields? Put your business to work for you! Greg Crabtree demystifies common accounting and reveals the growth potential going unnoticed in your balance sheets. Learn how to make decisions based on data you already have to guide your business to be its best, most profitable self.

The how-to playbook for start-ups and established companies on a groundbreaking discipline called category design. Winning today isn't about beating the competition at the old game. It's about inventing a whole new game - defining a new market category, developing it and dominating it over time. You can't build a legendary company without building a legendary category. If you think that having the best product is all it takes to win, you're going to lose.

Soccer is not chaos disguised as sport. It is geometry in motion, a game defined not by clichés of passion or grit but by the manipulation of space, the management of angles, and the orchestration of distances between players. For coaches seeking to move beyond slogans and intuition, Soccer Coaching: Soccer’s Geometry offers a rigorous exploration of the game’s spatial logic. Across thirty detailed chapters, this book unpacks soccer as a discipline of geometry. It begins with the fundamentals—passing angles, triangles, compactness—and builds toward advanced applications: pressing ...

In Power Plays of the Wealthy, Marc Henn, a Certified Financial Planner Professional, explains how to leverage investment strategies to make the most of your financial situation.

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Eric Berne A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy Eric Berne changed the way people understand themselves—and each other. As the founder of Transactional Analysis (TA), he offered a simple yet profound insight: our lives are shaped by the “transactions” we exchange every day, and we all carry patterns, or “scripts,” formed early in life. By making these patterns visible, Berne gave millions the tools to break free from limiting roles and build healthier relationships. In this concise yet powerful volume, Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Eric Berne ...

Whether you're a student, a Shakespeare enthusiast, or simply curious about the timeless works of the Bard, Shakespeare Compactly offers clear and concise summaries of all of William Shakespeare's plays. This comprehensive guide condenses the rich plots, complex characters, and thought-provoking themes of each play into easy-to-read formats, making it accessible for readers of all backgrounds. Inside this book you will find: A brief yet thorough summary of each Shakespearean play. Detailed act-by-act and scene-by-scene breakdowns. Key character lists to help you understand relationships and...

Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare's more brilliantly populated plays and remains among the most widely read. Award-winning writer and beloved professor Harold Bloom investigates Macbeth's interiority and unthinkable actions with razor-sharp insight, agility, and compassion. He also explores his own personal relationship to the character. The book also becomes an extraordinarily moving argument for literature as a path to and a measure of our humanity.

In a sport obsessed with goals, assists, and last touches, The Third Man Is God peels back the veil on football’s most invisible and indispensable figure: the player who doesn’t receive the ball, yet shapes every sequence. Written with clinical detail and a philosopher’s edge, this book confronts the sacred mythologies of the modern game—the cult of the playmaker, the tyranny of the highlight, the false security of patterns—and reveals how the real architecture of success is built not through possession, but through timing, trust, and ghost movement. This isn’t another tactics ...

Unleash the power of your voice with "The Art of Live Commentary" and step into the adrenaline-fueled world of Basketball Podcasting! This solo journey will take you from being a novice to becoming a master of thrilling play-by-play descriptors and an entertainer in your own right! Our detailed guide ensures a comprehensive understanding of the sport, by examining the basics of basketball, identifying key moments in a game and teaching you to develop your unique narrative. We don't just help you talk about basketball - we prepare you to communicate the energy, the drama, and the sheer ...

"The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others." The play seems to have been one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime and still ranks among his most-performed. It has inspired writers from Goethe and Dickens to Joyce and Murdoch, and has been described as "the world's most-filmed story after Cinderella".

Third time’s the charm… or is it? Life isn’t slowing down — and neither are the men. I’m Renee, and what started as a unique “benefits package” has turned into a whirlwind of domination, secrets, and unexpected power plays. Trever’s temper is starting to show — and I’ve become his favorite outlet. Josh and Trent are just as demanding as ever, and let’s just say they know how to keep me busy. T.J., the I.T. genius, has a new surprise in store… but so might my husband, Jim. The lines between work and home have officially blurred. And then there’s Ruby — confident, ...

"The Tragedy of Macbeth" is a play written by William Shakespeare. Set mainly in Scotland, the play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. The play was most likely written during the reign of James I, who had been James VI of Scotland before he succeeded to the English throne in 1603. James was a patron of Shakespeare's acting company and of all the plays Shakespeare wrote during James's reign, "Macbeth" most clearly reflects the playwright's relationship with the sovereign.

Macbeth is William Shakespeare's immortal tale of boundless, bloody ambition. Mystical predictions from witches and ghosts, combined with an uncontrollable lust for power, trap Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth, in a web of political intrigue, madness, and murder.

"King Lear" is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, depicting the gradual descent into madness of the title character after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is derived from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king; after the English Restoration, it was often revised with a happy ending for audiences who disliked its dark and depressing tone, but since the nineteenth century, Shakespeare's original version has been regarded as one of his supreme achievements.

"The Merchant of Venice" is a 16th-century play by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender. It has been listed among Shakespeare's greatest comedies, although its tone is often dramatic. This is a detailed summary of the play, written in today's language, for all willing to acquire a greater understanding of Shakespeare's work and widen their culture.