Books about the Monopoly Board Game
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Monopoly: The Story Behind the World's Best Selling Game
By Rod Kennedy- 2004
Most people probably don’t think about the fact that the colored properties
on the Monopoly board are based on real places in a real city, they just know that Monopoly was
the best way to pass a rainy Saturday afternoon with family
and friends. Now, the whole story of
game and the place it is based on is revealed in Monopoly: The Story Behind the World's Best-Selling
Game by Rod Kennedy, Jr. Take a virtual walk down Boardwalk and advance to St. Charles Place through
this fascinating visualization of the classic Monopoly game board illustrated with Atlantic City images
that brings to life, for the very first time, the very real place upon which this game is based.
The MONOPOLY Companion:
The Player's Guide
By Philip Orbanes - 2007
After more than 50 years, Rich Uncle Pennybags has finally decided to tell the world everything he knows about the history, rules, and winning strategies of the world's most popular board game. Profusely illustrated.
Philip Orbanes is the leading expert on the
world's most popular board game-the MONOPOLY game.
Often called 'the MONOPOLY Man" or "The Chairman of the board," he here share his secrets for the very first time.
Born in Atlantic City, he still lives nearby with his wife Madge.
Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them
By Tim Walsh - 2005
Timeless Toys represents one of the finest documentaries and displays of modern toys
ever written. Author Tim Walsh, a successful toy inventor himself, reveals a world of commerce, toys, and
wonder that is equally fun, fascinating, and nostalgic. Readers of every age and background will find it
impossible to pick up this book, turn a few pages,
and not become spellbound by its insightful stories and
the personal memories that the text and 420 brilliantly colored photographs bring forth. Slinky, Lego, Tonka
trucks, Monopoly, Big Wheel, Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Super Ball, Scrabble, Barbie, Radio Flyer Wagons: All of
these and many, many more are featured in this fascinating tome, along with the toys' histories, insider
profiles, and rare interviews with toy industry icons.
