Joshua Glenn - UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun

For Sam and Max; Peter, Henrik, and Luisa; Luciano and Luna

Our thanks to: Anton Mueller at Bloomsbury for his vision and support; dauntless fact-checker Chloe Puton; talented design assistant and color queen Colleen Venable; and idea maven Helen Cordes. We are particularly grateful to Susan Roe, Walter Schleisman, and Amanda Leone for their steadfast love, inspiration, and patience.

Josh thanks Jon Pinchera and all the other J[osh]-Scouts, including: Charlie Mitchell, Adam Banks, and Harry Parker; Jack and Lucas Mueller; Peter and Simon Klee; Haley, Liza, and Ella Roe; Cole and Josie Johnson; Finnuala and Caimin Cradock; Taylor, Callie, and Tiger Wright; Tyler and DeVont Austin; and Lila, Garet, and Emmett Glenn. The Best Ever lists in this book were influenced by the Hermenautic Circle. Many thanks to The Learning Project and Beaver Country Day; and to Patrick Glenn, for being the greatest uncle (and brother) ever.

Elizabeth thanks Bridget Bradley for her thoughtful research; Oscar and Louie Cleveland, and Annie Gillette Cleveland; Stephanie Sorenson for her beautiful photos; the Larsen-Schleisman-Morgan-Stout family, especially Charlie, Michael, Patrick, and Catherine Hooley and Maggie Fields; and Madeline McCormick. Special thanks to Lake Country School, Kenwood School, and St. Paul Academy; and to all the moms and dads who helped shape this book in ways big and small.

Tony thanks Mark Reusch and Heather Kasunick for their generosity of talent and ideas; Chris Cannon, Scott Dasse, Bill Stewart, Neyah Bennett, and Tammy Dayton for their expertise and enthusiasm; Patti Ratchford at Bloomsbury for her direction and translations; and his niece, Thea Nickolas, for her insightful advice.

Copyright 2012 by Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen

Photographs 2012 by Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen, unless otherwise noted

Illustrations 2012 by Mister Reusch, as noted

Illustrations 2012 by Heather Kasunick, as noted
Chapter divider and contents page illustrations 2012 by Chris Piascik

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ISBN: 978-1-6081-9641-8 (HB)
ISBN: 978-1-6081-9743-9 (eBook)

First U.S. Edition 2012

Design and Art Direction by Tony Leone, Leone Design

Design assistance by Colleen Venable

Illustration illumination by Tony Leone and Colleen Venable

Cover design by Tony Leone

Cover illustration by Mister Reusch

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Instructions for a diabolical, play-anywhere game which this book has been designed to make you lose!

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