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  <title><![CDATA[Dungeon Master's Guide (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons Core Rulebook)]]></title>
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  <default_description>Whether you're running a single adventure or masterminding a complete campaign, the Dungeon Masters Guide is the absolute best source for information. There's no need to &lt;i&gt;guess&lt;/i&gt; the rules. You'll learn spells, monsters, travel, magic lists and combat rules.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1979</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Dungeon Master's Guide (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons Core Rulebook)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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    <review id="17179219">
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    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 1982</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 06 12:54:07 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 06 12:58:50 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Gary Gygax died a couple of days ago, and I was reminded of the many happy hours spent imagining that I had escaped the deserts of Idaho for the strange world described by authors I enjoyed at the time:  L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter, Fritz Lieber, R. E. Howard, Andre Norton, and many others.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17179219">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17179219]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="43218547">
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    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 16 03:04:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 03:05:00 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[C'mon... who doesn't miss playing D&amp;D all night? :) Besides the fact that I was young, had no mortgage or job worth keeping, blew my entire paycheck on weed &amp; Taco Bell ~ this was a totally kick ass game to play! I'm just sorry I don't have more of these books lying around. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43218547]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="73661608">
    <user id="1615059">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 06 14:26:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Oct 06 14:26:00 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I really like the newer editions of D&amp;D but this book is still fun and evocative after all these years.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73661608]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="40186815">
    <user id="1806531">
    <name><![CDATA[Elliot]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 15 18:37:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 15 18:37:31 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Oh yeah!!!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40186815]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="37248807">
    <user id="1690842">
    <name><![CDATA[Tim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Any gamers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 09 09:01:25 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 25 14:46:02 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>I lost count</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[IMO, this is the ONLY version of Dungeons and Dragons that counts....after only OD &amp; D.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37248807]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="11375221">
    <user id="730250">
    <name><![CDATA[Tedopon]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/730250-tedopon]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[geeks]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1989</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 01 06:29:02 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 20 05:19:08 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[When I was twelve or thirteen, the people who I looked up to intellectually were Chuck D, Karl Marx, Ice Cube, HP Lovecraft and Gary Gygax. In no particular order.<br/>Geekness aside, Gygax's work (much like Lovecraft's) is so dense you need a dictionary to get through each paragraph.<br/>Excellen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11375221">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11375221]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="615119">
    <user id="36341">
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/36341-chris]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 07 03:41:40 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 07 03:43:33 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Once you get past the nostalgia, there isn't much here.  Yes, Gygax invented the genre, but that's like insisting on gaming with a Commodore 64; it was great at the time, but why insist on being stuck 20 years in the past?  Good for someone interested in the history and development of gaming, but ot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/615119">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/615119]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="17231397">
    <user id="260700">
    <name><![CDATA[Andrew]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/260700-andrew]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 07 08:29:52 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 07 08:32:22 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I'm glad John found this, seeing the cover brings back so many fond memories of my childhood...  Staying up way too late playing in a tent in the backyard and having pancakes the next morning.  I miss these days, as they were a time of innocence and freedom that I dont think one can really have as a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17231397">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17231397]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1566704">
    <user id="108288">
    <name><![CDATA[Nika]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pooler, GA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108288-nika]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 31 13:32:22 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 31 13:34:30 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[they were always telling me as a child to not look in this book. So I did. Later I found out this book was rare to have. A bit over my head but I tryed.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1566704]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7576975">
    <user id="392117">
    <name><![CDATA[Cimuchowski]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Endicott, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/392117-cimuchowski]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 11 07:47:44 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 11 07:47:44 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My book has a different cover; a wizard opening a set of double doors.<br/><br/>Again, not enough game management info.<br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7576975]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13640457">
    <user id="832946">
    <name><![CDATA[Ken]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 26 12:19:58 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 28 10:52:50 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[A crucial text for any young dweeb's formative development. Roll deep, playa.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13640457]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="17020555">
    <user id="700226">
    <name><![CDATA[Doug]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/700226-doug]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 04 15:46:01 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 04 15:46:44 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Another I grew up with. I knew where everything was by page number.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17020555]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="11133709">
    <user id="557711">
    <name><![CDATA[Brian]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Corvallis, OR]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/557711-brian]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 28 00:07:31 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Dec 28 00:12:46 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Insert witty gamer babble...<br/><br/>It is all about Erol Otis!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11133709]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="10532800">
    <user id="669804">
    <name><![CDATA[Mark]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/669804-mark-goodman]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Roleplaying Fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 16 19:35:52 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 16 19:36:08 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Helped set the genre for roleplaying.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10532800]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="6353902">
    <user id="308754">
    <name><![CDATA[Cavolonero]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sebastopol, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/308754-cavolonero]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 17 17:49:23 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 17 17:49:48 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[like it or not, there it is ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6353902]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="17082091">
    <user id="695779">
    <name><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Plymouth, MI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/695779-jonathan]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 05 09:49:23 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 05 09:50:15 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Gary Gygax, RIP]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17082091]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="78426063">
    <user id="2292209">
    <name><![CDATA[Doug]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Albion, ME]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 20 08:34:37 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 20 08:34:37 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78426063]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="76254145">
    <user id="2098018">
    <name><![CDATA[Don]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2098018-don-rosso]]></url>
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  <date_added>Fri Oct 30 17:23:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 30 17:23:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76254145]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="75411451">
    <user id="2153253">
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dallas, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2153253-michael]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 22 14:53:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 22 14:53:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="73912860">
    <user id="2801499">
    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2801499-david-dail]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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