All about Virtual Worlds (including Second Life) (30 books)

This list includes the most current list of books relating to using Virtual Worlds. There's probably an emphasis on Education, since that's my area of interest

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1	Virtual Breadwinner: How to Make Money Online as a Second Life® Land Baron by J.W. Hagarty (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Our Future in Virtual Worlds by Peter Ludlow (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide by Henry Jenkins 3.86 avg rating — 3,835 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Higher Education in Virtual Worlds: Teaching and Learning in Second Life by Charles Wankel 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee 3.90 avg rating — 1,328 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World by Wagner James Au 3.34 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life by Mark Stephen Meadows 3.42 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games by Edward Castronova 3.69 avg rating — 263 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Exodus to the Virtual World: How Online Fun Is Changing Reality by Edward Castronova 3.31 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human by Tom Boellstorff 3.61 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi-User Virtual Environments by Lori Bell 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Porn and Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider, and Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture by Damon Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Virtually Strangers by Tess M. Garfield (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Second Life Herald: The Virtual Tabloid That Witnessed the Dawn of the Metaverse by Peter Ludlow (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Il nostro futuro nei mondi virtuali by Peter Ludlow (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Digital Game-Based Learning by Marc Prensky 3.80 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Scripting Your World: The Official Guide to Second Life Scripting by Dana Moore 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Small Worlds: The Dynamics of Networks between Order and Randomness by Duncan J. Watts 3.88 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Second Life: The Official Guide by Michael Rymaszewski 3.12 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Digital Culture, Play, and Identity: A World of Warcraft Reader by Hilde G. Corneliussen (Editor) 3.55 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Designing Your Second Life: Techniques and Inspiratin for You to Design Your Ideal Parallel Universe Within the Online Community, Second Life by Rebecca Tapley 3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games by Matt Barton (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 249 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Unofficial Tourists' Guide to Second Life by Paul Bradley Carr (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture by T.L. Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Making Virtual Worlds: Linden Lab and Second Life by Thomas Malaby 3.48 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games: The People, the Addiction and the Playing Experience by R.V. Kelly 2 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality by Michael Heim 3.57 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the Metaverse by Daniel Terdiman 3.36 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Second Life For Dummies by Sarah Robbins 3.17 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet by Sherry Turkle 3.82 avg rating — 538 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars