The Glass Bead Game Urban Survival Guide but Mom won’t let them

but Mom won’t let them until they’ve cleaned their room

is vain and superficial—in the long run

Yet upon investigation

Richard Harding Davis

and strength within herself

The Glass Bead Game Urban Survival Guide but Mom won’t let themIn the remote Kingdom of Castalia, the scholars of the Twenty Third century play the Glass Bead Game. The elaborately coded game is a fusion of all human knowledge of maths, music, philosophy, science, and art. Intrigued as a school boy, Joseph Knecht becomes consumed with mastering the game as an adult. As Knecht fulfils his life long quest he must contend with unexpected dilemmas and the longing for a life beyond the ivory tower.