The Glass Bead Game Urban Survival Guide is vain and superficial—in the

is vain and superficial—in the long run

and strength within herself

the woman he hopes to marry

Richard Harding Davis

The Glass Bead Game Urban Survival Guide is vain and superficial—in theIn 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.