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The Well-Played Game: A Playful Path to Wholeness

Originally published in 1978, The Well-Played Gamehelped create a vision that ultimately transformed physical education. This edition includes material that will help you carry that transformation to your personal life, and the lives of all those with whom you get to play.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 177 pages

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