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ISBN: 9780285638327 - Immortal Game Immortal Game
Shenk, David

ISBN10: 9780285640009  ISBN13: 9780285640009
Publisher: Souvenir Press
Format: Electronic Book
David Shenk surveys the history of chess, capturing the Zelig-like nature of the game that has changed the societies that have played it. It's rules and pieces have served as a metaphor for society (to be found in the writings of Borges, Nabokov... More

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ISBN: 9780141189598 - Grass Arena Grass Arena
Healy, John

ISBN10: 9780141889498  ISBN13: 9780141889498
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Penguin
Format: Electronic Book
John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and... More

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ISBN: 9780571214129 - Bobby Fischer Goes to War Bobby Fischer Goes to War
Edmonds, David; Eidinow, John

ISBN10: 9780571282944  ISBN13: 9780571282944
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Format: Electronic Book
For decades, the USSR had dominated world chess. Evidence, according to Moscow, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer - insolent, arrogant, abusive, vain, greedy, vulgar, bigoted... More

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ISBN: 9780099489863 - How Life Imitates Chess How Life Imitates Chess
Kasparov, Garry

ISBN10: 9781596918276  ISBN13: 9781596918276
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Format: Electronic Book
Garry Kasparov was the highest-rated chess player in the world for over twenty years and is widely considered the greatest player that ever lived. In How Life Imitates Chess Kasparov distills the lessons he learned over a lifetime as a Grandmaster... More

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ISBN: 9781118016954 - Chess For Dummies Chess For Dummies
Eade, James

ISBN10: 9781118162361  ISBN13: 9781118162361
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons For Dummies
Format: Electronic Book
For all levels of chess players, Chess For Dummies, 3rd Edition, brings readers an updated guide to the wide world of chess. Offering easily-understood explanations of the game and its components, this book is a must have for those developing an... More

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ISBN: 9781848767294 - John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer? John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer?
Gosling, Brian

ISBN10: 9781848768543  ISBN13: 9781848768543
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd Matador
Format: Electronic Book
John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer? reintroduces a classic chess title to a whole new readership. Chess Strategy was originally published in 1865, and now Brian Gosling investigates the life and work of it's author, John Brown... More

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ISBN: 9780812698183 - Philosophy Looks at Chess Philosophy Looks at Chess
Hale, Benjamin

ISBN10: 9780812698183  ISBN13: 9780812698183
Publisher: Open Court
Format: Electronic Book
Chess, the ancient strategy game, meets the latest, cutting-edge philosophy in this unique book. When 12 philosophers weigh in on one of the world's oldest and most beloved pastimes, the results are often surprising. Philosophical concepts as... More