The World Played Chess
The World Played Chess

Author: Robert Dugoni

Publisher: Center Point

Published: 2023-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781638086390

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In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime.

Playing at the World
Playing at the World

Author: Jon Peterson

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 698

ISBN-13: 9780615642048

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Explore the conceptual origins of wargames and role-playing games in this unprecedented history of simulating the real and the impossible. From a vast survey of primary sources ranging from eighteenth-century strategists to modern hobbyists, Playing at the World distills the story of how gamers first decided fictional battles with boards and dice, and how they moved from simulating wars to simulating people. The invention of role-playing games serves as a touchstone for exploring the ways that the literary concept of character, the lure of fantastic adventure and the principles of gaming combined into the signature cultural innovation of the late twentieth century.

The Right Way to Play Chess
The Right Way to Play Chess

Author: David Pritchard

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 0716023326

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Since its first publication in 1950, The Right Way to Play Chess has taught chess to generations of beginners, taking them to the standard expected of good club players. It gives full details of exactly how to play the game, explains basic theory and includes many examples of play.There are separate chapters on the openings, middle and end games, plus a chapter of master games which illustrate how styles of play have changed over the years. Fully revised and updated by chess expert Richard James, a new chapter shows how to encourage and teach children to play the game.

The World Played Chess
The World Played Chess

Author: Robert Dugoni

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing

Published: 2021-09-14

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781542029391

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"A fearless and sensitive coming-of-age story. I loved it." --Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky and The Last Green Valley. Bestselling author Robert Dugoni returns with an emotionally arresting follow-up to The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell. In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer--Vincent's last taste of innocence and first taste of real life--dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one's own destiny.

Chess Crusader
Chess Crusader

Author: Carl S Portman

Publisher: eBook Partnership

Published: 2021-07-07

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 183978301X

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'Funny and brutal. A big-hearted book, I enjoyed it.' Stuart Conquest, Grandmaster'Carl is gifted as both a natural entertainer and storyteller. Although this memoir is primarily about chess, the tales in it are filled with a frank and refreshing honesty that will literally have your heart racing with adventure.'Jovanka Houska, International Master'Chess Crusader' is an absolutely fascinating memoir, and most emphatically not only a book for chess players. It reveals how chess is a metaphor for life, and how skills honed at the chess board can be applied in many real-life situations. This compelling chronicle takes you from Birmingham to Moscow, and plunges you into the life of an author with a remarkable original mind, while also highlighting the hazards of stealing a half-cooked sausage from a deranged German.It's a lively, enthralling account of a colourful life dominated by the black and white squares of the chessboard, and their relation to the wider issues of a troubled childhood and the challenges of work, women, love and loss. It's a tale of adversity, but also of achievement and new friendships and experiences.

How To Play Chess
How To Play Chess

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

Published: 2011-02-07

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1647589614

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If you want to win at chess, then get this step-by-step "How To Play Chess" guide. In this step-by-step guide, you will discover proven & tested chess strategy to win more at chess games. - How to win chess strategy with less moves. - Beat your friends and family every time you play chess. - Impress other chess players with your new and improved chess playing skills. - Enjoy the feeling of winning more chess games than before. - Gain more confidence whenever someone challenges to a chess match. - Have more fun playing and winning at chess. - Discover tips and tricks to master the chess game. - Find out dynamic position tactics such as strategic threats, king's safety, and much more. - Be known as a great chess player amongst your friends and family. - And much more. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.