The Green Card Chess Game
The Green Card Chess Game

Author: Michely Lopes

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04-19

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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Our minds desire success as much as our hearts crave love. On the outside, success can manifest through who we have become and who we love. But on the inside, success is always a feeling of power. The strategies in this book will teach the rules and strategies to win the game. Winning the Green Card Chess Game means winning the power over your destiny and winning the chessboard of love. Many people have lost this game because they weren't chess players; they were chess pieces. Don't let it be you. When immigrant women marry successfully, they win a life full of love and also a Green Card. Michely Lopes has not only played the game, but she has won and helped many others to do the same. Now... it's your turn.

The Marriage Act
The Marriage Act

Author: Liza Monroy

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2014-02-11

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1619023652

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After her traditional engagement to her high school sweetheart falls apart, Liza Monroy faced the prospect of another devastating loss: the deportation of her best friend Emir. Desperate to stay in America, Emir tried every legal recourse to obtain a green card knowing that his return to the Middle East—where gay men are often beaten and sometimes killed—was too dangerous. So Liza proposes to Emir in efforts to keep him safe and by her side. After a fast wedding in Las Vegas, the couple faces new adventures and obstacles in both L.A. and New York City as they dodge the INS. Their relationship is compounded further by the fact that Liza’s mother works for the State Department preventing immigration fraud. Through it all, Liza and Emir must contend with professional ambition, adversity, and heartbreak and eventually learn the true lessons of companionship and devotion. This marriage that was not a marriage, in the end, really was. The Marriage Act is a timely and topical look at the changing face of marriage in America and speaks to the emergent generation forming bonds outside of tradition—and sometimes even outside the law.

Chess! I Love It, I Love It, I Love It!
Chess! I Love It, I Love It, I Love It!

Author: Jamie Gilson

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780618977901

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When second-grader Richard and three other members of the Sumac School Chess Club compete in their first tournament, they each learn something about luck, concentration, and teamwork.

Call It Like It Is
Call It Like It Is

Author: Jonathan Kaplan

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2014-06-05

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1770225862

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The world of the international rugby referee has always been a closely guarded secret ... until now. As a Durban schoolboy, Jonathan Kaplan watched rugby at Kings Park every Saturday, dreaming of the day he would represent his country. Now, three decades later and at the age of 47, he reflects on the career highs and lows that saw him retire as the most capped international, Super Rugby and Currie Cup referee of all time. But records and milestones are just a part of an intriguing memoir that affords the reader a rare glimpse into the world of international refereeing ... and what lies behind that enigmatic, penetrating glare that is as typical of Jonathan Kaplan as his silver-grey patch of hair. In Call It Like It Is, Kaplan describes exactly what it takes to be an international rugby referee: his gradual climb to the top, the sacrifices he had to make in his personal life, his struggle with injuries and rugby management, the toll an itinerant lifestyle exacted upon him, and much, much more. But this is not only an autobiography: Kaplan also offers his opinion on the role of technology in rugby, dissects his own successes and failures, debates the selection and assessment of referees, and, yes, gives his take on the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the Bryce Lawrence affair. Containing all the guts and glory you’d expect from an epic rugby tale, this is also the frank and forthright account of a man who, both in life and on the pitch, would only ever call it like it is.

New York Magazine
New York Magazine

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1993-10-18

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Bullet Chess
Bullet Chess

Author: Hikaru Nakamura

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2011-08-08

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1936490366

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Chess in the Fast Lane! Can anyone play a decent game of chess in one minute? Surprisingly, the answer is "Yes" as this unique book reveals. "Bullet” chess, where each player has one minute for the entire game, has attracted thousands of followers since it was popularized on the internet a decade ago. In this book the authors discuss the relationship between the position on the board and time on the clock, the techniques and dangers of "pre-moving,” bullet openings, the importance of the initiative and consistent strategy, and how endings are different in bullet chess. The authors also explore the psychology of bullet chess and the most common causes of tactical oversights and blunders. The many examples illustrate the principles of bullet chess and how they may even apply to blitz chess and time scrambles in standard chess. Most of all, bullet chess is shown to be entertaining and addictive, and not at all as random as it first appears.

New York Magazine
New York Magazine

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1993-10-11

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.