Mauricio Flores Rios provides an in-depth study of the 28 most common structures in chess practice. InChess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide you will find:Carefully selected model games showing each st
Grandmaster and renowned chess teacher Johan Hellsten provides an essential foundation of opening strategy and an abundance of carefully selected exercises so that readers can monitor their progress.
Silicon Valley veterans and newbies alike will want to explore this book that delves into the rich history behind the region that birthed the world's most important industry. Technology journalist Ash
Nothing goes better with a gooey s'more and a glowing campfire than a good ghost story. This collection of scary classics and frightening folktales will send shivers up your spine. These stories can b
Endgame expert Steve Giddins examines 50 of the finest examples of endgame play in the history of chess and covers the essential principles of winning endgame play.
This book provides a repertoire for Black with the ever-popular Queen’s Gambit Declined. Opening expert John Cox covers not one but two key options for Black. The Tartakower Variation is a sophisticat
Gretel’s Story is the spellbinding account of a free-spirited young woman in a world where few dared to speak up. Living in Hamburg, Germany, Gretel Wachtel witnessed the disappearance of her best fri
A book for all enthusiastic adult players. Michael de la Maza reveals the secrets of a unique study plan which he used to transform his level of play in just a twelve month period.
Ilya Maizelis’s masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, t
How They Won the War in the Pacific provides a fascinating look at Naval Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his subordinate leaders?fighting men under stress?and the relationship of fighting admirals to th
Storytelling is both an art form and a means of passing on significant elements of a culture--the history, the traditions, the humor, the pathos. It is a way of entertaining and being entertained. Wit
International Master Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in studying the Alekhine Defence. Lakdawala outlines a reliable repertoire for Black, examines the main ideas for both sides and tells you
Examines both the Czech Benoni and the closely related Closed Benoni with 1 d4 c5, and explains what to do against various Anti-Benoni options. This title covers key positional and tactical ideas for
The Map of My Dead Pilots is about flying, pilots, and Alaska, the beautiful and deadly Last Frontier. Author Colleen Mondor spent four years running dispatch operations for a Fairbanks-based commuter
