Chess is board game of strategy, intellect, and artistry that has captivated minds for many years. In this book, we will embark an exciting journey, discussing about certain topics from the basic fundamentals and the history of chess to advanced techniques to win any game. There is at least one thing for every chess player. Get your chess board and start reading!

Have you ever noticed hotter summers, stronger storms, or unpredictable weather patterns? These are just some of the signs of climate change, a phenomenon that's rapidly altering our planet. But what exactly is climate change, and why is it happening?

This book focuses on transformations of political culture from times past to future-present. It defines the meaning of political culture and explores the cultural values and institutions of kinship communities and dynastic intermediaries, including chiefdoms and early states. It systematically examines the rise and gradual universalization of modern sovereign nation-states. Contemporary debates concerning nationality, nationalism, citizenship, and hyphenated identities are engaged. The aut...

One of the great myths of contemporary American culture is that the United States’ food supply is the safest in the world because the government works to guarantee food safety and enforce certain standards on food producers, processors, and distributors. In reality U.S. food safety administration and oversight have remained essentially the same for more than a century, with the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 continuing to frame national policy despite dr...

Prepare to be checkmated by brilliance! This second volume in the Checkmate! series delves into the captivating true stories of three chess titans: Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov.Each chapter serves as a masterclass, exploring the life, games, and legacies of these legendary grandmasters.Unravel the Enigma: Magnus Carlsen - Witness the rise of the charismatic Norwegian who stormed the chess world with his audacious play and unwavering focus. Learn h...

Poverty.A single word that conjures images of desperation, hunger, and lack. But the reality of poverty is far more nuanced, its face multifaceted and ever-changing. It weaves through bustling cities and remote villages, impacting millions across continents and cultures.In this book, we embark on a journey to understand the many faces of poverty, its definition, and its devastating consequences.

Dive into the fascinating world of chess with "Checkmate! Vol. 3: Historical Game Analysis" This compelling book offers a deep and insightful exploration of fifteen of the most celebrated and instructive matches in the history of chess. From the legendary "Immortal Game" of 1851 to the modern-day classics featuring grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren, this book unravels the complexities and brilliance behind each move.Chess is more than just a game; it is a battlefield ...

Nature wants to heal, and we can help.When Earth's ecosystems fall out of harmony, the damage can spiral out of control. But what if we could help nature to regain its balance?As a leading ecologist, Professor Thomas Crowther studies not just how species work in isolation, but how complex ecosystems regulate themselves. When nature’s cycles are allowed to build momentum, each species can create the conditions to allow others to thrive. From the birth of gal...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Who was Bobby Fischer? In this “nuanced perspective of the chess genius” (Los Angeles Times), an acclaimed biographer chronicles his meteoric rise and confounding fall, with an afterword containing newly discovered details about Fischer’s life.Possessing an IQ of 181 and remarkable powers of concentration, Bobby Fischer memorized hundreds of chess books in several languages, and he was only thirteen when he bec...

In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world. David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times as "a bible in the field" and published in...

In the third edition of his classic work, revised extensively and updated to include recent developments on the international scene, Jack Donnelly explains and defends a richly interdisciplinary account of human rights as universal rights. He shows that any conception of human rights-and the idea of human rights itself-is historically specific and contingent. Since publication of the first edition in 1989, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice has justified Donnelly's clai...

Two professors look at the mystique around universities and the consequences of “credentialism.”For decades, we have promoted the idea that a university degree is a passport to future career success. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison argue that the over-promotion of higher education and university degrees is actually undermining the lives of young people, saddling them with enormous debts, and costing governments huge amounts of money.As the young flock to unive...