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Don't Know Much About® Anything Else

Even More Things You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!

de Kenneth C. Davis ...

Series Libro 13 - Don't Know Much About Series
“Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had.”— PeopleFor years, Kenneth C. Davis has enlightened and enthralled us, opening our minds and tickling our fancies with his wonderfully irreverent, fun, and factual Don't Know Much About® series. He has carried readers on wild and edifying rides through history, mythology, geography, the Bible, the Civil War, even ... Leer más

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“Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had.”— PeopleFor years, Kenneth C. Davis has enlightened and enthralled us, opening our minds and tickling our fancies with his wonderfully irreverent, fun, and factual Don't Know Much About® series. He has carried readers on wild and edifying rides through history, mythology, geography, the Bible, the Civil War, even
... Leer más
How to Win at Chess

The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond

de Levy Rozman ...

Series series How to Win at Chess
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players.Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players.Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several
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How to Win at Chess, Next Level

The Ultimate Guide for Intermediate Play

de Levy Rozman ...

Series series How to Win at Chess
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Take your chess game to the next level with this exciting and approachable guide for intermediate players from YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess).Unlock the secrets to mastering chess and moving beyond the basics to dominate your matches with How to Win at Chess, Next Level. This comprehensive guide for midlevel players (1000–1600 Elo rating) ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Take your chess game to the next level with this exciting and approachable guide for intermediate players from YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess).Unlock the secrets to mastering chess and moving beyond the basics to dominate your matches with How to Win at Chess, Next Level. This comprehensive guide for midlevel players (1000–1600 Elo rating)
... Leer más
Real Racing 3 Hacks, Mods, Wiki, Cheats, Download Guide Unofficial

de Chala Dar ...

*UNOFFICIAL GUIDE* Are you looking to download and install the game? Do you often find it difficult to beat certain parts? Would you like to play like a PRO? Would you like to get tons of resources? With our unofficial game guide we can teach you how to master the game! Do you want to install and play the game on any Phone, PC, or Tablet? This guide will also help you install on the Kindle, Kindle ... Leer más

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*UNOFFICIAL GUIDE* Are you looking to download and install the game? Do you often find it difficult to beat certain parts? Would you like to play like a PRO? Would you like to get tons of resources? With our unofficial game guide we can teach you how to master the game! Do you want to install and play the game on any Phone, PC, or Tablet? This guide will also help you install on the Kindle, Kindle
... Leer más
Pssst! The Ultimate Crossword Puzzle Game

de James Babcock ...

For lovers of Scrabble, PSSST! relaxes the rules to allow foreign words, slang, changing words on the board, choosing new letters if all letters are vowels, even playing beyond the margins of the board. And with eight letters instead of seven, many more words are playable. This brief pamphlet explains how, and provides illustrative examples. It's a hoot! ... Leer más

$0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

For lovers of Scrabble, PSSST! relaxes the rules to allow foreign words, slang, changing words on the board, choosing new letters if all letters are vowels, even playing beyond the margins of the board. And with eight letters instead of seven, many more words are playable. This brief pamphlet explains how, and provides illustrative examples. It's a hoot!
... Leer más
Priority Thinking - A Guide To Quick And Accurate Decision-Making At The Backgammon Board

de Grant Hoffman ...

In the age of bots and robotic learning, this book is a breath of fresh air, focusing on powerful principles that guide you through the complications of any position and quickly lead you to the correct move. Priority Thinking is the key to finding the solution and everything flows from that.This book tackles situations with a unique approach and provides a sound structure for quick and accurate ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In the age of bots and robotic learning, this book is a breath of fresh air, focusing on powerful principles that guide you through the complications of any position and quickly lead you to the correct move. Priority Thinking is the key to finding the solution and everything flows from that.This book tackles situations with a unique approach and provides a sound structure for quick and accurate
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Danish Dynamite

Explosive Gambits: the Danish, GÃ¶ring, Scotch and Urusov

de Karsten MÃ¼ller, Martin Voigt ...

White Goes for the Jugular The Danish Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, is one of the most aggressive chess openings ever devised. Dynamite was invented by a Swede, Alfred Nobel. The book you are reading now, however, was not written by Nordic players. Instead, Grandmaster Karsten MÃ¼ller and FIDE Master Martin Voigt bring a touch of German method to the analysis of the explosive group of classical ... Leer más

$8.69 USD

White Goes for the Jugular The Danish Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3, is one of the most aggressive chess openings ever devised. Dynamite was invented by a Swede, Alfred Nobel. The book you are reading now, however, was not written by Nordic players. Instead, Grandmaster Karsten MÃ¼ller and FIDE Master Martin Voigt bring a touch of German method to the analysis of the explosive group of classical
... Leer más
Historical Simulation and Wargames

The Hexagon and the Sword

de Riccardo Masini ...

This book is a comprehensive study on analog historical simulation games, exploring both their theoretical concepts and practical solutions. It considers the various ways used by simulation games to depict the different dynamics of historical events and analyzes how commercial analog miniature and board wargames can become valuable tools for historical research and provide a more modern and ... Leer más

$77.99 USD

This book is a comprehensive study on analog historical simulation games, exploring both their theoretical concepts and practical solutions. It considers the various ways used by simulation games to depict the different dynamics of historical events and analyzes how commercial analog miniature and board wargames can become valuable tools for historical research and provide a more modern and
... Leer más
Dominoes and Solitaire - How to Improve Your Game

de Berkeley ...

Originally published in London 1890. This interesting little book gives descriptions and advice on fourteen different variations of the game of Dominoes and a chapter on Solitaire. Skill at dominoes is founded on accurate calculation, ready observation, and rapid deduction. The author deals with these, and the various rules, in a professional but straight forward manner. The book is well ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Originally published in London 1890. This interesting little book gives descriptions and advice on fourteen different variations of the game of Dominoes and a chapter on Solitaire. Skill at dominoes is founded on accurate calculation, ready observation, and rapid deduction. The author deals with these, and the various rules, in a professional but straight forward manner. The book is well
... Leer más
The Art of Sacrifice in Chess

de Rudolf Spielmann ...

The 21st Century Edition of Spielmann’s Classic Work Austrian Grandmaster Rudolf Spielmann’s The Art of Sacrifice in Chess first appeared in the mid-1930s. It was immediately recognized as a classic, a masterpiece that examined the nature of chess sacrifices. In this modernized, 21st century edition, all of Spielmann’s original work has been preserved. The antiquated English Descriptive Notation ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

The 21st Century Edition of Spielmann’s Classic Work Austrian Grandmaster Rudolf Spielmann’s The Art of Sacrifice in Chess first appeared in the mid-1930s. It was immediately recognized as a classic, a masterpiece that examined the nature of chess sacrifices. In this modernized, 21st century edition, all of Spielmann’s original work has been preserved. The antiquated English Descriptive Notation
... Leer más
Word Freak

Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players

de Stefan Fatsis ...

Stefan Fatsis, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and National Public Radio regular, recounts his remarkable rise through the ranks of elite Scrabble players while exploring the game's strange, potent hold over them—and him.Scrabble might truly be called America's game. More than two million sets are sold every year and at least thirty million American homes have one. But the game's most ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Stefan Fatsis, a former Wall Street Journal reporter and National Public Radio regular, recounts his remarkable rise through the ranks of elite Scrabble players while exploring the game's strange, potent hold over them—and him.Scrabble might truly be called America's game. More than two million sets are sold every year and at least thirty million American homes have one. But the game's most
... Leer más
Chess Fundamentals (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Theory, Strategy and Principles of Chess

de José Raúl Capablanca, Willa Merynford ...

Chess Fundamentals is a lucid and systematic exposition of the principles underlying sound play, moving from elementary mates and endgames to pawn structure, piece coordination, planning, and illustrative complete games. Its prose is spare, authoritative, and pedagogical, reflecting the classical chess tradition in which clarity, economy, and positional logic are valued above ornament. Written in ... Leer más

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Chess Fundamentals is a lucid and systematic exposition of the principles underlying sound play, moving from elementary mates and endgames to pawn structure, piece coordination, planning, and illustrative complete games. Its prose is spare, authoritative, and pedagogical, reflecting the classical chess tradition in which clarity, economy, and positional logic are valued above ornament. Written in
... Leer más
Dungeons & Dragons How Not To Get Eaten by Owlbears

de Anne Toole ...

The Forgotten Realms are dangerous. Well, that’s an understatement. The Forgotten Realms are a death trap…But they’re also very exciting, packed with amazing sights, and fun to explore. And that’s where this book comes in.An in-world guide written from the point of view of a famous character from D&D’s lore, this book will answer your burning questions via chapters covering deadly fauna, magical ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

The Forgotten Realms are dangerous. Well, that’s an understatement. The Forgotten Realms are a death trap…But they’re also very exciting, packed with amazing sights, and fun to explore. And that’s where this book comes in.An in-world guide written from the point of view of a famous character from D&D’s lore, this book will answer your burning questions via chapters covering deadly fauna, magical
... Leer más
136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategy and Tactics

Essential Tips and Techniques to Win More Mahjong Games

de Senba Kurono ...

A practical guide to Mahjong strategies and tactics for new and seasoned players alike.Sharpen your skills and take your mahjong game to the next level with this practical strategy guide. 136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategies and Tactics breaks down the essentials of efficient tile efficiency, hand development, defense, and reading the table into clear, bite-sized lessons. Each technique is ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

A practical guide to Mahjong strategies and tactics for new and seasoned players alike.Sharpen your skills and take your mahjong game to the next level with this practical strategy guide. 136 Ready-to-Use Mahjong Strategies and Tactics breaks down the essentials of efficient tile efficiency, hand development, defense, and reading the table into clear, bite-sized lessons. Each technique is
... Leer más
Don't Know Much About® Anything

Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!

de Kenneth C. Davis ...

Series Libro 15 - Don't Know Much About Series
In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, mythology, the Bible, the universe, geography, and the Civil War.Now, the sky's the limit in his latest irresistible installment—a grand tour of knowledge that carries us from the Great Smoky Mountains to ... Leer más

$9.49 USD

In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, mythology, the Bible, the universe, geography, and the Civil War.Now, the sky's the limit in his latest irresistible installment—a grand tour of knowledge that carries us from the Great Smoky Mountains to
... Leer más
It's All a Game

The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan

de Tristan Donovan ...

"[A] timely book . . . a wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history." — The Wall Street JournalBoard games have been with us even longer than the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification?In It's All a Game, Tristan Donovan, British journalist and author of ... Leer más

$14.39 USD

"[A] timely book . . . a wonderfully entertaining trip around the board, through 4,000 years of game history." — The Wall Street JournalBoard games have been with us even longer than the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification?In It's All a Game, Tristan Donovan, British journalist and author of
... Leer más
Chess

5334 Problems, Combinations and Games

de László Polgár ...

Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one
... Leer más
Learn to Play Chess Like a Boss

Make Pawns of Your Opponents with Tips and Tricks From a Grandmaster of the Game

de Patrick Wolff ...

Series series Learn to Play
Stop playing like a pawn and start playing like the kingYou already know just how enjoyable--and and challenging--the game of chess can be. For those who play, chess leads to a lifetime of fun. But how do you make the first move to learn the rules and transform from a pawn to a king?The path to a perfect checkmate is in your hands! In the pages of this book, you'll find an introduction to all the ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Stop playing like a pawn and start playing like the kingYou already know just how enjoyable--and and challenging--the game of chess can be. For those who play, chess leads to a lifetime of fun. But how do you make the first move to learn the rules and transform from a pawn to a king?The path to a perfect checkmate is in your hands! In the pages of this book, you'll find an introduction to all the
... Leer más
81 Little Lions

An Introduction to the 9x9 Board for Advanced Beginners — Revised Edition (2019)

de Immanuel deVillers ...

There are plenty of resources for the 19x19 board, but almost none on the 9x9. 81 Little Lions, intended as a first step to change that, is an introduction to the world of 9x9 play.Although this book is far from giving a complete overview or perfect information about the subject, countless hours of the author’s life went into finding and working on strategies and tactics for the smaller boards ... Leer más

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There are plenty of resources for the 19x19 board, but almost none on the 9x9. 81 Little Lions, intended as a first step to change that, is an introduction to the world of 9x9 play.Although this book is far from giving a complete overview or perfect information about the subject, countless hours of the author’s life went into finding and working on strategies and tactics for the smaller boards
... Leer más
Scrabble Players Dictionary

The Unofficial Guide to the Original Word Game Kobo Edition

de Ultimate Dictionary ...

Scrabble® is one of the greatest word games! Now you can improve your play with this essential guide. Scrabble® experts agree that in order to win you have to master the all the essential 2 and 3 letter words building up to longer words. This guide will take you through all the possible combinations. The easy to use table of contents sorts words by starting letter and length so you can quickly ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Scrabble® is one of the greatest word games! Now you can improve your play with this essential guide. Scrabble® experts agree that in order to win you have to master the all the essential 2 and 3 letter words building up to longer words. This guide will take you through all the possible combinations. The easy to use table of contents sorts words by starting letter and length so you can quickly
... Leer más
The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games

New edn

de Graham Burgess, John Emms, Dr John Nunn ...

Series Libro 200 - Mammoth Books
Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Anand versus Kramnik 2008, and featuring a foreword by World Champion Vishy Anand.The 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Improve your chess by studying the greatest games of all time, from Adolf Anderssen's 'Immortal Game' to Anand versus Kramnik 2008, and featuring a foreword by World Champion Vishy Anand.The 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying these games, the
... Leer más
The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide

Prompts and Activities to Create the Most Interesting Story for Your Character

de James D’Amato ...

Series series Ultimate Role Playing Game Series
Ramp up your role-playing game (RPG) and make your character your own with this fun, interactive workbook—an essential addition to any player’s gaming kit.You’ve chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you’re now the proud owner of your own RPG (role-playing game) avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there’s so much more you can do with your character to make ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Ramp up your role-playing game (RPG) and make your character your own with this fun, interactive workbook—an essential addition to any player’s gaming kit.You’ve chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you’re now the proud owner of your own RPG (role-playing game) avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there’s so much more you can do with your character to make
... Leer más
Solitaire!

de James Babcock ...

If you carry a pack of cards with you, you'll never suffer boredom if you get stuck for something to do while waiting in the airport for a late connection, or waiting for your date to finish primping, or…well, you get the idea. Play these fifteen new solitaire games―plus the classic Klondike―and kill time enjoyably. ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

If you carry a pack of cards with you, you'll never suffer boredom if you get stuck for something to do while waiting in the airport for a late connection, or waiting for your date to finish primping, or…well, you get the idea. Play these fifteen new solitaire games―plus the classic Klondike―and kill time enjoyably.
... Leer más
A History of Chess

The Original 1913 Edition

de H. J. R. Murray ...

An epic work that took more than a decade to complete, A History of Chess, originally published in 1913, is a historic undertaking that shattered preconceptions about the game upon publication. Over a century later, Murray’s research and conclusions, in which he argues that chess originated in India, are still widely accepted by most chess historians.Undertaking such a pioneering task, the scope ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

An epic work that took more than a decade to complete, A History of Chess, originally published in 1913, is a historic undertaking that shattered preconceptions about the game upon publication. Over a century later, Murray’s research and conclusions, in which he argues that chess originated in India, are still widely accepted by most chess historians.Undertaking such a pioneering task, the scope
... Leer más

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