The immortal game : a history of chess or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understand...
The immortal game : a history of chess or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understand...
The immortal game : a history of chess or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain / David Shenk.
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New York : Doubleday 2006.
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2006.
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N794.109/6
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English
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xvii, 327 p. : ill, ports. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. "Understanding is the essential weapon" : chess and our origins -- 2. House of wisdom : chess and the Muslim Renaissance -- 3. The morals of men and the duties of nobles and commoners : chess and Medieval obligation -- 4. Making men circumspect : modern chess, the accumulation of knowledge, and t...
App. II. The immortal game (recap) and five other great games from history -- App. III. Benjamin Franklin's "The morals of chess"
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New York : Doubleday 2006.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
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2006.
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The immortal game : a history of chess or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain / David Shenk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N794.109/6
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74VKKJPVMvLX
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0385510101
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794.109
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991021813979702626
