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
by Shenk, David
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- as new
- Condition
- As New
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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DAVID SHENK is a national-bestselling author of four previous books, including The Forgetting and Data Smog , and a contributor to National Geographic , Gourmet , Harper’s , The New Yorker , NPR, and PBS. The Forgetting was hailed by John Bayley as “the definitive work on Alzheimer’s,” and subsequently inspired an Emmy Award–winning PBS film of the same name. Shenk frequently lectures on issues of health, aging, and technology, and has advised the President’s Council on Bioethics. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 158078
- Title
- 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
- Author
- Shenk, David
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- small octavo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chess;
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