The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
by Shenk, David
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
This is a fascinating history of the world's longest - lived board game!
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- High Desert Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2715
- Title
- The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
- Author
- Shenk, David
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Bound in pictorial paper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Anchor Books; publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 327 pages
- Size
- 5in x 8in
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- chess
- Bookseller catalogs
- Games;
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