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12 produkter
Searching for Bobby Fischer: The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess
Häftad, 1993
367 kr
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
The Father of a Prodigy Observes the World of Chess
Ljudbok, 2008
253 kr
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Fred Waitzkin became smitten with chess during the historic Fischer-Spassky championship in 1972. When Fischer disappeared from public view, Waitzkin’s interest waned—until his own son, Josh, emerged as a chess prodigy. Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son, from the …
Last Marlin
The Story of a Family at Sea
Ljudbok, 2005
298 kr
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The Last Marlin is an unforgettable memoir of growing up in the fifties. Young Fred is a Jewish boy who is stretched between the divergent values of parents who cannot tolerate one another. Fred''s father, Abe, is a brilliantly talented salesman whose relentless will drives him to succeed, at any …
Mortal Games
The Turbulent Genius of Garry Kasparov
E-bok, 2017
197 kr
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An illuminating profile of the world champion chess player and political activist by the acclaimed author of Searching for Bobby Fischer.Over the course of his unprecedented career, Garry Kasparov dominated the chess world with astonishing creativity and explosive passion. In this unforgettable …
Last Marlin
The Story of a Family at Sea
E-bok, 2017
227 kr
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The author of Searching for Bobby Fischer tackles his own childhood in this "remarkably ambitious and satisfying memoir" (The New York Times Book Review).Fred Waitzkin depicted the joys and trials of parenthood with remarkable perception in Searching for Bobby Fischer, the inspiration for the …
Searching for Bobby Fischer
A Father''s Story of Love and Ambition
E-bok, 2017
220 kr
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The inspiration for the iconic film, this memoir by the father of a prodigy reflects on chess, competition, and childhood. Fred Waitzkin fell in love with chess during the Cold War–era showdown between Russian champion Boris Spassky and young American superstar Bobby Fischer. Twelve years later, …
Deep Water Blues
E-bok, 2019
246 kr
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Inspired by a true story, artfully told by the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer: A Bahamian island becomes a battleground for a savage private war. Charismatic expat Bobby Little built his own funky version of paradise on the remote island of Rum Cay, a place where ambitious sport fishermen …
Strange Love
E-bok, 2021
246 kr
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An American tourist finds himself obsessed with a young Costa Rican woman in this novel by the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer and Deep Water Blues. Narrated by a man vacationing in a remote fishing village on the spectacular Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Strange Love tells a story of …
Anything Is Good
E-bok, 2024
182 kr
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Two Bronx boys take radically different paths in this novel about the limits of genius and the loss of home, by a “terrifically gifted” author (Anita Shreve, New York Times –bestselling author). Ralph Silverman was a foreign film buff, a victim of bullies, and a boy genius. He held long …
