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Rook Takes Knight

By: Stuart Palmer

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DIVA violent man is killed in a hit and run, and his wife is accused of the crime/divDIV In the inky Los Angeles twilight, a man takes his dog for a walk. They are crossing the street when a station wagon comes charging around the curb, crashing into man and beast. Both are killed. The dog might have been innocent, but the man had it coming./divDIV /divDIVIt only takes a day for the district attorney to accuse the dead man’s wife of the crime. Deirdre Charteris, a former starlet who has lost none of her looks, had every reason to want her husband dead: He was psychotic, violent, and refused to agree to a divorce. But Dee swears her innocence, and Howie Rook believes her. A retired newspaperman with a detective’s sixth sense, he will do whatever he can to prove her innocence. But he will find that asking questions can be just as dangerous as going for a walk in the dark./divDIV /divDIVRook Takes Knight is part of the Howie Rook Mysteries series, which also includes Unhappy Hooligan./div

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Open Road Media

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ISBN 10

1480418951

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9781480418950

Unhappy Hooligan

By: Stuart Palmer

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Unhappy Hooligan

By: Stuart Palmer

DIVA newspaperman investigates the strange case of a murdered society clown/divDIV Howie Rook does not care for the police. After a long career in newspapers, he has seen too many cases loused up by unimaginative detectives to have any faith in by-the-book investigation. Recently retired, he spends his leisure hours writing letters to the editor regarding police stupidity. He’s so good at pointing out the department’s screw-ups that it has decided to reach out to him. They have an impossible crime, and it requires an amateur’s eye./divDIV /divDIVReal estate magnate James McFarley is found dead in a locked room, a bullet in his chest, and clown make-up on his face. The police have no suspects, no witnesses, and no hope but Rook. The amateur’s skill is about to be put to the test. Will he find the killer, or will he end up looking sillier than a murdered clown?/divDIV /divDIVUnhappy Hooligan is part of the Howie Rook Mysteries series, which also includes Rook Takes Knight./div

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Open Road Media

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1480418943

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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

By: Bobby Fischer,Stuart Margulies,Don Mosenfelder

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Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

By: Bobby Fischer,Stuart Margulies,Don Mosenfelder

A one-of-a-kind masterclass in chess from the greatest player of all time. Learn how to play chess the Bobby Fischer way with the fastest, most efficient, most enjoyable method ever devised. Whether you’re just learning the game or looking for more complex strategies, these practice problems and exercises will help you master the art of the checkmate. This book teaches through a programmed learning method: It asks you a question. If you give the right answer, it goes on to the next question. If you give the wrong answer, it explains why the answer is wrong and asks you to go back and try again. Thanks to the book’s unique formatting, you will work through the exercises on the right-hand side, with the correct answer hidden on the next page. The left-hand pages are intentionally printed upside-down; after reaching the last page, simply turn the book upside-down and work your way back. When you finish, not only will you be a much better chess player, you may even be able to beat Bobby Fischer at his own game!

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350

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Bantam

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0553263153

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9780553263152

The Best I Saw in Chess

Games, Stories and Instruction from an Alabama Prodigy Who Became U.S. Champion

By: Stuart Rachels

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The Best I Saw in Chess

Games, Stories and Instruction from an Alabama Prodigy Who Became U.S. Champion

By: Stuart Rachels

At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since Bobby Fischer. Three years later he retired from competitive chess, but he never stopped following the game. In this wide-ranging, elegantly written, and highly personal memoir, Stuart Rachels passes on his knowledge of chess. Included are his duels against legends such as Kasparov, Anand, Spassky, Ivanchuk, Gelfand and Miles, but the heart of the book is the explanation of chess ideas interwoven with his captivating stories. There are chapters on tactics, endings, blunders, middlegames, cheating incidents, and even on how to combat that rotten opening, the Réti. Rachels offers a complete and entertaining course in chess strategy. At the back are listed 110 principles of play—bits of wisdom that arise naturally in the book’s 24 chapters. Every chess player will find it difficult to put this sparkling book down. As a bonus, it will make you a better player.

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654

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New In Chess

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9056918826

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9789056918828

RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds

By: Peter Holden,Stuart Housden

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RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds

By: Peter Holden,Stuart Housden

A compact and superbly illustrated reference for Scottish birds covering the 240 most common species in detail.

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A&C Black

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1408112329

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9781408112328

Book's by Stuart Rook

Rook Takes Knight

Rook Takes Knight

Unhappy Hooligan

Unhappy Hooligan

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess

The Best I Saw in Chess

The Best I Saw in Chess

RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds

RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds

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