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Dec 21, 2015
From the basics iinto applied strategies and endgame awareness
2 of 2 found this helpful This is probably the easiest way to learn chess and learn to play it well. The book takes a moment to get used to because Bobby Fischer did not like the idea of flipping pages back and forth or breaking the book spine by folding it to read the opposite page. Instead he wrote the book entirely on the right side as if it were single sided. Then, halfway through, the book flips ovr and continues the same way back to the page that was on back of the first page, which is now the last page of the book. It is really quite logical, and his methods as displayed herein are even more logical. It will bring out the best in you if you actually work it from beginning to end. This is an interactive book, meant to be read with a board and pieces in front of you. In its absence, the illustrations cover it well, but you will learn faster and better by actually moving the pieces.
May 20, 2015
Tis book is an excellent resource and very comprehensive.
Although very focused on her Stephanie Plum series and how she developed it, this book covers virtually every aspect of writing and getting published. I found it very useful and it caused me to make some changes in how I was doing things. I think my books will benefit from having read it.
- Don Rizzo