Andrew Soltis covers the unparalleled career of acclaimed American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer with fresh insights into what made Fischer play - and act - the way he did.
Lessons, motivation and coaching to make you a better chess player. Any aspiring chess player, at almost any level, would get better with a coach. If that's not possible, having chess champion coach Thomas Engqvist's book next to your chess set is the next best thing.
Who really invented photography? Why is the Mona Lisa really smiling? Which painting was hung upside-down for over a month before anyone noticed? This highly entertaining assumption-confounding, myth-busting book about art and art history has the answers.
Garden writer and botanical enthusiast Miranda Janatka reveals the beauty of flowers - botanical, historical, folkloric, poetic and cultural - for every day of the year, in this gloriously illustrated book.
Perfect for anyone interested in whittling, woodland crafts and any kind of woodworking with unseasoned wood, the book features 300 patterns, techniques and tips for making a range of home and garden items, from spoons to stools.