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A Chessplayer's Pot-Pourri' offers engaging reading material for chess enthusiasts searching for some light-hearted enjoyment relating to the fascinating board game. This many-faceted book presents readers with intriguing insights and amusing anecdotes reflecting the ideas and experiences of chess players from all ability levels. Included are authoritative articles, challenging chess positions, humorous dialogues, interesting historical content and...
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Is this a great country or what?
You can bet on the turn of the card or a roll of the dice, but also on the NFL, the NCAA, and which Olsen twin marries first. We bet $80 billion a year, the amount growing wildly as more and more people gain access to this huge American wheel of fortune. No longer quarantined in Las Vegas, gambling has become as local and convenient as our neighborhood cineplex. If there's not a casino around the corner, there's one...
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Reta a tu familia o amigos a jugar a los detectives.Sólo tú sabrás la solución.Recopilación de 30 casos de intriga que se pueden resolver de forma individual o en grupo.La forma más divertida de aprender a ser un experto investigador.Los docentes encontrarán en él un excelente material didáctico.Todo empieza con la lectura de un enunciado como este: Un hombre se levanta de la cama. Está vestido con un traje muy elegante y también está...
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More than 30 new cases of intrigue that can be solved individually or in groups. I propose you a game that will enthral you and your friends or family. It all starts with the reading of a statement like this: A man gets out of bed. He is dressed in a very elegant suit and is also wearing his shoes. Half asleep, he looks at himself in the mirror, touches his clothes, sees a picture of his whole family, and runs like crazy and jumps off his...
5) Puzzled
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From French spies to Flemish painters, Lincoln's beard to beer can patents, child labour laws to the Great Depression – Puzzled is not your typical history book. This is a captivating and colourful journey through the history of jigsaw puzzles, over time and around the world.Puzzled tracks the evolution of the jigsaw puzzle from expensive collectibles available only to society's elite, to a mass-produced commodity enjoyed by millions the world over....
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Whether you're an American Mah Jongg newbie or an intermediate player looking to gain an edge over your opponents, American Mah Jongg for Everyone is the perfect book to help you start practicing your game! Experienced international Mah Jongg instructors Gregg Swain and Toby Salk walk you through the basics of American Mah Jongg-introducing readers to the tiles, rituals, history, rules and winning strategies of the game. Using the humor, warmth and...
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Jesus gave people a wonderful game – chess! The game is very popular around the world because it helps a person to learn how to make informed decisions; a skill that is becoming increasingly valuable in our ever-expanding world!During my 25 years of coaching, I have helped more than 600 boys and girls to learn how to make their first moves in chess. Among them was the world chess champion among people with disabilities Alexey Smirnov (FIDE ID 4168437,...
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Hello, it is specially prepared for those who are new to billiard systems or those who will start. In the content of the book, the general usage details of the systems are explained in detail with pictures. You will get to know the systems more closely with detailed position descriptions. If you are already using the system and you have deficiencies, you can fix them with this book series. The book is easy and understandable systems are explained...
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Hello and welcome to the second book of the 3 Cushion billiards Hybrid systems series. Do you find it difficult to apply the systems you know? Are you tired of memorizing separate formulas for each system? Or are you looking for different and easy to implement billiard systems? Hybrid systems can give you all of these. A single formula used in almost all systems, simple system scores, the easiest system you will ever see in terms of calculation and...
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With the second book of the series, we continue with the systems from where we left off. As I said in the first book, are you bored with the known diamond systems or do you have difficulty in applying them? Here are systems outside of the usual systems. Learning pool systems has never been so easy and fun. No need to memorize confusing formulas or individual points for each system. Systems that are explained in a very understandable way and that you...
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Hello and welcome to 3 Cushion billiards Hybrid systems. Do you find it difficult to apply the systems you know? Are you tired of memorizing separate formulas for each system? Or are you looking for different and easy to implement billiard systems? Hybrid systems can give you all of these. A single formula used in almost all systems, simple system scores, the easiest system you will ever see in terms of calculation and implementation. Systems from...
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Hola y bienvenido a los sistemas híbridos del billar a tres bandas. ¿Le resulta difícil aplicar los sistemas que conoce? ¿Está cansado de memorizar fórmulas separadas para cada sistema? ¿O está buscando sistemas de billar diferentes y fáciles de aplicar? Los sistemas híbridos pueden ofrecerle todo esto. Una fórmula única utilizada en casi todos los sistemas, puntuaciones de sistemas simples, el sistema más fácil que jamás haya visto...
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Con el segundo libro de la serie, continuamos con los sistemas desde donde lo dejamos. Como dije en el primer libro, ¿estás aburrido de los sistemas de diamantes conocidos o tienes dificultades para aplicarlos? Aquí tienes sistemas fuera de los habituales. Aprender sistemas de billar nunca ha sido tan fácil y divertido. Sin necesidad de memorizar fórmulas confusas o puntos individuales para cada sistema. Sistemas explicados de forma muy comprensible...
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Hola, estamos de nuevo juntos con "Billar De Tres Bandas, Sistemas De Espesor". ¿Has probado diferentes sistemas hasta ahora y no has tenido éxito o tienes dificultades para aplicarlos? Entonces necesita un sistema más comprensible y fácil de aplicar. Los sistemas de espesor pueden proporcionarle todo esto. No hay puntos ni sistemas complicados. Consiste en sistemas que los jugadores de todos los niveles pueden aplicar fácilmente. No tendrás...
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Bonjour, nous sommes de nouveau réunis pour parler des systèmes d'épaisseur. Avez-vous essayé différents systèmes jusqu'à présent sans succès ou avez-vous des difficultés à les appliquer ? Vous avez alors besoin d'un système plus compréhensible et plus facile à appliquer. Les systèmes d'épaisseur peuvent vous apporter tout cela. Il n'y a pas de points ou de systèmes compliqués. Il s'agit de systèmes que les joueurs de tous niveaux...
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Hola, está diseñado especialmente para aquellos que están comenzando o van a empezar a familiarizarse con los sistemas del billar. El contenido del libro explica detalladamente el uso general de los sistemas con imágenes. Con las explicaciones de posición detalladas, conocerás mejor los sistemas. Si ya estás utilizando un sistema pero tienes algunas deficiencias, puedes resolverlo con esta serie de libros. El libro explica los sistemas de manera...
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Hola y bienvenido al segundo libro de la serie Sistemas híbridos de billar a tres bandas. ¿Le resulta difícil aplicar los sistemas que conoce? ¿Está cansado de memorizar fórmulas separadas para cada sistema? ¿O está buscando sistemas de billar diferentes y fáciles de aplicar? Los sistemas híbridos pueden ofrecerle todo esto. Una fórmula única utilizada en casi todos los sistemas, puntuaciones de sistemas simples, el sistema más fácil...
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Avec le deuxième livre de la série, nous reprenons les systèmes là o nous les avons laissés. Comme je l'ai dit dans le premier livre, vous vous ennuyez avec les systèmes diamantaires connus ou vous avez des difficultés à les appliquer ? Voici des systèmes en dehors des systèmes habituels. Apprendre les systèmes de billard n'a jamais été aussi facile et amusant. Pas besoin de mémoriser des formules confuses ou des points individuels pour...
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The Life-Changing Magic of Chess isa beginner's guide to the strategy game for children, with secrets from Grandmaster Maurice Ashley.
Discover why the world's first Black Grandmaster Maurice Ashley thinks that chess is one of the best skills in life. Follow him on a journey from Jamaica to New York to the world stage where he has taught thousands of young people the life philosophies of the game.
Part biography, part skills and fully oozing...
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"Play the official video game of CATAN on Console! Acquire resources, master new strategies, and build your settlements across a board that comes to life. Challenge friends in your living room or play against smart & dynamic AI to become the winning Catanian, then take these skills online with full cross-play compatibility! Take your challenge to the next level with the Super Deluxe edition which includes: - The Helpers - Call on the skills and services...
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