The immortal game a history of chess or how 32 carved pieces on a board illuminated our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain

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Main Author: Shenk, David, 1966-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, c2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Physical Description:xvii, 327 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-313) and index.
ISBN:0385510101
Author Notes:David Shenk a former fellow at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University, he has written for Harper's Wired, Salon, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker, and is an occasional commentator for NPR's "All Things Considered". He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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