Since its first publication in 1950 The Right Way to Play Chess" has taught chess to generations of beginners taking them to the standard expected of good club players. It gives full details of exactly how to play the game explains basic theory &

Includes:: many examples of play. There are separate chapters on the openings middle & end games plus a chapter of master games which illustrate how styles of play have changed over the years. Fully revised & updated by chess expert Richard James a new chapter shows how to encourage & teach children to play the game."

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This accessible how-to guide for parents & teachers on the best way to teach chess to children from international chess expert Richard James is linked to both his bestselling book Chess for Kids & his website chess KIDS academy. James who taught grandmasters Luke Mc Shane & Jonathan Rowson shows how learning chessis interesting & fun. It can also help children develop life skills such as decision-making & social skills & be a springboard to other subjects in the school curriculum such as maths science history & even languages. In an easy-to-follow fun way James explains how to structure short lessons with worksheets & other activities to introduce the chess pieces chess notation & chess-board dynamics
- so that children can understand the thinking behind the moves & start playing & enjoying this fascinating game.
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The Number One bestseller. A religious conspiracy thriller like no other. The end of the world is coming -- one body at a time! Two murders at opposite ends of America one in the backstreets of New York City the other in the backwoods of Montana. A series of killings in every corner of the globe from the crowded slums of India to the pristine beaches of Cape Town. There cant possibly be a connection. Thats the instinct of Will Monroe a young British-born reporter for The New York Times -- until the morning his beautiful wife Beth is kidnapped. Holding her are men who seem ready to kill without hesitation. Desperate Will follows a trail that leads to a mysterious sect right on his own doorstep -- fervent followers of one of mankinds oldest faiths. He will have to break through multiple layers of mysticism & ancient prophecy unearthing riddles buried deep in the Bible -- until he finds the secret that is said to have animated the world for thousands of years a secret on which the fate of humanity may depend. But with more murders by the hour & each clue wrapped in layers of code time is running out! ...

Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe from you? Why do ideas such as fairness & freedom mean such different things to different people? Why is it so easy to see the flaws in others arguments & less in our own? Jonathan Haidt one of the worlds most influential psychologists reveals that the reason we find it so hard to get along is because our minds are designed to be moral. Not only that we are hardwired to be moralistic judgemental & self-righteous too. Our intrinsic morality enabled us to form communities & create civilization & it is the key to understanding political & religious divisions. It explains why some of us are liberal others conservative. It is often the difference between war & peace. It is also why we are the only species that will kill for an ideal. Drawing on moral psychology ancient philosophy modern politics advertising & the semantics of bumper stickers Haidts incredibly wise & enjoyable book examines how morality evolved; why we are predisposed to believe certain things; how our surroundings can affect our morality; & how moral values are not just about justice & fairness
- for some people authority sanctity or loyalty are more important. Morality binds & blinds but with new evidence from his own empirical research Haidt shows that it is possible to liberate ourselves from the disputes that divide good people & cooperate with those whose morals differ from our own. After all they might just have something to say.
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An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.. .it will march on the horizon of the world & it will conquer. Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution; his Rights of Man (1791-2) was the most famous defence of the French Revolution & sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. He paid the price for his principles: he was outlawed in Britain narrowly escaped execution in France & was villified as an atheist & a Jacobin on his return to America. Paine loathed the unnatural inequalities fostered by the hereditary & monarchical systems. He believed that government must be by & for the people & must limit itself to the protection of their natural rights. But he was not a libertarian: from a commitment to natural rights he generated one of the first blueprints for a welfare state combining a liberal order of civil rights with egalitarian constraints. This collection brings together Paines most powerful political writings from the American & French revolutions in the first fully annotated edition of these works. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

Here is an in-depth look at the life of one of pop musics hottest international stars. This book reveals the details of Rihannas unhappy childhood her wild child past that earned her the nickname of Rebel Flower & how she found it therapeutic after her parents troubled marriage to join the army. A fascinating story of her transformation from schoolgirl Robyn Fenty to one of the most successful R&B artists in the world. Explores her turbulent relationship with singer Chris Brown which resulted in a photograph of her battered face making headlines around the globe. Features exclusive interviews with Rihannas old schoolfriends producers songwriters video directors journalists & many more who witnessed her transformation over the years. A must-read for fans new & old. ...

Multi-award winning artist & indisputable queen of R&B Rihanna is one of the most recognisable & successful singers in the world. With hits such as Umbrella Take a Bow & Dont Stop the Music the beautiful Barbadian has gone from a talented young singer from a broken home to a bestselling & Grammy award-winning superstar. Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael Barbados in 1988. Moving to the United States at the tender age of 16 Rihanna became the youngest ever musician to sign for Def Jam records after sending her demo to the then company head Jay-Z. Her debut single Pon de Replay went to Number 2 in both the UK & US single charts with her subsequent album Music of the Sun becoming a global bestseller. Following the success of her debut Rihanna went straight back into the studio to record her follow-up album with renowned R&B producer & singer Ne-Yo. A Girl Like Me went platinum in both the UK & US & the lead singer SOS became her biggest selling of her career. A live tour followed & her next three platinum-selling albums Good Girl Gone Bad Rated R & Loud confirmed Rihanna as one of th emost exciting & successful artists on the planet. ...

The Rihanna Annual 2013

Includes:: everything you need to know about the singer & style icon
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The Magical Animal Fairies look after seven young Magical Animals & train them to use their powers for the good of Fairyland & the human world. But jealous Jack Frost stole the animals & now they have escaped to the human world! Can Rihanna Kirsty & Rachel explore Adventure Lake & find Bubbles the Seahorse before the crafty goblins reach him...? ...

In 1996 Danish cycling legend Bjarne Riis won the Tour de France. Eleven years later he called a press conference & confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs in order to achieve the ultimate cycling triumph. In Riis his sensational autobiography
- already an acclaimed bestseller in Denmark & Germany
- the notoriously private Dane bares his soul. From the shy young daydreamer who fell in love with cycling as an eight-year-old to the hardened regular user of banned blood booster EPO. While never shirking the seriousness of his actions Riis does attempt to explain the pressures & attitudes within cycling at the time that let him down a dark path that he now condemns. Brutally honest & as furiously fast-paced as one of his breakaways from the peleton Riis is a powerful insight into the life & mind of one of the sports key figures as well as a window into the world of professional road racing. There are not many people who have been involved in cycling to the extent that Riis has over the last 30 years & readers will be surprised by how open the normally taciturn Dane has been in his autobiography. If you liked Fignons We Were Young & Carefree this book will certainly appeal to you.

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