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The fame of the The Royal Game is evident in the number of translations. The last work of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig can be read today in over 60 languages. The first translation into English appeared in New York in 1944. In Germany, the book has become a constant bestseller. The first-person narrator learns of the presence of the world chess champion Mirko Czentovic on a boat trip from New York to Buenos Aires. Together with his acquaintance Mc Connor and other chess players, the first-person narrator manages to challenge the world champion to a game of chess.

With her Curiosity Shop open for business, Alice Carroll is finally settling into life in the picturesque Cotswold village of Little Pride. But then her old life comes knocking… Alice’s ex boyfriend, Steven, who dumped her to travel the world, has run out of money and asks Alice to sell off his collection of chess sets. Alice decides to host a tournament to showcase the boards, and her plan seems to be working. That is, until chess pieces begin to mysteriously disappear. And when a body is discovered outside the tournament, Alice realises that the victim was a pawn in another game.

Mahan's ready for new adventures - just as the gaming world of Barliona thought it was about to reenter its old comfortable rut. The winds of the Dark Forest have finally died down; Altameda has recognized its new owner while Geranika is nursing new schemes of global destruction. Would Mahan be happy with this predictable old life? We think not!

The fourth book in the epic adventure featuring the fearless pilots of Rogue Squadron. After her attempt to strike at the heart of Coruscant with a deadly virus, the sinister Ysanne Isard sets her sights on destabilizing the New Republic by seizing its medicinal bacta production. Under the guise...

The human race has been played for a fool. Though welcomed into the galactic community and given access to the combined knowledge of thousands of intelligent species, humans are largely regarded as an evolutionary mistake. Reptilian, insectoid, and other unclassifiable species are the dominant forms of intelligence. If it hadn't been for that annoying comet, the dinosaurs would have continued their evolutionary journey to sentience. Instead the ridiculous mammalians survived. And they want to be treated as equals.

In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer - Vincent’s last taste of innocence and first taste of real life - dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one’s own destiny.

Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling romance author of When Beauty Tamed the Beast, puts a chilly, powerful duke in bed with an intelligent, beautiful woman…his wife. In name, anyway. No man can resist Jemma's sensuous allure . . . Except her own husband! Wedding bells celebrating the...

A Mischievous Charade . . . Harriet, Duchess of Berrow, is tired of her title and the responsibilities that come along with it. Enough with proper tea parties and elegant balls; what Harriet really wants is to attend an outrageous soiree where she can unleash her wildest whims and desires. But...

Von einer geheimen, von Dschungel überwucherten Insel im Pazifik bis zum Wüstensand des Nahen Ostens. Von den smoggefüllten Gassen Chinas bis zu den Gängen eines Zerstörers der US Navy. Die Architekten des Krieges folgt einer Elitegruppe des Militärs und der Geheimdienste, die eine chinesische Verschwörung aufdeckt, die das Ziel hat, den nächsten Weltkrieg zu beginnen und Amerika anzugreifen.

"எழுத்து என்பது எனக்கு தவம் அல்ல: வேள்வி அல்ல: பிரசவ வேதனை அல்ல: ஆத்ம சோதனையோ சத்திய சோதனையோ அல்ல: பணம் சம்பாதிக்கும் முயற்சி அல்ல: பேரும் புகழும் தேடும் மார்க்கம் அல்ல: வாழ்க்கையை புரிந்து கொள்ளும் முயற்சி.

My name is Killian Dunn. I'm eighteen, a high school senior, a gamer, and, oh yeah, the Harbinger of the Apocalypse. Not exactly what I had in mind as a career path. Reality took a nosedive when Armageddon came knocking. It brought with it classes, levels, and skills, as well as a horde of Lovecraftian abominations to use them on. I never wanted any of this, but the sick god who orchestrated this whole nightmare has my family. Their lives are forfeit if I refuse to play his game. The prize? A wish. With it, I can protect my family, fix everything that's broken, and save the world.

España, 1934. Diego Padilla, campeón de ajedrez, conoce a la periodista francesa Marianne Latour. La guerra civil está a punto de estallar, y en ese contexto de agitación el amor encuentra a los dos jóvenes. Juntos tendrán una hija y vivirán en Madrid hasta que la violencia y la miseria los em­pujen al exilio a una Francia ocupada. Allí, la par­tida tomará otro rumbo: Diego se enfrentará a la acusación de espionaje por parte de los nazis y a un brutal encarcelamiento.

España, 1934. Diego Padilla, campeón de ajedrez, conoce a la periodista francesa Marianne Latour. La guerra civil está a punto de estallar, y en ese contexto de agitación el amor encuentra a los dos jóvenes. Juntos tendrán una hija y vivirán en Madrid hasta que la violencia y la miseria los empujen al exilio a una Francia ocupada. Allí, la partida tomará otro rumbo: Diego se enfrentará a la acusación de espionaje por parte de los nazis y a un brutal encarcelamiento.

"Concerning Chess" by H. G. Wells is a short essay. H. G. Wells once different, humorous social satire and ironic.

Una partida de Ajedrez es, una reflexión sobre la neurosis, a través de la pérdida de cordura de un hombre a manos de la Gestapo. La acción transcurre en un barco, rumbo a Buenos Aires. En él viaja el campeón del mundo de ajedrez Mirko Czentovicz, al que McConnor, un acaudalado hombre de negocios, reta a una partida. Durante el juego, otro pasajero, el doctor B comienza a sugerir movimientos.

El campeón mundial de ajedrez, Mirko Czentovic, viaja en un buque de vapor desde Nueva York hacia Buenos Aires a disputar un torneo. McConnor, un obstinado pasajero aficionado, desde que se entera de su presencia no descansa hasta lograr jugar una partida con él, pero no le sale barato: 250 dólares por partida es el precio de Czentovic. El devenir de los acontecimientos cambia cuando entra en escena el doctor B., un personaje extraño que ocasionalmente pasa por el lugar donde Czentovic se enfrentaba a McConnor.

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