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Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 2: Endgame 75 reviews
Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie
Two Plus Two Pub, 2005
Great Book for Dad
Got this book for my husband, an online poker fan. He loved the first one in the series and doesn't like to put this one down either. Reads them multiple times to get the most out of them.
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Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic52 reviews
Mark Wilson
Topeka Bindery, 2003
Complete is the Key Word
This book is huge. No basic magic trick is missed. The text is easy to understand and the illustrations are great. I also enjoyed the added little tips on presentation that hightens the tricks, adding comedy and entertainment. This is definately a must-have for all beginning magicians. At this price, this book is a great value, even for those of us just wanting a few little tricks to amaze ...
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The Book of Nod38 reviews
Sam Chupp, David D. Gragert
White Wolf Publishing, 1995
Awesome little book.
This little book was made to be a resource for the Vampire Masquerade game but it can definitely be read and enjoyed by fans who have no idea what Vampire Masquerade even is. This short book, which can be read in like 30-60 minutes, shows the origins of the vampires, and their sects, and shows their 'fall from grace' from heaven and why they were shunned by all. And while the book might be ...
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Chess for Juniors: A Complete Guide for the Beginner (Chess)190 reviews
Robert M. Snyder
Random House Puzzles & Games, 1991
Will get the next edition in addition to the copy I have
I got this book a couple of years ago and now am chess club presendent at my school chess club in 7th grade. I loaned it out so many times it is getting worn out.
When I went to get a copy now I found out it is temporarily not in print because it is going to be made a new edition. I plan to get the new edition for the chess club.
What I liked about this book is that it isn't a silly little ...
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Unbeatable Chess Lessons For Juniors (McKay Chess Library)112 reviews
Robert M. Snyder
Topeka Bindery, 2003
Great Teaching Style - One of my all time favorite chess books
I really enjoyed reading Unbeatable Chess Lessons For Juniors. I felt that I gained a lot of knowledge especially in the following areas,
a) Learning how to build an attack. The placement of your pieces and planning aheady.
b) Learning how to use sacrifices and to recognize when they work and do not work.
c) Positional play - manuvering your pieces and planning the use of Pawn structures.
d) ...
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Secret Hiding Places: (For Clever Kids)45 reviews
Mark Shulman
Sterling, 2001
Really good. REALLY really good.
I have a sister who can't keep her hands off my things. I have really tried hard to be nice but my parents think I'm picking on her if I complain because she is smaller. So when I saw this in the book store I figured it had to be for me. I am so glad I found this book. It is filled with great ideas about hiding what you own and about making great projects too. You will be able to turn any little ...
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Life & Games of Mikhail Tal37 reviews
Mikhail Tal
Everyman Publishers, 1997
Truly A Classic
Mikhail Tal's autobiography is unique among chess literature. It combines Tal's self-effacing humorous style with his analysis of the games that made him one of the greatest combinational players of all time. He discusses his meteoric rise to attain the world championship and without any complaint, discusses how he lost it in the shortest period of time of any world champion. But most of all, are ...
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How Not to Lose at Spades74 reviews
JohnGalt Strichman
Valley Publishing, 2001
Awesome Book
I just purchased this book, and I must say, what I have read so far truely amazes me. The techniques used in this book are some that I would have never thought to ever attempt like bidding nil with the Ace of Spades. Thank you galt for writing this great book. Oh I was amazed by the size of it also, very well put together. Every person playing spades online or offline, young or old should pick up ...
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Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play228 reviews
Dan Harrington, Bill Robertie
Two Plus Two Pub., 2004
Best book(s) in tournament poker
I think Harrington's book and it's sequels are the best books ever written about no limit hold'em tournaments. The first part of the series covers strategic concepts about tournament poker, the second part tells how to play in the ending of a tournament, and third part is the workbook for reviewing the concepts of first two books.
Before reading this book (and the sequels), I have been mostly ...
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Juggling for the Complete Klutz with Toy45 reviews
John Cassidy, B. C. Rimbeaux
Topeka Bindery, 1978
Excellent For Beginners
Within an hour of getting this book, I was able to juggle ( though not skillfully at all)three balls. Granted, I've had a little bit of prior juggling experience from years and years ago, so I wasn't totally unfamiliar with the motions. The instructions were very clear and so were the illustrations after I used a hi-liter to keep track of the otherwise black and white balls.
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Maze: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle32 reviews
Christopher Manson
Henry Holt & Co (P), 1985
I met them at the gate though I usually wait inside...
This book is truly one of the most amazing creations I've ever held in my two hands. The dialogues, the pictures, the clues, riddles, symbolism, historical references...it's all fantastic. I've been working on this for over three years now with my best friend and several others, and although we solved it over a year ago, we still keep going back to this book. Everytime you open it up, there's ...
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Winning Chess: How To See Three Moves Ahead29 reviews
Irving Chernev, Fred Reinfeld
Fireside, 1971
A necessity for any player under 1800.
Winning Chess ranks as the finest chess book I have ever encountered in terms of total effectiveness. This book will be indispensable to the beginning chess player looking to enhance skill level on the board and boost overall chess rating.
At the master and GM levels, chess has evolved from tactical play to positional play over the last generation; however, strength in tactical play is ...
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Will Shortz Presents The Little Black Book of Sudoku: 400 Puzzles (Will Shortz Presents...)28 reviews
St. Martin's Griffin, 2006
Best Sudoku Book Around
This is the third time I have bought this exact book, so that should tell you how much I like it. There are 100 puzzles for each level of difficulty for a total of 400 puzzles. Great quality paper, easy-to-use spiral binder.
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Pokedex: Prima Official Game Guide Vol. 2 (Prima Official Game Guides)33 reviews
Prima Games
Prima Games, 2007
Dictionary for Pokemon fans
Even as a mother I can get into Star Wars, Bionicles, dinosaurs, and other hobbies of my 7-year old son, however, I can't say that I enjoy Pokemon. But noone can deny that the over the decade-old Pokemon craze is here to stay as witnessed by the phenomenal success of Diamond and Pearl. My son refers to this book like a bible and Pokemon Diamond is the only DS game that he hasn't grown tired of ...
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Chess Tactics for Champions: A step-by-step guide to using tactics and combinations the Polgar way (Chess)27 reviews
Susan Polgar, Paul Truong
Random House Puzzles & Games, 2006
A great next level book by Polgar
This is another excellent book by Susan Polgar. Her first book is similar to this one, but with the major difference being the difficulty of the chess puzzles. The first book was elementary compared to this one. This book really tested my skills and eyes for the correct move. It basically deals with developing the art of seeing the tactic or creating the winning move with little instruction. ...
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People Puzzler30 reviews
Editors of People Magazine
People, 2007
Really Fun
I actually don't have this book... I have the new one that they say hasn't been released yet (I got it at wal-mart). Anyways... these books are super fun and they are pretty easy. I like the fact that clues are reused throughout the book, so the more you do the easier it becomes. If you have any knowledge about 'pop culture' then you will be able to do this. Is this the hardest crossword book... ...
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Call of Cthulhu: Fantasy Roleplaying in the Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft34 reviews
Sandy Peterson
Chaosium, 1989
Yet another 5-star review
Doesn't it tell you something, that *every* review for this edition of this book gives it 5 stars? (Some of the out-of-print editions have reviews here too.) And let's face it, us RPG enthusiasts are not the sort of folks to shy away from criticizing. Some people will say the Basic Roleplaying rule-set is outdated. It's true that games like Unknown Armies and Godlike are pretty cool, and I know ...
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Rubberneckers: Everyone's Favorite Travel Game27 reviews
Mark Lore, Matthew Lore
Chronicle Books, 1999
Great family travel game!
This is an awesome game for in the car. It doesn't matter if we are going on a short trip or a long one, my son (9years old) always reaches for the deck of Rubberneckers first thing. We keep it in the car so we know we won't be without it. Even we adults have fun searching for the objects on the cards. Would definitely recommend it!
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Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess (Everyman Chess)36 reviews
Susan Polgar, Paul Truong
Everyman Chess, 2005
Very inspirational book
I'm not much of a chess player. I don't follow chess much. The last famous chess player I read about was Bobby Fischer until this book. This is an extremely inspirational story of the three young ladies who took the chess world by storm, smashing through all barriers that were put in front of them. What an amazing feat! And by the way, the chess part is also very easy to understand, even for the ...
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The Art of Checkmate26 reviews
Georges Renaud, Victor Kahn
Dover Publications, 1962
This is a classic book.
i own this book for 15 years now and it is as good as new, very good binding and paper quality. it was my firts book on chess and i think it was good choice .
Its an excellence choice for beginners who whant to improve pattern recognition and mate understanting .
The book was first puplished in 1953 its a classic .it really doesnt matter that its half a century old dont ...
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