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Frozen (Paperback)
Chris Ward
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R415
Discovery Miles 4 150
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For thousands of years humans looked to the stars for navigation,
deities, personality insights, predictions and omens about the
future. What can we learn from these heavenly bodies? The Bible
says that the Lord placed them there as faithful witnesses to mark
the seasons, the days, and the times. The Bible also tells of Wise
Men from the east that followed a star to Bethlehem to find a king.
What other events might be revealed by the movement of the stars
and planets? Is there more hidden in the stars? Is there a Star
Code?
Living on the Western Front provides a highly original history of
the settler experience in Befland ([B]ritish [E]xpeditionary
[F]orce land) during the First World War. Using an unusual
representational form that involves the stitching together of over
a hundred extracts from primary sources, which can then in turn be
read either chronologically or thematically, Chris Ward brilliantly
depicts a sense of settlers' lives in Great War Belgium, Northern
France and Germany. Simultaneously an annal and an anthology of
stories, this book tells us about landscapes, sounds, smells, food,
journeys, memory and morale in the way that the Befland settlers
actually lived and experienced them. The book also challenges
popular conceptions of what history writing can or should be. It
drags us away from the reassuringly commanding authorial voice of
the conventional historical narrative towards an approach that
brings a degree of uncertainty and encourages us to experiment with
History and its relationship with the past in an exciting and
rewarding way.
In the unusual Queen's Gambit, grandmaster Chris Ward covers three
offbeat but nevertheless important defences to this ancient
opening. The Chigorin Defence (1 d4 d5 2 c4 Nc6) creates dynamic
imbalance in the position. White often ends up with a big centre
but Black's active pieces can create havoc. The Albin Counter
Gambit (1 d4 d5 2 c4 e5) is a tricky tactical line which can be
deadly against an unprepared White player. The final variation (1
d4 d5 2 c4 Bf5) is an interesting way to try to sovle immediately
the age old problem of how to develop the queen's bishop in the
Queen's Gambit Declined. * Provides detailed coverage of unusual
but dangerous counters to the Queen's Gambit * Full coverage of all
recent developments
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The Nimzo-Indian (Paperback)
John Emms, Chris Ward, Richard Palliser
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R504
R450
Discovery Miles 4 500
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Are you tired of constantly following the same old opening moves?
Fed up with always having to keep up with modern chess theory? Or
perhaps you simply wish to try something new and exciting, but
cannot decide between the numerous choices available? We have the
answer! In this book, John Emms, Chris Ward and Richard Palliser
team up to examine one of the most popular and respected openings
at all levels of chess: the Nimzo-Indian. Instead of pursuing the
well-trodden paths, they choose an original approach, concentrating
on fresh or little-explored variations of the Nimzo, and selecting
a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours. Whether playing
White or Black, a study of this book will leave you confident and
fully-armed, and your opponents running for cover! "Dangerous
Weapons" is a brand-new series of opening books which supply the
reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize his or
her opening repertoire. Many of the carefully chosen weapons are
innovative, visually shocking, incredibly tricky, or have been
unfairly discarded; they are guaranteed to throw even your most
experienced opponent off balance.
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The Benoni and Benko (Paperback)
Richard Palliser, John Emms, Chris Ward, Gawain Jones
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R644
R571
Discovery Miles 5 710
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Are you tired of playing the same old openings time and time again?
Perhaps it's time for a change, but you cannot decide between the
numerous options available? Here's the answer: choose "Dangerous
Weapons" and amaze your opponents with new and exciting opening
ideas!In this book," "four renowned opening experts get together to
take a revolutionary look at the Benoni, the Benko and all their
associated variations. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and
analysed paths, they concentrate on fresh or little-explored
variations, selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both
colours. Whether playing White or Black, a study of this book will
leave you confident and fully-armed, and your opponents running for
cover!"Dangerous Weapons" is a series of opening books which supply
the reader with an abundance of hard-hitting ideas to revitalize
his or her opening repertoire. Many of the carefully chosen weapons
are innovative, visually shocking, incredibly tricky, or have been
unfairly discarded; they are guaranteed to throw even your most
experienced opponent off balance. *The Benoni and Benko in a whole
new light*Packed with original ideas and analysis*Ideal lines to
shock your opponents
Chris Ward uses a wide range of sources to examine key aspects of life on the shop floor of the Russian cotton mill. He reveals the existence of a complex world of work that grew out of the interaction between the experience of the industrialization in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Russia and the mechanization of the cotton industry in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain. The book provides for the first time a realistic understanding of the relationship among worker, management and technology in the Soviet Union in the 1920s.
These books are perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are
starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the
basic principles behind these most important openings: the
Sicilian, the King's Indian, the Nimzo-Indian, and the French. All
four books are written in a user-friendly style with an abundance
of notes, tips, and warnings scattered throughout, while key
strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly
illustrated. The authors of these books are all very skilled and
experienced chess writers, who are used to writing for players of
all levels and are renowned for their ability to explain ideas in a
lucid and straightforward manner.
-- User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas
-- Concentrates on the fundamental principles of the openings
-- Ideal for the improving player
In Russia's Cotton Workers and the New Economic Policy Chris Ward
uses a wide range of published and unpublished Soviet sources to
examine key aspects of life on the shop floor of the Russian cotton
mill in the 1920s. He reveals the existence of a complex world of
work which grew out of the interaction between the experience of
industrialisation in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century
Russia and the mechanisation of the cotton industry in Britain in
the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The author
explores the manner in which a 'mill culture' emerged from these
developments and demonstrates that by the 1920s this culture was
often very resistant to change. Russia's Cotton Workers and the New
Economic Policy provides a realistic understanding of the
relationship between worker, state policy and technology in Russia
in the 1920s.
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