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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2003, c1983. | First Vintage Contemporaries edition. | Vintage Books | 243 pages ; 24 cm | English |
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12 copies, 26 people are on the wait list.
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| Pub. Date | Source | Edition | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2018 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Blackstone Publishing | English | Checked Out
12 copies, 17 people are on the wait list.
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| Pub. Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2014 | OverDrive | RosettaBooks | English | Checked Out
13 copies, 16 people are on the wait list.
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| Pub. Date | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2014 | RosettaBooks | English | Checked Out
13 copies, 16 people are on the wait list.
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Taught chess by the janitor at her orphanage, Beth becomes a prodigy. As a teenager she plays for the world championship, but must conquer her fear to win.
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Edgehill - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Patters
Inglewood - Kids Fiction
JUV Fiction Patters
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2015. | First edition. | Little, Brown and Company | 273 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edgehill - Kids Fiction JUV Fiction Patters Inglewood - Kids Fiction JUV Fiction Patters |
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Edmondson Pike - Kids Audiobook
jCD AUDIO Fiction Patters
Green Hills - Kids Audiobook
jCD AUDIO Fiction Patters
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2015] | Unabridged. | Blackstone Audio, Inc | 3 audio discs (3 hours) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 PDF CD-ROM. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Kids Audiobook jCD AUDIO Fiction Patters Green Hills - Kids Audiobook jCD AUDIO Fiction Patters |
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection
| Pub. Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2015 | OverDrive | Little, Brown and Company | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
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Online OverDrive Collection
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2015 | Little, Brown and Company | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
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Main Library - Kids Audiobook
PLAYAWAY JUV Fiction Patters
Richland Park - Kids Audiobook
PLAYAWAY JUV Fiction Patters
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2014] | Findaway World, LLC | 1 audio media player (approx. 3 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Kids Audiobook PLAYAWAY JUV Fiction Patters Richland Park - Kids Audiobook PLAYAWAY JUV Fiction Patters |
Description
African American sixth-grader Kenny Wright wishes he was a famous superhero, but he's actually a regular kid who lives with his grandmother and struggles to fit in at his Washington, D.C. inner-city school. This year Kenny has to deal with a dilapidated school, a bully, and the potential loss of his favorite principal.
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| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2007 | Mira | 410 p. ; 17 cm. | English | On Shelf
Donelson - Adult Fiction Fiction Macombe |
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Bellevue - Adult Audiobook
CD AUDIO Fiction Macombe
Inglewood - Adult Audiobook
CD AUDIO Fiction Macombe
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| p2007 | Recorded Books | 10 sound discs (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Audiobook CD AUDIO Fiction Macombe Inglewood - Adult Audiobook CD AUDIO Fiction Macombe |
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection has 3
| Pub. Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2014 | OverDrive | MIRA Books | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection has 3 |
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Goodlettsville - Adult Large Print
Fiction Macombe Large Type
Green Hills - Adult Large Print
Fiction Macombe Large Type
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2007 | Wheeler Pub | 535 p. (large print) ; 22 cm. | English | On Shelf
Goodlettsville - Adult Large Print Fiction Macombe Large Type Green Hills - Adult Large Print Fiction Macombe Large Type |
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Olivia Lockhart-Griffin
Cedar Cove, Washington
Dear Reader,
Do you remember Teri Miller? She works at Get Nailed, the beauty salon here in town. Well, Teri got married a little while ago--to Bobby Polgar, the famous chess champion. They've moved into a beautiful house, 74 Seaside Avenue, which has a spectacular view of Puget Sound.
Teri's my hairdresser, and she confided that something seems to be worrying Bobby.
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| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2007 | Free Press | xix, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | English |
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2 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection has 2
| Pub. Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2007 | OverDrive | Free Press | English | Available Online
2 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection has 2 |
Available Online
2 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection has 2
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2007 | Free Press | English | Available Online
2 copies, 3 people are on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection has 2 |
Description
In his riveting new book, The Art of Learning, Waitzkin tells his remarkable story of personal achievement and shares the principles of learning and performance that have propelled him to the top—twice.
Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind as a teenager when his father's book...
Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his first National Chess Championship at the age of nine, Waitzkin was catapulted into a media whirlwind as a teenager when his father's book...
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| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| ©2007 | Thomas Nelson | 342 pages ; 25 cm | English |
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2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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| Pub. Date | Source | Edition | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2007 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Oasis Audio | English | Checked Out
1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection
| Pub. Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2008 | OverDrive | Thomas Nelson | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2008 | Thomas Nelson | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
Description
A woman on a suicide run kicks her abused son out of the car. The little boy, apparently mute, is an artistic prodigy who excels at chess.
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Bordeaux - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 P3398W
Donelson - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 P3398W
Green Hills - Adult Movie has 2
DVD 791.43 P3398W
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2015] | Bleeker Street Media | 1 videodisc (1 hr., 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Bordeaux - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 P3398W Donelson - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 P3398W Green Hills - Adult Movie has 2 DVD 791.43 P3398W |
Description
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. It chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
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Author
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 1997 | W.W. Norton & Co | 2 vols (various pagings) ill., 24cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 794.12 A33s v.2 |
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2006 | 1st ed. | Doubleday | xvii, 327 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 794.109 S5468i |
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2011 | 1st ed. | Crown | xi, 402 p. ill., ports. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Biography B F5291b |
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Online OverDrive Collection
| Pub. Date | Source | Edition | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2011 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Blackstone Publishing | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
Description
From an author who wrote one of the bestselling Bobby Fischer books ever and who was himself a friend of Fischer's comes an impressively researched biography that for the first time captures the complete, remarkable arc of the life of the chess master.
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10) Brooklyn castle
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North - Adult Movie
DVD 794.1092 B8728cW
Richland Park - Adult Movie
DVD 794.1092 B8728cW
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2013 | Millennium Entertainment | 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
North - Adult Movie DVD 794.1092 B8728cW Richland Park - Adult Movie DVD 794.1092 B8728cW |
Description
I.S.318 is an inner-city school where more than 65 percent of students are from homes with incomes below the federal poverty level, that also happens to have the best, most winning junior high school chess team in the country. The film follows the challenges these kids face in their personal lives as well as on the chessboard.
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Pruitt - Kids Biography
jB A233t
Southeast - Kids Biography
jB A233t
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2020. | Thomas Nelson | pages cm | English | On Shelf
Pruitt - Kids Biography jB A233t Southeast - Kids Biography jB A233t |
Description
"The incredible true story of Tani Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee who garnered international news coverage after winning the New York State Chess Championship at the age of eight. Tani's story of finding a new life in America reminds children that perseverance and hope make a difference--and small acts of kindness can make the world a better place"--
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2011 | [Widescreen format] | Docurama Films : | 1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Movie DVD B F5291b |
Description
Traces the rise and fall of chess master Bobby Fischer, from isolated child to chess prodigy, global superstar, angry recluse, and fugitive from the law, featuring archival footage and interviews with those closest to him.
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13) Dangerous moves
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2003 | Home Vision Entertainment | 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | Français | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 D182mW |
Description
A senior Soviet chessmaster and his former star pupil, now a dissident living in exile, square off in a highly publicized chess tournament. Both become pawns in a much larger game, however.
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| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2013?] | Paramount Pictures | 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Green Hills - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 S4392W |
Description
Fred Waitzkin, a sportswriter who dreams his 7-year-old son Josh will grow up to play baseball. One day in the park with his mother, Josh displays more than talent, he has a gift. Sensing his son is a future champion, Fred places Josh under the tutelage of a strict chess teacher. But when Josh suddenly starts to lose, his parents must confront their own motivations, and recognize what Josh prizes more than winning; his family's love.
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15) The dark horse
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Green Hills - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 D219hW
Southeast - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 D219hW
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2016] | [Publisher not identified] | 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Green Hills - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 D219hW Southeast - Adult Movie DVD 791.43 D219hW |
Description
"After years in and out of mental institutions, Genesis is released into the care of his older brother Ariki, a street gang leader. When he volunteers to train a group of disadvantaged Maori children for the upcoming National Chess Championships, it puts him at odds with his brother over Ariki's son Mana, whose interest in the game threatens the teen's imminent initiation into his father's violent gang. Despite all odds, Gen's positivity always leads...
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction
794.1092 K1928k
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
794.1092 K1928k
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2007 | 1st U.S. ed. | Distributed to the trade by Hotlzbrinck Publishers | xi, 224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction 794.1092 K1928k Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 794.1092 K1928k |
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2000 | 1st ed. | Little, Brown, and Co | 44 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Kids Biography jB T365b |
Description
Describes how chess champion Michael Thaler discovered and developed his talent at an early age and learned to deal with both winning and losing.
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Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction
794.1 C463a
Goodlettsville - Adult Non-Fiction
794.1 C463a
Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction
794.1 C463a
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2019] | First edition. | Doubleday | 217 pages ; 20 cm | English | On Shelf
Bellevue - Adult Non-Fiction 794.1 C463a Goodlettsville - Adult Non-Fiction 794.1 C463a Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction 794.1 C463a |
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Online OverDrive Collection
| Pub. Date | Source | Edition | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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| 2019 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
Online OverDrive Collection |
Description
"A globe-trotting romp through the world of ultra-competitive chess, in which the author submits himself to humiliating defeats and the tutelage of ornery mentors in his search for glory--a celebration of the purity, violence, and beauty of the game"--
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c1988 | 1st ed. | Random House | 226 p. ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 794.1092 W14s |
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Author
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 1996 | Peter P. Lahde | v, 104 p. ; 28 cm. | English | Library Use Only
Special Collections - Tennesseana Special Coll. 794.1 L183h |
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