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  • ANYTHING IS GOOD
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    ANYTHING IS GOOD
    FRED WAITZKIN
    Two Bronx boys take radically different paths in this novel about the limits of genius and the loss of home, by a "terrifically gifted" author (Anita Shreve, New York Times–bestselling author).   Ralph Silverman was a foreign film buff, a victim of bullies, and a boy genius. He held long conversations with his pet parakeet and spent countless hours on a computer, creating mesme...

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  • STRANGE LOVE
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    STRANGE LOVE
    FRED WAITZKIN
    An American tourist finds himself obsessed with a young Costa Rican woman in this novel by the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer and Deep Water Blues.   Narrated by a man vacationing in a remote fishing village on the spectacular Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Strange Love tells a story of disappointments, unusual desires, and the things people will do when their dreams haven...

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  • DEEP WATER BLUES
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    DEEP WATER BLUES
    FRED WAITZKIN
    Inspired by a true story, artfully told by the author of Searching for Bobby Fischer: A Bahamian island becomes a battleground for a savage private war .   Charismatic expat Bobby Little built his own funky version of paradise on the remote island of Rum Cay, a place where ambitious sport fishermen docked their yachts for fine French cuisine and crowded the bar to boast of big ...

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  • SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER
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    SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER
    FRED WAITZKIN
    The inspiration for the iconic film, this memoir by the father of a prodigy reflects on chess, competition, and childhood. Fred Waitzkin fell in love with chess during the Cold War–era showdown between Russian champion Boris Spassky and young American superstar Bobby Fischer. Twelve years later, Waitzkin's own son, Joshua, discovered chess in Washington Square Park and began di...

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  • MORTAL GAMES
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    MORTAL GAMES
    FRED WAITZKIN
    An illuminating profile of the world champion chess player and political activist by the acclaimed author of Searching for Bobby Fischer. Over the course of his unprecedented career, Garry Kasparov dominated the chess world with astonishing creativity and explosive passion. In this unforgettable work of reportage, author Fred Waitzkin "captures better than anyone—including Kasp...

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  • THE LAST MARLIN
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    THE LAST MARLIN
    FRED WAITZKIN
    The author of Searching for Bobby Fischer tackles his own childhood in this "remarkably ambitious and satisfying memoir" ( The New York Times Book Review). Fred Waitzkin depicted the joys and trials of parenthood with remarkable perception in Searching for Bobby Fischer, the inspiration for the beloved major motion picture. A New York Times Notable Book, The Last Marlin is anot...

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