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I am thinking of buying a chess related book for 15-25$, but I don't know which one should I get. The chess related books I have at home are for beginners which tell you the basics of chess and all kinds of trivia and "did you know?" everypage, and I got them from my elementary school for free.
I heard that pic related is a pretty good book but I am not sure if its the best one for me.
I know how to play the game and I am decent at it. I have 1600~ rating on lichess.org with over 600 classical games.
I am also thinking about buying My System by Aron Nimzowitsch
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BrooOOO I don't know that much about chess literature, but have watched analyses of many chess players.
Mikhail Tal's games are on a completely different level from any other professional chess player I've ever seen. He has games that have playfulness and absolute brilliance in a way that I've never seen in another player. Would be very interested in getting this book myself
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You seem like you know more chess than me but if you haven't seen Anderssen's immortal game watch that.
And to not answer your question read this fictional chess novel: The Royal Game/Chess Story by Zweig
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>>8884405
My System is really the only thing you need if you dont plan on becoming autistic about chess
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Which books do you have on your bookshelf that you have yet to read?
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>>8884397
None of your business
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>>8884419
reee
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>>8884397
The iliad
Aristotle-politics
Brothers K
GR
War and peace
Tried to finish 1984 but couldnt orwell is inexcusably bad
Obviously not gonna finish the complete works of plato any time in the forseeable future (especially when i realized just how many of Socrate's words with his pythagorean bullshit)
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Best novels/ literature of the century so far?
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All the books Reddit likes. Those are my picks.
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Who would you dedicate your novel to, /lit/?
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Tim Burton, because my novels will be just as sick and twisted as his films
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To myself
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>>8884327
>using your dedication for spite
what book?
i'd dedicate it to my mom and my wife. always support me. always.
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What to read after the greeks?
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>>8884278
*Sigh*
You will know once you've "finished"
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>>8884278
The Wealth of Nations or Guinness book of world records 2004.
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Start with the romans
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Guys, I'm looking for literature on very specific topic: females in army. Preferably fiction, where you got to experience hardships of being a solder from a girl's point of view. I want something where the character/characters (doesn't have to be main character) is not a heroine nor a superhero but regular solder that deals with cold, hunger, injuries, friends dying, fear, gritty fights etc. Maybe there's an ongoing revolution like in that segment of If on the winter's night traveler, you get the feel. I want the character to have some serious lows and really struggle. I want my female soldier dragged through the mud.
I don't care if it's sci-fi and the war takes place in another galaxy, if it's real world setting or if the army is out to kill a dragon. No just no Hunger games/Divergent/whatever.
I have one recommendation that seemingly has what I'm looking for, but it's POLISH fantasy series (Achaja) and I'm sadly not willing to learn Polish just for that. Maybe this will give you some direction.
Anything comes to mind? Well, if so - please share the title with me. I've been looking for something like this for a while now with little to no success. I know the request if specific and unusual but I have high hopes that something like what I tried to describe above indeed exists.
Thank you very much, any help help is very appreciated.
Also,Merry Christmas you guys.
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>>8884266
> I am gay
Oh ok :)
I do remember reading this one book in elementary about some female in the Army Reserves who was riding in a Humber and was ambushed. She was wounded and got an award or some shit.
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nah
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>>8884272
>> I am gay
>Oh ok :)
Nah, I'm just looking for some reference/guidance because of what I'm writing right now. I hope to learn something from seeing how others approached similar theme.Though I have such a weird hetero-fetish set I sometimes wish I was simply gay.
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Looking to get into literature.
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I'm a pleb, can anyone recommend me some good reads that aren't too hard? I like mystery and fantasy things such as lord of the rings.
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>>8884232
Fuck off, casual.
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Read A Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Daughter of Smoke and Bone
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Why is he such a cuckold?
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>>8884162
www.plebbit.com
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>>8884162
>tnotw
fuck is that
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>>8884189
The Name of the Wind a book.
You're lucky these captchas are getting easier, or else I'd be fucking mad that you didn't google it yourself.
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At what age did you figure out Christmas and Family were spooks?
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89
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>I-I can still be a man of letters! I read for 20 minutes during my morning commute, 30 minutes during lunch and another 20 minutes on the way back home! Then I have 1 hour to spend on one of reading, internet, cooking a proper meal, going to the gym, socialising with friends, watching movies, or any other hobby!
Oh, but my wagie friend, what about the time necessary to do some writing of your own, the critical discussion and writing about the book you're currently reading, sombre and quiet reflection on your life and the times, reading the latest scholarly articles, and re-reading older works to actually analyse them rather than rush through them in 20 minute chunks like a businessman who thinks he can break the majesty of the Western canon in to "Getting Things Done" bite-size pieces. Not to mention the time consuming trial and error approach to discovery of new works and lines of thought that are *essential* for anyone who doesn't want to simply follow commoditised curricula and reading lists and who wants to make an intellectual contribution themselves. Pray tell, my wagie friend, do you seriously consider the act of reading to be all that is necessary in an intellectual's life? Surely not?
>Uh, well, uh...Sh-shut up... l-leech...
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>>8884067
>driving to work
>not living and working within a dense city
This is the least /lit/ thing there is
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>>8884067
>implying NEETs don't just shitpost, fap, and play vidya
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I don't really think NEETs read books at all
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What's the point of a word like "pulchritudinous"? Why would a writer ever need to favour that word over any of its synonyms?
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It's a prehistoric word. One of the least beautiful words used to describe how beautiful a person is.
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>>8884043
To be deliberately obtuse, most likely as a way to self-validate years spent in a library instead of the outside world.
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The same reason painters don't paint using only primary colors.
Merry /x/mas to /lit/
from, /x/
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>>8884037
Thanks
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>>8884037
ohw, thanks <3
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>>8884037
Very heartwarming… Thank you.
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Bought myself a kindle for Christmas, what Kindle books have the absolute best story?
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>>8884034
>Bought myself
Sad!
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"Kindle User Guide"
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>>8884034
The same books that are good in print they don't become better on a device.
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I want to write a story. What do I do? Do I plan it? Write it on paper first?
No memes please I'm serious. I need to do something with my life.
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try out a bunch of diff methods and see what works for you. it's personal.
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>>8884017
If you don't have a story in your head and coming out your hands now, you probably shouldn't bother.
Have you thought about journalism?
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>>8884065
why do you bother making such worthless shitposts
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What is the most literary way to say "Merry Christmas" in ten words or more?
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>>8883934
You put it in the damn xmas thread.
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"You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot, happy Christmas your arse I pray God it's our last"
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Found this one on a watches website:
>MERRY CHRISTMAS!! MAY YOU RECEIVE ABUNDANT BLESSINGS AND NICE WATCHES