Books: How life imitates chess, by G. Kasparov.

[S.Taylor]

Anyone read this?
I read parts of it, and it seems like it is packed with good advice and common sense, and is very thrilling too.
It looks llike this chess genius DOES have something which made him what he is/was. He wasn't just a flamboyant, bad loser. He was a serious thinker, and has many wise answers to peoples personal difficulties in life.
I'm sure no chess player has written such a great book on pschology and advice in life.

I could go on, but I'm not being paid for this! I think I could easily get a few more thousand copies sold, by writing all my appraisals of this book, in a few places.

[Trahald]

Bought this book just after it was released, unfortunately have not got around to reading more than the first few chapters yet.

I agree with you though, from what I have read so far, seems like a wonderful book. You are mistaken though when you say that no chess player has written such a great book on psychology and advice in life.

Try Josh Waitkin's The Art of Learning when you are through with Kasparov's book. I think you'll enjoy it and every bit as good as How Life Imitates Chess IMO. I'd highly recommend both.

[S.Taylor]

I'll keep an eye out fo it next time i'm in a place which might sell it.
However, I want to add that Kasparovs book seems to me to be imbued with zest for life and zest for realizing ones potential.
(It is also especially interesting for those who have been into chess, and this chess interest, on and off the board, serves as a vehicle for understanding this book bettter).
Does your other recomendation do the same? In what ways does it differ (positive/negative)?

[S.Taylor]

Another special aspect of it is, that most self-help books, do not sufficiently apply to people who have real difficulties in life. But Kasparovs book perhaps, is comforting even for such people, and as we already know, Kasparov is so well known and succesful, and this is like such a person actually in the flesh. And also, Kasparov was not a person who took many things lightly, and yet, with his big intellect, he sorted out many things, and is speaking first hand. Not just to be optimistic etc, which is a short cut and often a short circuit too.

[towforce]

Excellent book. Mostly written by Mig Greengard, of course.

[S.Taylor]

Excellent book. Mostly written by Mig Greengard, of course.

Are you sure he wrote most of it? You think he didn't want to bother Garry with too many questions?