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Fred Waitzkin
Books in Order: 6 titles
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Anything Is Good
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 bu...
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Strange Love
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 Pa...
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Deep Water Blues
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 rem...
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
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 ...
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Dream Merchant
A powerful, exquisitely written tale about a charismatic yet morally ambiguous salesman Jim can sell anything to anyone. Born into abject poverty, he uses street smarts, irresistible charms, and increasingly sophisticated schemes to pull himself u...
