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The Moves that Matter: A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life

Autor Jonathan Rowson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mai 2020
'A nuanced and witty meditation on confronting the challenges life throws at us all' Oliver BurkemanJonathan Rowson's competitive success as a chess Grandmaster and work as an applied philosopher have given him a unique perspective on why the great game is more important than ever for understanding the conflicts and uncertainties of the modern world. In sixty-four witty and addictive vignettes, Rowson takes us on an exhilarating tour of the game of life, from the psychology of gang violence, to the aesthetics of cyborgs, the beauty of technical details, and the endgame of death. Chess emerges as a singularly powerful metaphor for the thrills and set-backs that invest our daily lives with meaning and complexity.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781526603876
ISBN-10: 152660387X
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

A smart-thinking book with mass-market potential in the vein of Jordan Ellenberg's How Not To Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (55,000 TCM), Joshua Foer's Moonwalking With Einstein (25,000 TCM) and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (11,000 TCM)

Notă biografică

Jonathan Rowson is a writer, philosopher and chess Grandmaster who was British Chess Champion from 2004-6. He holds degrees from Oxford, Bristol and Harvard Universities and is an Open Society Fellow. Formerly Director of the Social Brain Centre at the RSA, in 2016 he became co-founder of Perspectiva, where he leads research on the interplay of systems, souls and society.

Recenzii

Profound ... Part memoir, part guide to living
At a time when we urgently need new ways to think about the challenge of creating a meaningful life - far more than we need conventional self-help advice - Jonathan Rowson has written a powerfully unconventional and mind-expanding book ... A generous, nuanced and witty meditation on confronting the challenges life throws at us all
Terrific . What a beautiful, thoughtful work. I see thinking in a fresh light. I see my own life in a fresh light as well
One comes away feeling better able to navigate not so much a chessboard but the world outside it
A remarkable, highly original and personal book, unlike anything else you have ever read, packed with wisdom about life. You need to know next to nothing about chess to enjoy it and to want to keep coming back for more
Rowson's is an unusual, important voice and perspective on our times: a humane thinker deeply interested in the implications of technology; an expert constantly probing at the limits of expertise ... A wise, surprising and uplifting book
A fascinating insight into how top chess players think