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If Bobby Fischer's name is affiliated with a book, it comes to reason that there is some amount of weirdness forthcoming. I am not referring to the chess books Fischer wrote, as those are guidelines to chess perfection. This refers to any discussion of his life, which this book does. The world's... more info
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The authors present an entertaining overview of some of the more interesting people in 20th century philosophy, especially highlighting the way Bertrand Russell, Karl Popper, and Ludwig Wittgenstein interacted. The background on Vienna is especially nice. However, this book is journalism, not... more info