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The Book Lover's Quiz Book: Novel Conundrums by Gary Wigglesworth

The Book Lover's Quiz Book: Novel Conundrums

Gary Wigglesworth

"fiendish, entertaining and informative..."

— The Bookseller

Score pending

1 review
The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova

The Biggest Bluff

Maria Konnikova

"(a) beguiling book about going from poker novice to poker pro in a year or so..."

— The Times

4.4 out of 5

3 reviews
Thinking Inside the Box by Adrienne Raphel

Thinking Inside the Box

Adrienne Raphel

"Her writing is packed with the sort of beautifully observed details you’d expect from a New Yorker contributor..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review
The Moves that Matter by Jonathan Rowson

The Moves that Matter

Jonathan Rowson

"a remarkably self-revealing work by Dr Jonathan Rowson..."

— Daily Mail

Score pending

1 review
Checkmate! by Sally Landau

Checkmate!

Sally Landau

"Sally’s breathtaking story, first published in Russia in 1998 and which has been reprinted multiple times, is a memoir of her time with Tal, with whom she remained friends long after they divorced right up until his death in 1992...."

— Daily Mail

Score pending

1 review
It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games by Tristan Donovan

It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games

Tristan Donovan

"nostalgic compendium..."

— The Sunday Times

Score pending

1 review
Fear and Loathing on the Oche by King Adz

Fear and Loathing on the Oche

King Adz

Score pending

0 reviews
The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book by Ordnance Survey, Dr Gareth Moore

The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book

Ordnance Survey, Dr Gareth Moore

Score pending

0 reviews
Faces: Profiles of Dogs by Vita Sackville-West, Laelia Goehr

Faces: Profiles of Dogs

Vita Sackville-West, Laelia Goehr

Score pending

0 reviews

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The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova

The Biggest Bluff

Maria Konnikova

"(a) beguiling book about going from poker novice to poker pro in a year or so..."

— The Times

4.4 out of 5

3 reviews

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"A welcome story for a generation questioning the ‘work hard and prosper’ promise of the American dream."

— The Spectator

"The Biggest Bluff is a brilliant book mostly because Konnikova is a brilliant writer, but also because she is a brilliant observer of the weird world she has immersed herself into. "

— The Daily Telegraph

The Moves that Matter by Jonathan Rowson

The Moves that Matter

Jonathan Rowson

"a remarkably self-revealing work by Dr Jonathan Rowson..."

— Daily Mail

Score pending

1 review

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Thinking Inside the Box by Adrienne Raphel

Thinking Inside the Box

Adrienne Raphel

"Her writing is packed with the sort of beautifully observed details you’d expect from a New Yorker contributor..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review

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The Book Lover's Quiz Book: Novel Conundrums by Gary Wigglesworth

The Book Lover's Quiz Book: Novel Conundrums

Gary Wigglesworth

"fiendish, entertaining and informative..."

— The Bookseller

Score pending

1 review

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Fear and Loathing on the Oche by King Adz

Fear and Loathing on the Oche

King Adz

Score pending

0 reviews

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It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games by Tristan Donovan

It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games

Tristan Donovan

"nostalgic compendium..."

— The Sunday Times

Score pending

1 review
The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book by Ordnance Survey, Dr Gareth Moore

The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book

Ordnance Survey, Dr Gareth Moore

Score pending

0 reviews
Checkmate! by Sally Landau

Checkmate!

Sally Landau

"Sally’s breathtaking story, first published in Russia in 1998 and which has been reprinted multiple times, is a memoir of her time with Tal, with whom she remained friends long after they divorced right up until his death in 1992...."

— Daily Mail

Score pending

1 review
Faces: Profiles of Dogs by Vita Sackville-West, Laelia Goehr

Faces: Profiles of Dogs

Vita Sackville-West, Laelia Goehr

Score pending

0 reviews

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The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova

The Biggest Bluff

Maria Konnikova

"(a) beguiling book about going from poker novice to poker pro in a year or so..."

— The Times

4.4 out of 5

3 reviews
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The Moves that Matter by Jonathan Rowson

The Moves that Matter

Jonathan Rowson

"a remarkably self-revealing work by Dr Jonathan Rowson..."

— Daily Mail

Score pending

1 review
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Thinking Inside the Box by Adrienne Raphel

Thinking Inside the Box

Adrienne Raphel

"Her writing is packed with the sort of beautifully observed details you’d expect from a New Yorker contributor..."

— The Guardian

Score pending

1 review
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The Book Lover's Quiz Book: Novel Conundrums by Gary Wigglesworth

The Book Lover's Quiz Book: Novel Conundrums

Gary Wigglesworth

"fiendish, entertaining and informative..."

— The Bookseller

Score pending

1 review
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Fear and Loathing on the Oche by King Adz

Fear and Loathing on the Oche

King Adz

Score pending

0 reviews
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It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games by Tristan Donovan

It's All a Game: A Short History of Board Games

Tristan Donovan

"nostalgic compendium..."

— The Sunday Times

Score pending

1 review
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The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book by Ordnance Survey, Dr Gareth Moore

The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book

Ordnance Survey, Dr Gareth Moore

Score pending

0 reviews
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Checkmate! by Sally Landau

Checkmate!

Sally Landau

"Sally’s breathtaking story, first published in Russia in 1998 and which has been reprinted multiple times, is a memoir of her time with Tal, with whom she remained friends long after they divorced right up until his death in 1992...."

— Daily Mail

Score pending

1 review
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Faces: Profiles of Dogs by Vita Sackville-West, Laelia Goehr

Faces: Profiles of Dogs

Vita Sackville-West, Laelia Goehr

Score pending

0 reviews

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