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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Bobby Fischer Goes to War by Edmonds & Eidinow

Read my review of Bobby Fischer Goes to War over on my chess blog (link here).
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Hellenistic Philosophy: Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics
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A Rulebook for Arguments
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