Comments on: The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World’s Oldest Game http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/entertainment/the-chess-artist-genius-obsession-and-the-worlds-oldest-game/ reading material to get excited about Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:56:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » Sundays with Vlad: From Pennsylvania to Transylvania, One Man’s Quest to Live in the World of the Undead http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/entertainment/the-chess-artist-genius-obsession-and-the-worlds-oldest-game/comment-page-1/#comment-19826 Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About » Blog Archive » Sundays with Vlad: From Pennsylvania to Transylvania, One Man’s Quest to Live in the World of the Undead Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:47:19 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=541#comment-19826 [...] an entire book to an offbeat topic and see it through with personal interaction – whether it be chess, pigeons or encyclopedias – and SUNDAYS WITH VLAD is another one of those. Bibeau pays equal [...] [...] an entire book to an offbeat topic and see it through with personal interaction – whether it be chess, pigeons or encyclopedias – and SUNDAYS WITH VLAD is another one of those. Bibeau pays equal [...]

]]> By: Sj. C. van Ketel http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/entertainment/the-chess-artist-genius-obsession-and-the-worlds-oldest-game/comment-page-1/#comment-8538 Sj. C. van Ketel Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:04:05 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=541#comment-8538 Dear Sir, Please send me a reviewer's copy for the Dutch Chess Collector's magazine? Sj. C. van Ketel, Lange Mare 88, 2312 GT Leiden, The Netherlands. Dear Sir,

Please send me a reviewer’s copy for the Dutch Chess Collector’s magazine?
Sj. C. van Ketel, Lange Mare 88, 2312 GT Leiden, The Netherlands.

]]> By: Bookgasm » The Devil Is a Gentleman: Exploring America’s Religious Fringe http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/entertainment/the-chess-artist-genius-obsession-and-the-worlds-oldest-game/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Bookgasm » The Devil Is a Gentleman: Exploring America’s Religious Fringe Thu, 18 May 2006 12:56:02 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=541#comment-2068 [...] Driven by sheer curiosity after reading philosopher William James’ THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, journalist Hallman either ingratiates or infiltrates several oddball religious movements in the United States – including Athiesm, Satanism, Wiccan and, yes, even Scientology – to see what they’re all about, and in the process, reaffirm or debunk the myths surrounding them – cultish, creepy or caring. As anyone who has read Hallman’s excellent THE CHESS ARTIST (my favorite non-fiction book of 2003) knows, Hallman’s narratives are equal parts travelogue, history and the human experience, written in crisp, beautiful, first-person prose. Like the literary equivalent of a great documentary film, his Everyman demeanor and eye for detail keeps you from becoming detached. [...] [...] Driven by sheer curiosity after reading philosopher William James’ THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, journalist Hallman either ingratiates or infiltrates several oddball religious movements in the United States – including Athiesm, Satanism, Wiccan and, yes, even Scientology – to see what they’re all about, and in the process, reaffirm or debunk the myths surrounding them – cultish, creepy or caring. As anyone who has read Hallman’s excellent THE CHESS ARTIST (my favorite non-fiction book of 2003) knows, Hallman’s narratives are equal parts travelogue, history and the human experience, written in crisp, beautiful, first-person prose. Like the literary equivalent of a great documentary film, his Everyman demeanor and eye for detail keeps you from becoming detached. [...]

]]> By: Bookgasm » The Devil Is a Gentleman: Exploring America’s Religious Fringe http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/entertainment/the-chess-artist-genius-obsession-and-the-worlds-oldest-game/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Bookgasm » The Devil Is a Gentleman: Exploring America’s Religious Fringe Thu, 18 May 2006 12:52:35 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=541#comment-2067 [...] Driven by sheer curiosity after reading philosopher William James’ THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, journalist Hallman either ingratiates or infiltrates several oddball religious movements in the United States – including Athiesm, Satanism, Wiccan and, yes, even Scientology – to see what they’re all about, and in the process, either reaffirm or debunk the myths surrounding them – cultish, creepy or caring. As anyone who has read Hallman’s excellent THE CHESS ARTIST (my favorite non-fiction book of 2003) knows, Hallman’s narratives are equal parts travelogue, history and the human experience, written in crisp, beautiful, first-person prose. Like the literary equivalent of a great documentary film, his Everyman demeanor and eye for detail keeps you from becoming detached. [...] [...] Driven by sheer curiosity after reading philosopher William James’ THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, journalist Hallman either ingratiates or infiltrates several oddball religious movements in the United States – including Athiesm, Satanism, Wiccan and, yes, even Scientology – to see what they’re all about, and in the process, either reaffirm or debunk the myths surrounding them – cultish, creepy or caring. As anyone who has read Hallman’s excellent THE CHESS ARTIST (my favorite non-fiction book of 2003) knows, Hallman’s narratives are equal parts travelogue, history and the human experience, written in crisp, beautiful, first-person prose. Like the literary equivalent of a great documentary film, his Everyman demeanor and eye for detail keeps you from becoming detached. [...]

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