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    Ian Adams est un photographe environnemental dont le travail se concentre sur des sujets naturels, ruraux, historiques et de jardin. Depuis 1985, ses photographies en couleur ont paru dans de nombreux livres, affiches, calendriers et magazines, avec plus de 6 000 images publiées. Adams réalise fréquemment des missions pour des paysagistes et a été publié dans d'importantes revues d'horticulture et de style de vie. Sa photographie se distingue par un sens aigu du détail et de la composition, capturant l'essence de la nature sauvage comme des paysages cultivés.

    Build up your chess 3, Mastery
    Chess evolution Mastery 3
    Boost your chess 2, Beyond the basics
    Build up your chess 2, Beyond the basics
    Build up your chess 1, The fundametals
    Boost your chess 1, The fundamentals
    • Artur Yusupov's complete course of chess training stretches to nine volumes, guiding the reader towards a higher chess understanding using carefully selected positions and advice. To make sure that this new knowledge sticks, it is then tested by a selection of puzzles.The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players.The various topics Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books.This book is the second volume at the Fundamentals level."

      Boost your chess 1, The fundamentals
    • Build up your chess 1, The fundametals

      • 264pages
      • 10 heures de lecture
      4,6(144)Évaluer

      Artur Yusupov's complete course of chess training stretches to nine volumes, guiding the reader towards a higher chess understanding using carefully selected positions and advice. To make sure that this new knowledge sticks, it is then tested by a selection of puzzles. The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players. The various topics – Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings – are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books. This book is the first volume at the Fundamentals level. The Build Up Your Chess series won the prestigious Boleslavsky Medal from FIDE (the World Chess Federation) as the best instructional chess books in the world.

      Build up your chess 1, The fundametals
    • Artur Yusupov’s complete course of chess training stretches to nine volumes, guiding the reader towards a higher chess understanding using carefully selected positions and advice. To make sure that this new knowledge sticks, it is then tested by a selection of puzzles. The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players. The various topics – Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings – are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books. This book is the first volume at the Beyond the Basics level.   The Build Up Your Chess series won the prestigious Boleslavsky Medal from FIDE (the World Chess Federation) as the best instructional chess books in the world.

      Build up your chess 2, Beyond the basics
    • Artur Yusupov’s complete course of chess training stretches to nine volumes, guiding the reader towards a higher chess understanding using carefully selected positions and advice. To make sure that this new knowledge sticks, it is then tested by a selection of puzzles.The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players.The various topics – Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings – are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books.This book is the second volume at the Beyond the Basics level.

      Boost your chess 2, Beyond the basics
    • Artur Yusupov's complete course of chess training stretches to nine volumes, guiding the reader towards a higher chess understanding using carefully selected positions and advice. To make sure that this new knowledge sticks, it is then tested by a selection of puzzles. The course is structured in three series with three levels. The Fundamentals level is the easiest one, Beyond the Basics is more challenging, and Mastery is quite difficult, even for stronger players.The various topics - Tactics, Strategy, Positional Play, Endgames, Calculating Variations, and Openings - are spread evenly across the nine volumes, giving readers the chance to improve every area as they work through the books. This book is the third volume at the Mastery level.

      Chess evolution Mastery 3
    • Build up your chess 3, Mastery

      • 312pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      5,0(1)Évaluer

      Renowned grandmaster Artur Yusupov continues his "Build up Your Chess" chess-improvement course.Volume 1, The Fundamentals, showed club players the basic ideas they should know;Volume 2, Beyond the Basics, set off on the road to mastery, and now in Volume 3, Mastery, we arrive at our final destination.Yusupov guides the reader using carefully selected positions and advice. This new understanding is then tested by a series of puzzles.

      Build up your chess 3, Mastery
    • Chess evolution 2, Beyond the basics

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,5(2)Évaluer

      Chess Evolution 2 continues Yusupov's award-winning instructional series. The Fundamentals series shows players the basic ideas they should know, then the Beyond the Basics series sets off on the road to mastery. Yusupov guides the reader towards a higher level of chess understanding using carefully selected positions and advice. This new understanding is then tested by a series of puzzles.

      Chess evolution 2, Beyond the basics
    • Exploring the revival of Christian community, the book delves into how traditional monastic practices influence contemporary living. It examines the emergence of new monasticism, highlighting the significance of shared rules of life among individuals and families, whether in close proximity or virtually connected. By drawing on the timeless principles of monastic life, it suggests ways to adapt ancient wisdom and spiritual practices for modern contexts, fostering a renewed sense of community and purpose.

      Cave, Refectory, Road: Monastic Rhythms for Contemporary Living
    • Our Ohio

      • 128pages
      • 5 heures de lecture
      3,0(1)Évaluer

      The name ""Ohio"" is based on an Iroquois word for ""good river."" With more than 44,000 square miles of water, including eleven river systems, there?s no doubt that Ohio has been defined by nature. "Our Ohio" is a pictorial celebration that showcases this state?s stunning vistas, offering a glimpse into what makes the region unique. From the vastness of Lake Erie and the historic lighthouses that hold sentry along the lakeshore to the rushing waterfalls and sandstone cliffs of the Appalachian foothills; from historic Clifton Mill and the rolling farmlands and horse-drawn buggies of Amish country to the Toledo Botanical Gardens and the birthplaces of Thomas Edison and Ulysses S. Grant; from the Rock `n? Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to the charming art deco architecture of downtown Cincinnati, "Our Ohio" celebrates the natural, historical, and cultural aspects of the Buckeye State. About the Photographer: Ian Adams is an environmental photographer based in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, specializing in natural, rural, historical, and garden photography. Since 1985, more than 3,000 of his color photographs have been published in books, posters, calendars, magazines, and other publications. Adams has photographed gardens for landscape designers and for "Fine Gardening", "Family Circle", "Horticulture", "Midwest Living", and "Organic Gardening" magazines.

      Our Ohio
    • Ideology and politics in Britain today

      • 240pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      The book offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the varying interpretations of socialism, conservatism, and liberalism within British politics. It explores the diverse ideas and doctrines that have influenced political discourse and will continue to do so, highlighting the complexities and nuances that exist among these ideological groups.

      Ideology and politics in Britain today