{"product_id":"the-immortal-game-a-history-of-chess-or-how-32-carved-pieces-on-a-board-illuminated-our-understanding-of-war-art-science-and-the-human-brain-0385510101","title":"The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0385510101\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shenk, David\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two figurative pieces, moving about its sixty-four black and white squares according to very simple rules, that has captivated people for nearly 1,500 years? Why has it driven some of its greatest players into paranoia and madness, and yet is hailed as a remarkably powerful intellectual tool?Nearly everyone has played chess at some point in their lives. Its rules and pieces have served as a metaphor for society, influencing military strategy, mathematics, artificial intelligence, and literature and the arts. It has been condemned as the devil\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51536530243872,"sku":"NEW0385510101","price":49.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71e5E2lZLZL.jpg?v=1777420299","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-immortal-game-a-history-of-chess-or-how-32-carved-pieces-on-a-board-illuminated-our-understanding-of-war-art-science-and-the-human-brain-0385510101","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}