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Brown University.
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Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut Revised and Updated Edition
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Skeleton Key - A Dictionary For Deadheads
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Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads by David Shenk, Steve Silberman (1994) Paperback
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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science, and the Huma
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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
( A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a boa...)
A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a board forever changed our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain. Chess is the most enduring and universal game in history. Here, bestselling author David Shenk chronicles its intriguing saga, from ancient Persia to medieval Europe to the dens of Benjamin Franklin and Norman Schwarzkopf. Along the way, he examines a single legendary game that took place in London in 1851 between two masters of the time, and relays his own attempts to become as skilled as his Polish ancestor Samuel Rosenthal, a nineteenth-century champion. With its blend of cultural history and Shenk’s lively personal narrative, The Immortal Game is a compelling guide for novices and aficionados alike.
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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk (13-Oct-2008) Paperback
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Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads
( For fifty years and more than two thousand shows, the G...)
For fifty years and more than two thousand shows, the Grateful Dead have been earning the "deadication" of more than a million fans. Along the way, Deadheads have built an original and authentic American subculture, with vivid jargon and rich love, and its own legends, myths, and spirituality. Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads is the first map of what Jerry Garcia calls "the Grateful Dead outback," as seen through the eyes of the faithful, friends, and family, including Bill Walton, Elvis Costello, Tipper Gore, Al Franken, Bob Bralove, Dick Latvala, Blair Jackson, David Gans, Bruce Hornsby, Rob Wasserman, and Robert Hunter. Skeleton Key puts you on the Merry Pranksters' bus behind the real Cowboy Neal, uncovers the origins of Cherry Garcia, follows the dancing bear on its trip from psychedelic artifact to trademarked icon, and unlocks the Dead's own tape vault. Informative reading for the new fan or the most grizzled "tourhead," Skeleton Key shines throughout with Deadheads' own stories, wit, insiders' knowledge, sincere appreciation of the music of the "band beyond description," and the diverse and soulful culture it inspires.
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David Shenk
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He is author of six books, including The Genius in All of Us (2010), Data Smog (1997), The Forgetting (2001), and The Immortal Game (2006), and has contributed to National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, Gourmet, Harper"s, Wired, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Nation, The American Scholar, National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service. In mid-2009, he joined TheAtlantic.com as a correspondent. He is a 1988 graduate of Brown University. 1995: Fellow, Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University 2001: The Forgetting awarded First Prize, British Medical Association’s Popular Medical Book.
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1995: Fellow, Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University 1997: Finalist, McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communication Policy 1998: Fellow, The Japan Society 2000: Named one of "10 Masters of the New Economy" by Chief Information Officer magazine. 2001: The Forgetting awarded First Prize, British Medical Association’s Popular Medical Book Awards 2001: The Forgetting picked as An Amazon Top Book of 2001 2004: Emmy Award for Public Broadcasting Service"s "The Forgetting" 2004: Shenk"s original term "data smog" added to the Oxford English Dictionary 2006: The Immortal Game picked as a Globe and Mail Top Book of 2006 and Toronto Star Top 100 Book of 2006.
Works
book
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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
( A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a boa...)
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Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads
( For fifty years and more than two thousand shows, the G...)
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Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads by David Shenk, Steve Silberman (1994) Paperback
(1st)
- Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads Paperback August 1, 1994
- Data Smog: Surviving the Information Glut Revised and Updated Edition
- Skeleton Key - A Dictionary For Deadheads
- The Immortal Game: A History of Chess or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science, and the Huma
- The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk (13-Oct-2008) Paperback
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The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
