The Kings of New York
by Weinreb, Michael
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Gotham Books, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, black spine, cream boards, very bright red lettering on spine, 288 pages. List of web sites on final page, a few illustrations. DJ glossy with color photo close-up of chess game on front and spine, praise on back. DJ and book, both As New.
Synopsis
With strict admission standards and a progressive curriculum, Brooklyn's Edward R. Murrow High School has long been one of New York's public-education success stories, serving a diverse neighborhood of immigrants and minorities and ranking among the nation's best high schools. At Murrow, there are no sports teams, and the closest thing to jocks are found on the school's powerhouse chess team, which annually competes for the national championship.In The Kings of New York sportswriter Michael Weinreb follows the members of the Murrow chess team through an entire season, from cash games in Washington Square Park to city and state tournaments to the SuperNationals in Nashville, where this eclectic bunch competes against private schoolers and suburbanites. Along the way, Weinreb brings to life a number of colorful characters: the Yale-educated calculus teacher (and former semipro hockey player) who guides the savants while struggling to find funding for his team; an aspiring rapper and tournament hustler who plays with cutthroat instinct; the team's lone girl, a shy Ukrainian immigrant; the Puerto Rican teen from the rough neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant who plays an ingenious opening gambit named the Orangutan; and the Lithuanian immigrant and team star whose chess rating is climbing toward grandmaster status.In the bestselling tradition of such books as Word Freak and Friday Night Lights, The Kings of New York is a riveting look inside the world of competitive chess and an inspiring profile of young genius.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49959
- Title
- The Kings of New York
- Author
- Weinreb, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Gotham Books
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Chess New York City New York
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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