Josh Waitzkin, an eight-time National Chess Champion in his youth, was the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. At eighteen, he published his first book, Josh Waitzkin's Attacking Chess. Since the age of twenty, he has developed and been spokesperson for Chessmaster, the largest computer chess program in the world. Now a martial arts champion, he holds a combined twenty-one National Championship titles in addition to several World Championship titles. When not traveling the country giving seminars and keynote presentations, he lives and trains in New York City. He can be reached at www.joshwaitzkin.com. For more information about Chessmaster visit www.ubi.com.
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long ago. The title is accurate -- at a profound level, it's about
real learning from hard conflict rather than from disinterested
textbooks. It will take a ferocious interruption to make you put
this book down." -- Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of
Motorcycle Maintainance
"We all remember the portrayal of Josh Waitzkin in Searching for
Bobby Fischer. He was a very impressive child who continues to
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all of us to improve ourselves every day." -- Cal Ripken, Jr., 2007
Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee
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of their chosen fields." -- Mark Messier, 6-time Stanley Cup
Champion
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consciousness." -- Deepak Chopra
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journey worth taking." -- Jim Loehr, Chairman and CEO, The Human
Performance Institute, and coauthor, The Power of Full
Engagement
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compelling auto-biography with profound philosophical and
psychological insights all wrapped in a practical how-to framework.
This is a must-read for anyone wishing to achieve that rare
combination of success and fulfillment." -- Paul Blease, SVP,
Director, Team Development & Consulting, Citigroup Smith Barney
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