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Here are the Memoirs of the man who is widely credited or blamed for starting World War I, a war he still felt, ten years after the conclusion of this horrific and pointless struggle, was necessary to preserve the "National Honor" of Russia. These memoirs of Russia's Minister for Foreign Affairs during the crucial period from 1909 through 1916 and the downfall of the Empire were completed shortly before Sazonov's death in December, 1927 Sazono...

The author begins with the evolution of the chessmen and traces their evolution as the game spread throughout the known World. A short introduction to chessmen from the earliest times is followed by chapters on the impact of Geography, Religion and politics on the design of the chessmen. In these pages, the reader will find fascinating photographs and sketches of the earliest known chessmen. The section on Chess in Art and Archeology by the la...

Find out how you can change your eating habits to increase longevity the Japanese way! "This book is a novel and fascinating presentation of the most beneficial aspects offered by modern Japanese and Western cultural lifestyles. I find the general concepts to be sound and to deserve serious consideration by anyone interested in achieving a long healthy life." Richard G. Cutler, Ph.D. National Institute on Aging "I endorse East Meets West: S...

A Vice-President who was not a "Natural Born Citizen" With all the controversy about whether Barak Obama is a "Natural Born Citizen", it is often overlooked that, if these theories are valid, then a previous Vice President of the United States was not a "Natural Born Citizen". Yet, Charles Curtis (1860-1936), who was Vice-President from 1929 to 1933, was not a "Natural Born Citizen" for three reasons. First, he was a Native American Indian a...

Alice in Wonderland made simple for kids Adopted from the original by Lewis Carroll with all of the Original Drawings by John Tenniel Alice in Wonderland was originally a story told to three little girls aged 8 to 13 during a boat ride in 1865. One of the little girls was named Alice. She asked the story-teller to write it down and later on he did. Eventually, it was published and immediately it became a great sensation. However, the story is ...

This book includes the genealogy and family history of 100 American Originals, male and female, who were among the first European settlers of America, especially in the New York, New Jersey area This book is divided into 35 sections. Each section contains the family history of the American Original Founder of that family. They are: Sloan, Elmendorf, Van Vechten, Zabriskie, Crooke, Kierstede, Van Wagenen, Middagh, Du Mont, La Grange, Vreeland...

The cover picture to this book is one of the last ever taken of President Warren G. Harding and his wife, Florence, before their untimely deaths. It was taken in July, 1923 on board the U.S.S. Henderson during their trip to Alaska. Harding appears to be healthy, yet he died only a few days later. This plus a variety of other circumstances created suspicion that Harding had been murdered, especially since his wife, Florence, refused to agree to...

Sam Loyd (1841-1911) was the all time greatest inventor and developer of puzzles. He is described by Martin Gardner, the author of the "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American, as "America's greatest puzzlist and an authentic American genius". His fame is world wide and books of his puzzles have been published in Russian and many other languages. This book, Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of 5, 000 Puzzles Tricks & Conundrums with Answers, was...

MOUTH-WATERING RECIPES BY A LEADING AUTHORITY ON JAPANESE GOURMET COOKING Umami: The Fifth Taste Umami is a special word used to define the unique taste of Japanese dishes. This taste is neither salty nor sweet, neither bitter nor sour. The best English equivalent is 'beautiful taste', but to understand it, you have to experience it. Why do tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese make such a delicious combination? It is because tomatoes and Parmesan ...

If you want to get an idea of the importance of this book, just take a walk around the older sections of your town and take a look at the single family dwellings there. What you will see, over and over again, is buildings that look exactly like the drawings and designs in this book. That is because this book was the most popular source for designs for buildings throughout the latter half of the 19th century. Starting from the date of its first...

This is probably the most famous chess book ever written and is certainly the most influential chess book ever written. Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (21 September 1815 - 16 September 1840) was a German chess master and chess theoretician from Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was regarded as one of the strongest chess players in the world when he lived, Tragically, Bilguer died on 16 September 1840 just before reaching his 25th birthday, so his...

International Master Al Horowitz goes through every major chess opening system and provides one line of play for White, one line of play for Black, and the reason for each move by White or Black. This book will not show the reader how to win every game, but it will provide an easy route which will enable the player to get a reasonable, playable position with good winning chances, without having to memorize a bunch of opening lines.

This is an exact reproduction of the original 1969 classic work, "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby Fischer. Unfortunately, there have been many efforts by other authors and contributors to "improve" on Fischer's work by converting the text into algebraic notation and then correcting what they thought were mistakes in analysis. It turned out that what they thought were mistakes by Fischer were mistakes by themselves. Fischer's analysis was corre...

This is the only book ever written entirely by Bobby Fischer. It is not to be confused with other books with similar names that were written by other authors. Here is the blurb on the original dust jacket, as published in 1959: THERE ARE 34 games in this book. The 13 from the U.S. Championship Tournament of 1957-58 and the prize-winning "Game of the Century" from the Third Rosenwald Trophy Tournament are penetratingly analyzed by Bobby Fischer...

Eduard Kann (1880-1962) was the world's leading authority on Chinese coins and on the Chinese monetary system. He was a banker who lived in China for 47 years, during which he both collected coins and served as a top adviser to the ministry that controlled the Chinese monetary system. He writes that "I had to leave China in a hurry" during the takeover by Mao in 1949. The New York Times for May 23, 1971, page D37, reports: "The finest collecti...

The President's Daughter is the heart warming story of an innocent young girl who became pregnant and gave birth to a child whose father happened to be the President of the United States. No. This is not a tawdry fable. This is fact. The President was Warren G. Harding who then died suddenly. Some say he was murdered. Her book is great. In Chapter 18 she describes how on July 30, 1917 she finally lost her virginity to the future president afte...

One of the most extraordinary books ever written about chess and chessplayers, this authoritative study goes well beyond a lucid explanation of how todays chessmasters and tournament players are rated. Twenty years' research and practice produce a wealth of thought-provoking and hitherto unpublished material on the nature and development of high-level talent:Just what constitutes an "exceptional performance" at the chessboard? Can you really p...

This is the Bible of the Sex Revolution of the 1960s, to such an extent that one cannot say whether this book caused the Sex Revolution or the Sex Revolution led to the creation of this book.This book asked and answered questions that had rarely been addressed and had never been answered before. What happens to the woman during the sexual process? Prior to this book, nobody knew the answer. It can be observed that when a woman becomes sexually...

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