Searching for Bobby Fischer
Record details
- ISBN: 9781433286650 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1433286653 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
remote - Publisher: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 8:19:54. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Lloyd James. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 119741 KB; MP3 file size: 234665 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Waitzkin, Josh Chess players -- United States -- Biography Fathers and sons -- United States -- Case studies Fischer, Bobby -- 1943-2008 |
Genre: | Audiobooks. |
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Summary:
Fred Waitzkin was smitten by chess during the historic Fischer-Spassky championship in 1972. When Fischer disappeared from public view, Waitzkin's interest waned--until his own son Josh emerged as a chess prodigy. Searching for Bobby Fischer is the story of Fred Waitzkin and his son, from the moment six-year-old Josh first sits down at a chessboard until he competes for the national championship. Drawn into the insular, international network of chess, they must also navigate the difficult waters of their own relationship. All the while, Waitzkin searches for the elusive Bobby Fischer, whose myth still dominates the chess world and profoundly affects Waitzkin's dreams for his son.