photo of a knight spearing the shape of a chess pawn

The Kid's Book of Chess Starter Kit: Learn to Play and Become A Grandmaster!

by Harvey Kidder Author and George Ermos Illustrator

Approved by the US Chess Federation, this revised edition of the classic kids’ chess instruction book will bring clarity to the rules of chess for kids but also set them up to become strategic players and inspire passion for the game. The book includes punch-out cardboard chess set — so if they don’t already have a board, it won’t be required to get started, as it’s included! Written in a language that will be accessible and appeal to children, this book will touch on the fundamentals of becoming an adept player, carrying out strategic mates, and share the intricate and riveting history of chess. The book also contains a fabric storage bag for the included cardboard chess set for organization and portability.

Comments & Reviews

6/25/2007

and not only entrepreneural motivation is what leads people to produce, thats what they don't teach you in the books, it´s need that drives people to produce, and in most cases entrepreneural motivation doesn't rely on need and ends up wasting resources

2/13/2006

It's all about having the guts to bullshit people all over the place. You can't be the boss if you can't bullshit.

2/13/2006

Yeah, and The Boss didn't build it; he ordered someone else to do it. He just happened to arbitrarily have the authority, through currency, to do that. He is wholly superfluous.

6/27/2005

Except that the boss took the risk of building the industry in the first place, and there would be nothing there without him. The only alternative to "the boss" is a co-op, but they still require a boss to run things and coordinate.

1/19/2005

This great image is a true classic! It elucidates--in a simplified fashion--the nature of the present relations of production: namely the parasitic role played by the bourgeois in expropriating wealth from the laboring masses. Their affluence (of the few) is contingent upon the imposition of privation (of the many).

What co-op requires a boss? A co-op removes the need for an oppertunistic entrepreneur, and replaces it with the compatible goals of many. Instead of a boss, a co-op has carefully delegated responsibilities where everyone is informed about relevant sales, financial, and other such information.