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Unlock the secrets to mastering chess and moving beyond the basics to dominate your matches with How to Win at Chess, Next Level. This comprehensive guide for midlevel players (1000-1600 Elo rating) teaches you everything you need to know to transform your approach to chess and elevate your gameplay as you face more challenging opponents. How to Win at Chess, Next Level takes a deep dive into the crucial aspects of evolving into an advanced player: pawn play, piece play, tactics, attacking, defending, converting winning positions, endgames, and-most important-how to make a winning plan. Including over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations and exclusive bonus content on Chessly, Rozman's online teaching platform, this book is packed with practical advice and strategies. Rozman also shares best practices for how to leverage powerful tools like chess engines, game analysis, chess bots, and training puzzles, to help broaden your knowledge and secure more victories. Whether you're aiming to defeat your friends or become a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess, Next Level is guaranteed to enrich your understanding of the game and elevate your skills!

<b>This hardcover edition celebrates the #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestseller that set our sights on Mars and inspired the major motion picture starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain, with special features including:<br/><br/>- Intricately designed sprayed edges<br/>- New cover art on a deluxe jacket<br/>- Full-color illustrated endpapers<br/>- A custom-stamped case</b><br/><br/><b>A mission to Mars. A freak accident. One man's struggle to survive. From the author of <i>Project Hail Mary</i> comes "a hugely entertaining novel that reads like a rocket ship afire" (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>).</b><br/><br/><b>"Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling."-<i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br/><br/>Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.<br/><br/>Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.<br/><br/>After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive-and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.<br/><br/>Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.<br/><br/>But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills-and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit-he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?<br/><b><br/>NAMED ONE OF <i>PASTE</i>'S BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE<br/></b><br/>"A hugely entertaining novel [that] reads like a rocket ship afire . . . Weir has fashioned in Mark Watney one of the most appealing, funny, and resourceful characters in recent fiction."<b>-<i>Chicago Tribune</i></b><br/><br/>"As gripping as they come . . . You'll be rooting for Watney the whole way, groaning at every setback and laughing at his pitchblack humor. Utterly nail-biting and memorable."<b>-<i>Financial Times</i></b>

<b>A STUNNING DELUXE EDITION OF THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard</b><br/><br/><b>A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this "propulsive" (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science, with special features including:</b><br/><br/>Intricately designed stenciled edges <br/><br/>New cover art on a deluxe jacket <br/><br/>Full-color illustrated endpapers <br/><br/>A gorgeous custom-stamped case<br/><br/>HUGO AWARD FINALIST NEW YORK TIMES READER PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST BOOKS: Parade, Newsweek, New York Public Library, Polygon, Shelf Awareness, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal

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<b>Legendary comic book creator John Byrne returns to the title he first drew 50 years ago, </b><i><b>Uncanny X-Men</b></i><b>, with this one-of-a-kind new graphic novel series</b><i><b>, X-Men: Elsewhen</b></i><b>. This three-volume graphic novel series picks up the story from Byrne's original run, taking the characters in new and unexpected directions.</b><br/><br/>In Volume 1 of <i>X-Men: Elsewhen</i>, the Dark Phoenix Saga is over and Phoenix is . . . alive?!<br/><br/>Diverging from the epic finale of the original storyline from 1984, <i>X-Men: Elsewhen</i> presents a universe where Jean Grey's powers and intellect have been greatly reduced, and from there, everything you thought you know about the X-Men is forever changed.<br/><br/>John Byrne's monumental return to the X-Men heads in entirely new and surprising directions, as the X-Men head back to the Savage Land, face their climactic adventure with the Sentinels, and contend with special guest-stars such as the Avengers and the Fantastic Four along the way.<br/><br/><i>X-Men: Elsewhen</i> is a three-volume graphic novel series in the Marvel Arts line that sees the return of acclaimed <i>X-Men</i> artist Byrne decades after his last work on the series. Byrne has written and penciled every page and inked multiple chapters, all of which pick up the story from where his first go-round ended, taking this beloved lineup of characters-and his fans-in exciting new directions.

<b>When the hunter is hunted who becomes prey? </b><br/><br/><b>The Emperors Enemy is an addictive true enemies-to-lovers dark romantasy with a heroine who doesnt need saving, an enemy she cant escape, and a war neither of them plans to lose. </b><br/><br/><b>Welcome to the Unsurvivable Love Duet, the all-new series by Jasmine Mas, bestselling author of Blood of Hercules. The limited deluxe edition features beautifully designed sprayed edges, a foil-stamped case, and full-color character art endpapersavailable while supplies last!</b><br/><br/>Zora Ravenal didnt join the Crimson Army to be a hero. She joined to destroy the empire. A skilled hunter hardened by loss with a concerning capacity for stubbornness, Zora claws her way into becoming a Knight Mage: the Commonwealths deadliest defense against the Empires storm magic and her peoples only hope. It almost works. <br/><br/>Now shes stuck in a war she cant walk away from, hiding dangerous secrets, and shoved into very close quarters with the one man she should never be alone with. <br/><br/>Hes a Royal Mage with a body count, a temper, and an unsettling obsession with her. Now theyre partners. Sort of. If partners means being forced to train together, trust each other with their lives, and somehow not kill each other in the process. But the Royal Mage isnt just dangeroushes paying attention. And the longer theyre forced to remain in each others orbit, the more twisted everything becomes. <br/><br/>Whos hunting who?

<strong>The No.1 <em>Sunday Times</em> bestselling sensation <em>When the Moon Hatched</em> continues with the second book in The Moonfall Series, <em>The Ballad of Falling Dragons...</em></strong> <br/><br/>Raeve's thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor - a staunch beacon from a past she's yet to face. With Rekk's blood still fresh on her hands, she learns the world will face its most devastating moonfall yet, forcing her to pick a path: <br/><br/>Chase death. <br/><br/>Or<em> life. </em> <br/><br/>Desperate to save his kingdom from ruin, Kaan's crown has never felt so heavy. His many larks to scattered friends and family remain unanswered, and time is running out. <br/><br/>As allies merge and enemies surge with bloodlusting agendas of their own, secrets brew hot enough to burn, but none so mighty as the truth nesting within the icy depths of Raeve's long forgotten past. <br/><br/>Something ...<em> Other. </em> <br/><br/>Something with the knowledge to change it all. <br/><br/> <strong>The Ballad of Falling Dragons is the powerful second instalment in the Moonfall series - featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages.</strong> <br/><br/> <strong><em>Praise for </em>When the Moon Hatched<em>:</em></strong> <br/><br/>'With dragons, doomed lovers and magic, <strong>this will be huge' <em>Stylist </em></strong> <br/><br/><strong><em>'</em>Hailed as the fantasy phenomenon of 2024... </strong>You'll be transported into a world of magic, dragons and love'<strong><em>Sun</em></strong> <br/><br/>'<strong>Terrific</strong> [...] A gore-steeped romance of lost gods, lost loves and lost memories'<strong><em> Daily Mail</em></strong> <br/><br/><strong> 'An absolutely stunning fantasy world'</strong> Raven Kennedy, author of international bestseller, The Plated Prisoner Series <br/><br/><strong>'A wild ride that thrills as much as it enchants ... An instant classic' </strong>Thea Guanzon, <em>Sunday Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Hurricane Wars</em> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <strong>Readers are obsessed with this fantasy phenomenon!</strong> <br/><br/>'By far the best book I've read this year' <br/><br/>' Just wow... what did I just read!! I don't think I'll be forgetting this book any time soon! What a masterpiece ' <br/><br/>'Infinity five stars ' <br/><br/>'Whoa, I love this book so much! This is the best fantasy book I read this year' <br/><br/>'I'm almost certain I've already read my favourite book of the year' <br/><br/>'THIS IS FANTASY ROMANCE. Full stop.'