Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

Master the art of chess with a modern classic book! Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating range and for teachers, this 4th edition takes you through the author's groundbreaking concept of imbalances. From imbalance-basics to mastering every detail of them all, learn to achieve a master-level positional foundation. With hundreds of games and stories brought to life by instruction-rich prose, this book is both personal and fun. Authored by an International Master, teacher, writer, and player.

Discover the true stories of Americans who left behind the traditional American dream to volunteer for battle in the name of Islam. Follow their journeys from conflicts in Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Bosnia, to present day battles in Afghanistan and Somalia. Investigative journalist J.M. Berger profiles numerous fighters, including those who joined al Qaeda and others who chose alternative paths, shedding light on their experiences and motivations.

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this “thrilling” (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a “modern Gatsby” swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in “the heist of the century” (Axios). Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar Whale is “an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history. In 2009, a chubby, mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business named Jho Low set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude–one that would come to symbolize the next great threat to the global financial system. Over a decade, Low, with the aid of Goldman Sachs and others, siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund–right under the nose of global financial industry watchdogs. Low used the money to finance elections, purchase luxury real estate, throw champagne-drenched parties, and even to finance Hollywood films like The Wolf of Wall Street. By early 2019, with his yacht and private jet reportedly seized by authorities and facing criminal charges in Malaysia and in the United States, Low had become an international fugitive, even as the U.S. Department of Justice continued its investigation. Billion Dollar Whale has joined the ranks of Liar’s Poker, Den of Thieves, and Bad Blood as a classic harrowing parable of hubris and greed in the financial world.