Publisher: BookRix
If your FIDE rating is between 1200 and 2200, this can be the book for you! It contains a healthy mixture of chess patterns and psychology. Both should be useful if you face a chess master over the board. If you play without them however you will lose. In addition you may find some humor ;)
TAXI DRIVER THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA COLLECTION FROM THE MOVIE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE CREATED BY FILM TRIVIA METAVERSE ABOUT THE FILM Taxi Driver (1976), directed by Martin Scorsese, follows Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a mentally troubled Vietnam War veteran who becomes a night-shift taxi driver in a decaying, crime-ridden New York City. Struggling with chronic insomnia and loneliness, Travis’s disillusionment with society grows as he witnesses the city's corruption and moral decay. Obsessed with saving a young prostitute, Iris (Jodie Foster), and seeking a sense of purpose, Travis begins to spiral into violent thoughts. The film explores themes of isolation, existentialism, and the psychological consequences of trauma, set against the gritty backdrop of 1970s urban America. TRIVIA SAMPLES: “Steven Prince improvised the list of additional illegal things Easy Andy had for sale after Travis buys the guns.” “Due to a garbage strike, much of the on-screen filth is real.” “Paul Schrader originally envisioned the character of Travis with Jeff Bridges in mind.” “Robert De Niro's on-and-off girlfriend in the 1970s, Diahnne Abbott, appears as the concession girl in the porno theater near the beginning of the film.” “The girl who Martin Scorsese studied to prepare for the role of Iris (played by Jodie Foster) also appears in the film as Iris' friend on the street.”Show book
The Tokugawa Shogunate, which had ruled Japan for over two centuries, faced a gradual but inevitable decline in the mid-19th century. Although the regime had maintained stability and peace through strict social hierarchy and isolationist policies, internal weaknesses and external pressures ultimately led to its downfall. The combination of economic struggles, social unrest, and increasing foreign intervention exposed the shogunate’s vulnerabilities, setting the stage for a dramatic political transformation. One of the major factors behind the decline was Japan’s rigid economic system. The Tokugawa rulers relied heavily on a feudal structure in which the daimyo, or regional lords, maintained their own domains under the authority of the shogun. However, the economy began to shift from an agrarian-based system to one influenced by commerce and trade. The samurai class, who traditionally depended on fixed stipends from their lords, found themselves in financial hardship as inflation and economic instability grew. Meanwhile, wealthy merchants gained power, disrupting the established social order and creating tensions between classes. In addition to economic issues, political dissatisfaction increased within Japan. Many daimyo and samurai resented the centralized control of the shogunate, believing it had become ineffective in governing the country. Corruption and inefficiency within the government further weakened public trust. While some reform-minded leaders proposed changes, the rigid nature of the Tokugawa system made meaningful reform difficult to achieve. This frustration contributed to the rise of movements advocating for a return to imperial rule under Emperor Meiji.Show book
Learn how to make your favorite natural skin care products yourself! Do you want to make your own organic skin care products? Are you looking for a new skin care routine? Do you want to sell your homemade skin care products? Are you looking for detailed recipes for cleansers, toners, moisturizers, etc.? Can you confidently pair organic ingredients together for the best results? You’ll be able to create everything from toners, scrubs, and masks for your face and body to moisturizers, lotions, balms, serums, and more! Plus, we have a chapter on labeling and gifting goody bags. This is the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to create their organic beauty products at home! In this audiobook, you will:Learn everything about skin careMaster the art of making basic skin care products from scratchOrganize and pair your natural ingredients for different skin types like a proDiscover top tips and tricks to store homemade productsLearn the difference between creams and lotionsIdentify which products work best for various skin ailments and how to make them from scratchGet advice on how to package and label your goodies for retail saleKnow everything you need to about international skin care regulationsMaster creating efficient and effective skin care routines We’ve put this guide to making organic products together to help you understand which ingredients do what – so you’ll be comfortable making your own concoctions at home. So, click the “add to cart” button and start making your natural skin care products!Show book
How to Create Your Garden Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Summer Garden Book of Secrets and The Complete Gardener's GuideBefore you start with gardening, you need to make sure that you are going to have the time to take care of your plants. Growing your plants requires tender loving care, and there are lots of things involved in it. Thus, check if you would be able to come up with an effective daily schedule first, before you start planting the seeds. Your plan should include the kind of space that you would need for your plants. Aside from that, it should also involve the steps that you want to take, so that you would have something to refer to from time to time. Carefully planning in order to avoid this process and planting flowering plants that bloom during various seasons of the year as well as plants that provide beautiful foliage and greenery even when the flowers may not be blooming can prevent this absence of life within your summer garden from occurring.In this bundle, you will have a comprehensive guide on gardening that will allow your garden to look beautiful all throughout the year.This 2 in 1 bundle includes the following audiobooks:1. Summer Garden Book of Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Summer Gardening. Learn Everything From How to Create and Maintain Your Summer Garden2. The Complete Gardener's Guide: Get Useful and Practical Gardening Tips Perfect for Beginner Gardeners!If you want to learn more, download your copy of How to Create Your Garden 2 in 1 Bundle today!Show book
What happens when you take a professor and sprinkle on some old salt seafarer? It’s a recipe for an engrossing narrative of the sea and those who have made it their lives work. Welcome aboard as we hit the decks, load the cargo, sail out and bring back sea stories full of adventure and glory.Show book
Named one of the most anticipated books of 2024 by the BBC, the Observer, Irish Times, the Guardian, and The Millions. In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while there's still time? Moving between real and imagined gardens, from Milton's Paradise Lost to John Clare's enclosure elegies, from a wartime sanctuary in Italy to a grotesque aristocratic pleasure ground funded by slavery, Laing interrogates the sometimes shocking cost of making paradise on earth. But the story of the garden doesn't always enact larger patterns of privilege and exclusion. It's also a place of rebel outposts and communal dreams. From the improbable queer utopia conjured by Derek Jarman on the beach at Dungeness to the fertile vision of a common Eden propagated by William Morris, new modes of living can and have been attempted amidst the flower beds, experiments that could prove vital in the coming era of climate change. The result is a humming, glowing tapestry, a beautiful and exacting account of the abundant pleasures and possibilities of gardens: not as a place to hide from the world but as a site of encounter and discovery, bee-loud and pollen-laden.Show book
