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Slightly faster would be to right click on the enlarged picture and simply select "Copy Image Location", as this will put the URL of the picture on your clipboard so that when you later hit ctrl + v it will be pasted.

Don't go on tiiiiiiiiiiiiiilt!

This is excellent! Thank you very much. I'm a recent IE convert and blindly followed the same method you use with that (at least my IE doesn't have 'Copy Image Location'). I highly doubt I'll ever tilt as long as you stick to the facts

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Originally Posted by EvilSteve

I don't think Amazon ever gives you just the image file by itself, even if you click on it. The image I posted was from another site (try google image search), and the URL was:
http://www.greathallgames.com/achess/BKBeatDadChess.jpg

In other words a .jpg, just the jpeg file itself. I don't think amazon will serve it up for you in that form.

Amazon actually will give you just the image. Just make sure you get the larger image first and the image location should start with ecx.images-amazon.com

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04-08-2009 , 11:37 AM

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Al Mirpuri

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Originally Posted by Discipline

This method works as well.

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04-08-2009 , 11:39 AM

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Al Mirpuri

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Other than the one I posted, my favorite is Chess For Tigers both cover and title. Though How To Cheat At Chess has a cool cover though I hate the thought behind the title.

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04-08-2009 , 01:05 PM

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smilingbill

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it's a book of humorous stories, quite a funny one too

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04-08-2009 , 01:07 PM

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As I posted in another thread, a book by Huebner in German called "50 Glaring Mistakes, Annotated by and Committed by, Robert Huebner"

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04-08-2009 , 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Punker

As I posted in another thread, a book by Huebner in German called "50 Glaring Mistakes, Annotated by and Committed by, Robert Huebner"

LOL. This is a really self-deprecating title from a class player. Nice to see such humility.

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04-08-2009 , 01:58 PM

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EvilSteve

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I'm not familiar with this book but interesting title:

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04-08-2009 , 02:04 PM

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EvilSteve

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Ok, I need to stop posting this crap.

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04-08-2009 , 03:06 PM

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Al Mirpuri

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Originally Posted by EvilSteve

Ok, I need to stop posting this crap.

This is definitely not fair.

Anyone can make up a title (except me, as you know I have trouble with images

).

But when you are trying to get a book published and sales may depend upon a title being catchy but not wacko you have to tread a thin line.

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04-08-2009 , 03:08 PM

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Al Mirpuri

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I am wondering now if Punker was levelling or not, if not then I think the Huebner title is best by far.

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04-08-2009 , 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilSteve

I'm not familiar with this book but interesting title:

It's a tongue-in-cheek concept where a faux-Kasparov analyzes some of his own losses, and blaming his mistakes on games of his predecessors which he had studied.

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04-09-2009 , 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Al Mirpuri

I am wondering now if Punker was levelling or not, if not then I think the Huebner title is best by far.

Definitely not leveling - I saw it mentioned in NiC in one issue. Not sure it was widely published (or perhaps even never published outside German). Unfortunately, given his re-do of MSMG, it's kinda impossible to do a decent search for his name and chess books.

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04-09-2009 , 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by garcia1000

She probably is not as hot in real life though right
Maybe it is the pink hair

Erin Escurance will forever have my heart as far as pink haired women are concerned.

heh im currently reading this book (god forbid i read books about IMPROVING my chess) but its fairly entertaining to me thusfar.

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04-09-2009 , 08:00 PM

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All-inMcLovin

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What's entertaining about it so far?

Put that in spoilers if you must.

Thx

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04-09-2009 , 10:53 PM

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TimM

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Originally Posted by smilingbill

Don't forget the sequel:

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04-10-2009 , 12:01 AM

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Al Mirpuri

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Of all the fake titles, Soft Pawn is the best.

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04-10-2009 , 12:09 AM

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BobJoeJim

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Originally Posted by Al Mirpuri

Of all the fake titles, Soft Pawn is the best.

Not eligible for that title: http://www.amazon.com/Soft-Pawn-Unce...9336519&sr=8-1

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04-10-2009 , 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BobJoeJim

Not eligible for that title: http://www.amazon.com/Soft-Pawn-Unce...9336519&sr=8-1

Hmmm. Funny thing. The Huebner book still gets to be my #1 for real titles, I guess I just get a kick out of a player of such high caliber being so hard on himself. As a real title, I don't like Soft Pawn as much, but still it is a good title.

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04-10-2009 , 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

What's entertaining about it so far?

Put that in spoilers if you must.

Thx

The Candidness. I'm not much of a reader but the last book I read before this was Jose Canseco's Haha. I've only gotten through 2 chapters so there isnt much to spoil but thusfar she just tells it and isn't afraid to make anyone look foolish.

Spoiler:

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04-10-2009 , 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Punker

As I posted in another thread, a book by Huebner in German called "50 Glaring Mistakes, Annotated by and Committed by, Robert Huebner"

I just went to the thread Epic Chess Quotes because someone posted their favorite book title in it which caused me to create this thread. I hoped to add it to this thread. It was you!

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04-30-2009 , 03:20 AM

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Al Mirpuri

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Originally Posted by EvilSteve

It turns out this really is a real book. I had a browse of it at my local bookstore.

It is as some other poster summarized it.

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04-30-2009 , 06:32 PM

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All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by PyramidScheme

Spoiler:

Lmao that is awesome PS.

I may browse through that book at some point.

and Lmao @ Soft Pawn

Last edited by All-inMcLovin; 04-30-2009 at 06:33 PM. Reason: for soft pawn

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05-01-2009 , 07:13 AM

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Honest Iago

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For noobish type players like myself I'd recommend Winning Chess Tactics by Seirawan

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05-02-2009 , 01:41 PM

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Al Mirpuri

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An honorable mention needs to be made for Garry Kasparov's How Life Imitates Chess. This is not a chess book; it is a book about what chess can teach one about life.

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05-08-2009 , 03:40 AM

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Beat the KID! by Jan Markos (makes non chess players wonder about you, sorta like when they see a book titled Kill Everyone on your bookshelf)

Black is O.K. (1998) Andras Adorjan
Black is Still OK! (2004) Andras Adorjan
Black is OK Forever! (2005) Andras Adorjan

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