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First Free Press trade paperback edition May 2008
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Part pages photo credits:
Part 1: Josh at the Manhattan Chess Club, age seven. Photo by Bonnie Waitzkin.
Part 2: Training for the 2002 Worlds. Photo by Andrew Kist.
Part 3: The second to last throw of the Finals, 2004 World Championships. Courtesy of the author.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Control Number: 2006052539
ISBN 13: 978-0-7432-7745-7
ISBN 10: 0-7432-7745-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-7432-7746-4 (pbk)
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