L'auteur raconte ce qu'il doit à l'opéra, au ballet, aux séductions de la mondanité... Voici, de 1950 à 1970, le portrait d'une époque par un intellectuel passionné, avide de la vie vécue comme un art. Le livre, de surcroît abonde en confidences, en révélations...

Bishop Endings is the fourth volume to appear of Averbak's greats classic series on the endgame. The original Russian edition quickly established a world-wide reputation - these are the endgame books that Fischer had sent to him during his world championship match. The English translation has been updated and is by far the most complete work on rook v. minor piece endgames ever published. Every one of the 370 examples has its own diagram. In both matches and tournaments, games are often adjourned at the moment that the ending is reached. It is then that any player without the most authoritative work to refer puts himseld at a great disadvantage and is in danger of throwing away both half and whole points.

Rock v. Minor Piece Endings is the sixth volume to appear of Averbak's greats classic series on the endgame. The original Russian edition quickly established a world-wide reputation - these are the endgame books that Fischer had sent to him during his world championship match. The English translation has been updated and is by far the most complete work on rook v. minor piece endgames ever published. Every one of the 312 examples has its own diagram. In both matches and tournaments, games are often adjourned at the moment that the ending is reached. It is then that any player without the most authoritative work to refer puts himseld at a great disadvantage and is in danger of throwing away both half and whole points.

Queen and Pawn Endings is the second volume to appear of Averbakh's great classic series on the endgame. The original Russian edition quickly estblished a world-wide reputation. These are the endgame books that Fischer had sent to him for use during his World Championship match. The English translation has been updated and is by far the most complete work on queen and pawn endgames ever published. Every one of the 268 examples has its own diagram. In both matches and tournaments, games are often adjourned at the moment that the ending is reached. It is even then that any player without the most authoritative reference work puts himself at a great disadvantage and is in danger of throwing away both half and whole points. Queen and Pawn Endings can help to solve a player's adjournment problems..

Commençant pa l'art des "Nouveaux Fauves", de la fin des années soixante-dix, cet ouvrage présente les divers courants des années quatre-vingts dans l'art contemporain. Il offre une vue d'ensemble des tendances actuelles sur la scène artistique internationale

Onze ans en 1943 et septante et un en 2003, "Povchéri" raconte son enfance dans le journal qu'il tint sous l'occupation, tandis que le vieillard, dans l'hôpital où il souffre pendant la Troisième guerre, dialogue avec lui avec beaucoup de tendresse et quelque tristesse. Un livre très vivant.