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Jennifer Shahade

Goodreads Author

Born

in Philadelphia, The United States

Website

https://jennifershahade.com/

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JenShahade

Genre

Nonfiction, Self Help, History

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February 2008

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As a chess and poker champion, it's my goal to make your life better through games, even if you don't play yourself.

Thinking Sideways, my new book, is my intellectual hug to readers, and honestly, a book I wrote for myself first. Since finishing it, I've been on a roll. I had my best year in poker ever and became the first ever ambassador for US Chess, after resolving a years-long battle where I spoke up for victims of assault and abuse.

The key point is this: You don't have to have things figured out. Like a great chess player, it's more important to Think Sideways and look at all the options than to plan ten moves, or ten years, ahead.

In Thinking Sideways, I'll help you sharpen your memory and make faster decisions. I also write about thes ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 460 ratings · 78 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chess Queens: The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female Players of All Time 4.14 avg rating — 228 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chess Bitch: Women In The Ultimate Intellectual Sport 3.95 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life 4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Play Like a Girl! 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Play Like a Champion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chess Queens 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sinquefield Cup: Celebrating Five Years 2013-2017 by Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, Alejandro Ramírez it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jennifer Shahade rated a book it was amazing Residency Review: A Memoir in Verse by Katie Dozier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jennifer Shahade rated a book it was amazing Get It in Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Your Rights at Work by Ryan Stygar	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I follow AttorneyRyan on social media so I was excited when I saw he was writing a book. Did not disappoint, as he gives the basics of labor law in a digestible and entertaining format grounded by his backstory. In his 20s, author Ryan was a firefigh ...more
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Jennifer Shahade rated a book it was ok Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair by Sarah Schulman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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