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Jennifer Shahade

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Born

in Philadelphia, The United States

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https://jennifershahade.com/

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Nonfiction, Self Help, History

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As a National chess and poker champion, I help you build confidence and make better decisions.

My latest book, Thinking Sideways, outlines crucial cognitive skills that apply to life and chess, like memory, time management and decision making, and shows how you can cultivate these same abilities even if you don't play games.

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.

Find me everywhere @jenshahade or at "See the Sideways Move": https://jenshahade.substack.com/

Reach out with book club invites or media and speaking inquiries to jenshahadeteam@gmail.com

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Average rating: 4.13 · 514 ratings · 97 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chess Queens: The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female Players of All Time 4.15 avg rating — 233 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 3.96 avg rating — 156 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 4.24 avg rating — 97 ratings — 9 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! 4.53 avg rating — 19 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 4.50 avg rating — 4 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 liked Benjamin Kramskoi's review of Chess Queens: The True Story of a Chess Champion and the Greatest Female Players of All Time: "Terrific book discussing the greatest female chess players of all time!!! Jennifer gives an in-depth look into the challenges and triumphs that these amazing chess players faced!!!! Must read book for anybody interested in chess!!!"
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Jennifer Shahade rated a book The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (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 made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Thinking Sideways – locked placeholder cover (UK Kindle, 209506649) topic " Hi! I am Jennifer Shahade, the author of Thinking Sideways --Pegasus Books in USA/Hodder & Stoughton (Hachette UK) The main edition has the correct co ...more "
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