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The Luzhin Defense
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3.94 avg rating — 16,211 ratings
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The Queen of Spades and Other Stories
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4.09 avg rating — 9,379 ratings
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Billiards at Half-Past Nine
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3.93 avg rating — 4,938 ratings
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The Glass Bead Game
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4.10 avg rating — 42,663 ratings
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Chess Story
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4.26 avg rating — 176,178 ratings
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Knight's Gambit
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3.50 avg rating — 1,080 ratings
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Loser Takes All (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)
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3.49 avg rating — 1,595 ratings
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Oscar and Lucinda
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3.73 avg rating — 21,865 ratings
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Players
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3.27 avg rating — 2,153 ratings
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The Hustler (Eddie Felson, #1)
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4.09 avg rating — 4,911 ratings
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Guys and Dolls
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4.06 avg rating — 772 ratings
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The Seventh Seal
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4.23 avg rating — 503 ratings
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Last Call (Fault Lines, #1)
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4.05 avg rating — 6,660 ratings
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The Name of the Rose
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4.14 avg rating — 397,378 ratings
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The Queen's Gambit
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4.18 avg rating — 138,387 ratings
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The Game
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3.23 avg rating — 1,266 ratings
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The Gambling Man
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3.93 avg rating — 649 ratings
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The Joy Luck Club
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3.97 avg rating — 710,996 ratings
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Master of the Game
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4.15 avg rating — 60,471 ratings
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Patriot Games (Jack Ryan, #1)
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4.17 avg rating — 214,325 ratings
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Casino
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4.06 avg rating — 7,877 ratings
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Shoot the Piano Player
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,716 ratings
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Casino Royale (James Bond, #1)
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3.74 avg rating — 96,741 ratings
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The Lion's Game (John Corey, #2)
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4.23 avg rating — 40,310 ratings
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The Joker
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3.24 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
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3.96 avg rating — 73,230 ratings
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Partners in Crime (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries, #2)
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3.78 avg rating — 24,915 ratings
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A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 16,973 ratings
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Mystery Mile (Albert Campion Mystery, #2)
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3.88 avg rating — 5,759 ratings
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Strip Jack (Inspector Rebus, #4)
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3.89 avg rating — 17,354 ratings
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The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse #6)
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3.85 avg rating — 4,424 ratings
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Gambit (Nero Wolfe, #37)
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4.22 avg rating — 3,461 ratings
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The Twelfth Card (Lincoln Rhyme, #6)
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20,918 ratings
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The Big Gamble (Kevin Kerney, #7)
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4.01 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
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The Riddle of the Sands
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3.63 avg rating — 7,769 ratings
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The Flanders Panel
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3.78 avg rating — 27,610 ratings
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The Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin Mysteries, #2)
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3.98 avg rating — 8,089 ratings
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The Wishing Game
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3.94 avg rating — 1,699 ratings
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The Puppet Show
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3.67 avg rating — 510 ratings
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The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle (A Chocoholic Mystery, #4)
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3.84 avg rating — 1,577 ratings
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Kidnapped at the Casino (Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Super Mystery, #2)
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4.08 avg rating — 146 ratings
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The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some People
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3.95 avg rating — 256 ratings
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Murder in Vegas: New Crime Tales of Gambling and Desperation
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3.37 avg rating — 877 ratings
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The True Game (Land of the True Game, #1-3)
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4.21 avg rating — 1,391 ratings
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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4.31 avg rating — 1,478,666 ratings
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Gods, Men and Ghosts: The Best Supernatural Fiction of Lord Dunsany
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4.16 avg rating — 132 ratings
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The Favorite Game
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3.81 avg rating — 4,496 ratings
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Alice in Wonderland
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4.03 avg rating — 397,012 ratings
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Asterix at the Olympic Games (Asterix, #12)
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4.18 avg rating — 9,823 ratings
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Olympic Portraits
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4.08 avg rating — 133 ratings
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Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens And Hitler's Olympics
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3.87 avg rating — 1,833 ratings
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One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God"
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4.09 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
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Edge of Glory: The Inside Story of the Quest for Figure Skating's Olympic Gold Medals
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3.81 avg rating — 232 ratings
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Pascal's Wager: The Man Who Played Dice with God
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3.52 avg rating — 164 ratings
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Wittgenstein's Poker: The Story of a Ten-Minute Argument Between Two Great Philosophers
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3.78 avg rating — 3,284 ratings
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Labyrinths of Reason: Paradox, Puzzles and the Frailty of Knowledge
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4.04 avg rating — 635 ratings
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Jefferson's Great Gamble: The Remarkable Story of Jefferson, Napoleon and the Men behind the Louisiana Purchase
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3.73 avg rating — 237 ratings
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Birth of the Chess Queen: A History – From Medieval Europe to Isabel of Castile, an Investigation of Female Sovereigns and Power
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3.66 avg rating — 595 ratings
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The Turk: The Life and Times of the Famous Eighteenth-Century Chess-Playing Machine
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3.93 avg rating — 737 ratings
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War: How the Soviets Lost the Most Extraordinary Chess Match of All Time
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3.90 avg rating — 2,530 ratings
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Hustler Days: Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red and America's Great Age of Pool
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3.99 avg rating — 118 ratings
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Television Fraud: The History and Implications of the Quiz Show Scandals
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Players: Con Men, Hustlers, Gamblers, and Scam Artists
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3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings
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The Essential John Nash
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3.93 avg rating — 127 ratings
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A Beautiful Mind
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4.13 avg rating — 135,200 ratings
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A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature
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3.59 avg rating — 388 ratings
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How to Conquer the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tips, Tricks and Techniques to Master America's Favorite Puzzle
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4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings
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The New York Times Little Black (and White) Book of Crosswords
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4.39 avg rating — 51 ratings
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The New York Times Ultimate Crossword Omnibus: 1,001 Puzzles from The New York Times
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4.36 avg rating — 91 ratings
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
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4.33 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Will Shortz Presents The Little Black Book of Sudoku: 400 Puzzles
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4.17 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules
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4.17 avg rating — 1,815 ratings
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