The Queen s Gambit is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess. Adherents include a long list of World champions, including Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, and Vladimir Kramnik. With his first two moves, Black creates a super-strong foothold in the center, one that is incredibly difficult to break down. In this book, John Shaw revisits the basic principles behind the Queen's Gambit and its many variations. Throughout this easy-to-read guide readers are aided by a wealth of notes, tips, and warnings from the author, while key strategies, ideas, and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated. This book is ideal for the improving player.

*Written by a seasoned Queen s Gambit expert
*All the important lines are covered
*A back-to-basics look at one of the most important openings

Chess had a golden era when The King's Gambit was the favorite opening of every attacking player. In the glory days of Paul Morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. Legends such as Spassky and Bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of White's ultra-aggressive approach. Nevertheless there are honorable exceptions whose games prove that this ancient weapon can still draw blood - Short, Nakamura and Zvjaginsev are world-class players who have used the King's Gambit successfully. In this groundbreaking work, grandmaster John Shaw shows that the ultimate Romantic chess opening remains relevant and dangerous even in the computer era.

Developing a punchy repertoire with 1.e4 requires extensive research, mixed with fine judgement and a good deal of creativity. In this three-volume work, GM John Shaw supplies an ambitious and dynamic arsenal of ideas for White. The repertoire is built around main lines, with many innovative suggestions that will cause no end of trouble to your opponents. This volume covers the Caro-Kann, 1...e5 and various minor openings. The repertoire will be completed by Playing 1.e4 - French Defence & Sicilian Sidelines and Playing 1.e4 - Sicilian Main Lines.

Pro ADO.NET Data Services: Working with RESTful Data is aimed at developers interested in taking advantage of the REST-style data services that ADO.NET Data Services (formerly code-named Astoria) provides. The book shows how to incorporate ADO.NET Data Services into a wide range of common environments, including BizTalk, Ajax and Silverlight client applications. The material is intended for professional developers who are comfortable with the .NET 3.5 Framework but are coming to ADO.NET Data Services for the first time and want to understand how to integrate it into their own applications and enterprise solutions. The book is packed full with extensive real-world solutions and exercises, ensuring you walk away with a deep understanding of how to use ADO.NET Data Services to your best advantage.

John Shaw has been documenting Cape Breton's Gaelic traditions since the 1960s. In this book he presents 30 tales recorded between 1964 and 1984.

Photography legend John Shaw returns with his much-anticipated guide to digital nature photography, complete with more than 250 extraordinarily beautiful photographs.

For over four decades, John Shaw's authentic voice and trusted advice has helped photographers achieve impressive shots in the great outdoors. In his first-ever book on digital photography, Shaw provides in-depth advice on everything from equipment and lenses to thorough coverage of digital topics including how to use the histogram. In addition, he offers inspirational and frank insight that goes far beyond the nuts and bolts of photography, explaining that successful photos come from having a vision, practicing, and then acquiring the equipment needed to accomplish the intention. Easily digestible and useful for every type of photographer, and complete with more than 250 jaw-dropping images, John Shaw's Guide to Digital Nature Photography is the one book you'll need to beautifully capture the world around you.

I'd written about 15 pages of this little book when I sat down and thought why am I bothering? There are hundreds of books about affiliate marketing, many of them much more informative than this, why would anyone want this book?And then I remembered, when I first started affiliate marketing back in 2006 there was very little information that I could get free that would tell me the whole story.All would offer some information and then ask for a subscription or try to sell an expensive course for me to get the real info that I needed.It was really frustrating then and nothing much has changed.You'll still get enough info to whet your appetite and then you'll be asked to part with sometimes quite large amounts of cash to learn how to make the whole thing work.Not here.There's no upsell, no course to buy, no membership to join, with this little book you get everything you need to know to get started on what may be the most exciting, and financially rewarding journey of your life.Enjoy, John.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses.
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London: printed for W. Richardson; and J. Prescott, Manchester, 1788. viii,207, [1]p.; 12

February, 1940: After a decade of worldwide depression, World War II had begun in Europe and Asia. With Germany on the march, and Japan at war with China, the global crisis was in a crescendo. America's top songwriter, Irving Berlin, had captured the nation's mood a little more than a year before with his patriotic hymn, God Bless America.

Woody Guthrie was having none of it. Near-starving and penniless, he was traveling from Texas to New York to make a new start. As he eked his way across the country by bus and by thumb, he couldn't avoid Berlin's song. Some people say that it was when he was freezing by the side of the road in a Pennsylvania snowstorm that he conceived of a rebuttal. It would encompass the dark realities of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, and it would begin with the lines: This land is your land, this land is my land.

In This Land That I Love, John Shaw writes the dual biography of these beloved American songs. Examining the lives of their authors, he finds that Guthrie and Berlin had more in common than either could have guessed. Though Guthrie's image was defined by train-hopping, Irving Berlin had also risen from homelessness, having worked his way up from the streets of New York.

At the same time, This Land That I Love sheds new light on our patriotic musical heritage, from Yankee Doodle and The Star-Spangled Banner to Martin Luther King's recitation from My Country 'Tis of Thee on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963. Delving into the deeper history of war songs, minstrelsy, ragtime, country music, folk music, and African American spirituals, Shaw unearths a rich vein of half-forgotten musical traditions. With the aid of archival research, he uncovers new details about the songs, including a never-before-printed verse for This Land Is Your Land. The result is a fascinating narrative that refracts and re-envisions America's tumultuous history through the prism of two unforgettable anthems.

In the mid-1800s, John Shaw embarked on a journey from England to Australia, crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and traveling through India on his way back. His account of this journey is full of fascinating stories and observations, from encounters with wild animals to descriptions of exotic landscapes and people. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in travel and adventure in the 19th century.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

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Published in 1836, this groundbreaking work by John Shaw explores the causes and treatment of lateral curvature of the spine - what we now know as scoliosis. Shaw describes several cases in detail, including treatments ranging from diet and exercise to the use of surgical instruments. While some of Shaw's ideas may seem outdated today, this book remains a valuable resource for anyone studying the history and development of medical science.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Published in 1836, this groundbreaking work by John Shaw explores the causes and treatment of lateral curvature of the spine - what we now know as scoliosis. Shaw describes several cases in detail, including treatments ranging from diet and exercise to the use of surgical instruments. While some of Shaw's ideas may seem outdated today, this book remains a valuable resource for anyone studying the history and development of medical science.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

In the mid-1800s, John Shaw embarked on a journey from England to Australia, crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and traveling through India on his way back. His account of this journey is full of fascinating stories and observations, from encounters with wild animals to descriptions of exotic landscapes and people. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in travel and adventure in the 19th century.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.
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Library of Congress

W019724

Half-title: Mr. Shaw's sermon, at the ordination of Mr. Taft.

Boston: N.E.: Printed by S. Kneeland, in Queen-Street, 1753. 4],35, 1]p.; 8

Further Observations On The Lateral Or Serpentine Curvature Of The Spine is a book written by John Shaw and published in 1825. The book is a continuation of Shaw's previous work on the same topic and provides further insights and observations on the lateral or serpentine curvature of the spine, also known as scoliosis.The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of scoliosis. Shaw begins by discussing the causes and symptoms of scoliosis, including the role of heredity, posture, and other factors. He then goes on to describe the different types of scoliosis, including idiopathic scoliosis, congenital scoliosis, and neuromuscular scoliosis.Throughout the book, Shaw provides detailed descriptions of the physical characteristics of scoliosis, including the degree of curvature, the location of the curve, and the effects on the surrounding muscles and tissues. He also discusses the various treatment options for scoliosis, including braces, surgery, and exercise.In addition to his scientific observations, Shaw also includes case studies and personal anecdotes to illustrate the impact of scoliosis on individuals and their families. He emphasizes the importance of early detection and treatment in order to prevent further complications and improve quality of life.Overall, Further Observations On The Lateral Or Serpentine Curvature Of The Spine is a comprehensive and informative book on the subject of scoliosis, written by a respected authority in the field. It remains an important resource for medical professionals and individuals affected by scoliosis today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Woolton Green: A Domestic Tale With Other Miscellaneous Poems is a collection of poetry by John Shaw. The title poem, Woolton Green, is a domestic tale set in a small English village and focuses on the lives of its inhabitants. The other poems in the collection cover a variety of topics, including nature, love, and social commentary. Shaw's writing style is characterized by his use of vivid descriptions and his ability to capture the essence of everyday life. Overall, Woolton Green: A Domestic Tale With Other Miscellaneous Poems is a charming and insightful collection of poetry that will appeal to readers who enjoy exploring the intricacies of human relationships and the beauty of the natural world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++Library of CongressW019724Half-title: Mr. Shaw's sermon, at the ordination of Mr. Taft.Boston: N.E.: Printed by S. Kneeland, in Queen-Street, 1753. 4],35, 1]p.; 8

Further Observations On The Lateral Or Serpentine Curvature Of The Spine is a book written by John Shaw in 1825. The book delves into the topic of lateral or serpentine curvature of the spine, which is a medical condition that affects the alignment of the spine. The author provides detailed observations and insights into the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this condition. The book also includes case studies and illustrations to help readers better understand the condition. This book is an important resource for medical professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in learning more about spinal conditions.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Travel And Recollections Of Travel: With A Chat Upon Various Subjects (1857) is a book written by John Shaw. The book is a collection of travel stories and recollections that the author has experienced during his travels. The book covers various topics related to travel, including the author's experiences in different countries, his encounters with different cultures, and his observations on the natural beauty and wonders of the world.The book is divided into different chapters, each of which covers a different topic related to travel. The first chapter is an introduction to the book, where the author talks about his love for travel and his desire to share his experiences with others. The following chapters cover different countries and regions that the author has visited, including Europe, Africa, and Asia.Throughout the book, the author shares his personal experiences and observations on various topics related to travel, such as the differences between cultures, the beauty of nature, and the challenges of traveling in different parts of the world. The author also includes a chat on various subjects, where he discusses topics such as religion, politics, and social issues.Overall, Travel And Recollections Of Travel: With A Chat Upon Various Subjects (1857) is a fascinating book that offers readers a glimpse into the world of travel and the experiences of a seasoned traveler. The book is a must-read for anyone who loves to travel or is interested in learning more about different cultures and regions of the world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.