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Playing Chess not Checkers
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 30 2025
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.07 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Chess Playing Chess Not Checkers by David Hall is a raw, unfiltered survival manual disguised as a chessboard. Born from concrete jungles and built on hard lessons, this book flips the classic board game into a life strategy guide. Each piece-from the pawn to the king-represents a chapter in the author's own journey through incarceration, redemption, hustle, and transformation. This ain't no fairy tale. It's a real-life playbook for anyone who's had to make moves in silence, think five steps ahead, and survive in a world that don't play fair. Whether you're rebuilding your life, dodging setbacks, or mentoring someone through the fire, this book lays out the mindset to move with purpose, power, and precision.
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