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Books recommended by Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time, famous for his World Chess Championship titles. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov] The recommended books showcase various styles and genres, with a focus on non-fiction works that blend memoirs, historical accounts, and insightful commentary. The overall tone is introspective, often philosophical, and sometimes provocative, as seen in the works of Kasparov’s personal essays and historical narratives.

  1. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual: (by Mark Dvoretsky). Recommended by Garry Kasparov
  2. The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin (by Masha Gessen). Recommended by Garry Kasparov
  3. Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (by Anne Applebaum). Recommended by Garry Kasparov
  4. All the King's Men: (by Robert Penn Warren). Recommended by Garry Kasparov
  5. Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution (by P. W. Singer). Recommended by Garry Kasparov
  6. The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin (by David Satter). Recommended by Garry Kasparov
  7. The Reformer: How One Liberal Fought to Preempt the Russian Revolution (by Stephen F. Williams). Recommended by Garry Kasparov
  8. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (by Bill Browder). Recommended by Garry Kasparov , Michael Batnick
  9. A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin's War with the West (by Luke Harding). Recommended by Marc Andreessen , Garry Kasparov , Joe Hill
  10. Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin (by Fiona Hill). Recommended by Mark Cuban , Garry Kasparov