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The Art of Human Chess (2015) (edited still)

AP-114 · LITERATURE

The Art of Human Chess (2015)

Pimpin' Ken's second book, self-published in 2015: a study guide to winning that uses chess as its frame for strategy and competition.

Book cover, 2015. Edited by Too Real For TV.

The Art of Human Chess: A Study Guide to Winning is the second book by Pimpin' Ken. Google Books lists it as published on March 31, 2015 through Lulu.com, a self-publishing platform, at 220 pages (ISBN 9780578157139). An unabridged audiobook is sold through Audible and Apple Books, and a copy is held by the Internet Archive.

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Where his first book, Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game (2007), was organised as a list of laws, this one uses chess as its governing image. The book's description presents it as a guide to success and competitive advantage: reading opponents, planning moves ahead and applying that discipline to business and personal life. It was published without a co-writer, unlike Pimpology, which he wrote with Karen Hunter.

The title is carried into his teaching: Pimp College presents its material as "Pimpology & The Art of Human Chess."

ALSO KNOWN AS
Not established

BORN
Published March 31, 2015

STATUS
In print (paperback, ebook, audiobook)

ERA
2015–present

ASSOCIATED WITH
Pimpin' Ken; self-published; Pimp College

STANDING
Documented

DOCUMENTED RECORD

  • March 31, 2015: Publication date listed by Google Books; publisher Lulu.com; 220 pages; ISBN 9780578157139.
  • Unabridged audiobook edition sold on Audible and Apple Books.
  • A copy is catalogued by the Internet Archive and Open Library.

NOT ESTABLISHED

  • Sales figures: none published.
  • Whether an editor or ghostwriter worked on the book: no credit is listed.

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