Authors > Josh Waitzkin

Josh Waitzkin
Photo Credit:

Josh Waitzkin

Josh Waitzkin, an eight-time National Chess Champion in his youth, was the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. At eighteen, he published his first book, Josh Waitzkin's Attacking Chess. Since the age of twenty, he has developed and been spokesperson for Chessmaster, the largest computer chess program in the world. Now a martial arts champion, he holds a combined twenty-one National Championship titles in addition to several World Championship titles. When not traveling the country giving seminars and keynote presentations, he lives and trains in New York City. He can be reached at www.joshwaitzkin.com. For more information about Chessmaster... Read full bio

Related multimediaclose x

Audio

1 to 1 of 1
  • 1635265513_27791064001_thumb-6f9bcde4-4726-48d2-82b8-aacdb7c03cc8
    1. Josh Waitzkin: Art of Learning
    16:57
    27773068001
See more multimedia
FIND OUT WHAT S&S AUTHORS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW
Brightcove:
Josh Waitzkin: Art of Learning
Jun 27, 2009
The Art of Learning will be released on May 27, 2008 in Trade Paperback
May 27, 2008
The Art of Learning is now available in Trade Paperback
May 27, 2008
The Art of Learning will be released on May 27, 2008 in
May 27, 2008
The Art of Learning is now available in
May 27, 2008
The Art of Learning will be released on May 08, 2007 in Hardcover
May 08, 2007
The Art of Learning is now available in Hardcover
May 08, 2007
The Art of Learning will be released on May 08, 2007 in eBook
May 08, 2007
The Art of Learning is now available in eBook
May 08, 2007
The Art of Learning will be released on May 08, 2007 in
May 08, 2007
The Art of Learning is now available in
May 08, 2007
The Art of Learning will be released on May 08, 2007 in
May 08, 2007
The Art of Learning is now available in
May 08, 2007
Attacking Chess will be released on August 07, 1995 in Trade Paperback
Aug 07, 1995
Attacking Chess is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 07, 1995
Attacking Chess will be released on August 07, 1995 in
Aug 07, 1995
Attacking Chess is now available in
Aug 07, 1995
Excerpt:
Table of Contents from The Art of Learning
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

Authors on the Web

Adventurer: Gymnast Nastia Liukin
Forbes.com, January 6, 2009
...F-1 legend on whether newly merged IRL/Champ Car can take on NASCAR. Chess Master To Martial Arts Master Josh Waitzkin, 'Searching for Bobby Fischer,' chess prodigy moves into martial arts and education. Rocket Racer Pilot Jim Bridenstine performs F-1...
Books I Read in 2009: July
Hello, My Name Is Alice, August 1, 2009
...NOTE: This post is best viewed with Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Google Chrome. The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes by Jennifer Crusie, Eileen Dreyer, Anne Stuart Lost for Words by Lorelei Mathias The Book of a Thousand...
Two Months of Second Tuesdays
Hello Internet, June 9, 2009
...had in the book club before, so we moved on. Adrian also read The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin. Waitzkin is a chess and martial arts master who like Spider-man :D. He was a natural at chess at 6 years of age. He applied his approach to chess...
The Art of Learning
MAS o Menos, May 11, 2009
...book after the first 30 pages. The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance is by Josh Waitzkin.  My edition of the book had a different cover and tag line than the image above.  Instead of “ An Inner Journey To Optimal Performance...
Chess
NicerSpot.com, February 15, 2009
...Extract not available....
The Art of Learning
Theoria cum Praxi, December 8, 2008
...business trips.  One of the things that adds extra value to this game is the involvement of Josh Waitzkin .  (You may remember Josh as the subject of book, and film, Searching For Bobby Fischer.) On my trip out to Arizona last week I read Josh’s book...