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    The Foolish King: The Secret History of Chess
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    The Foolish King: The Secret History of Chess

    By Mark Price and Martin Brown

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    About this ebook

    Long, long ago when kings ruled the land, dragons filled the sky and magic still existed, two children stumbled upon the game of chess. This is your chance to play it with them . . .

    Packed with interactive puzzles and games, join Pip and Holly on a magical fairy-tale adventure and become a chess master.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Fickling Books
    Release dateSep 1, 2016
    ISBN9781910989821
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    The Foolish King: The Secret History of Chess
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    Mark Price

    Mark Price is a British businessman and the former managing director of Waitrose and Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. He worked at the JLP for 34 years. Mark was Chair of Business in the Community from 2011 until 2015, and Chair of The Prince’s Countryside Fund from 2010 until 2016. In 2018 he was made Chair of Fairtrade Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He founded Engaging Works in 2017. In 2016 he was made a Life Peer and also a member of the House of Lords. He also joined the Government as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment until 2017. He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 2014.

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