SHEA had just beaten me at chess, as usual, and, also as usual, I had gleaned what questionable satisfaction I might by twitting him with this indication of failing mentality by calling his attention to the nth time to that theory, propounded by certain scientists, which is based upon the assertion that phenomenal chess players are always found to be from the ranks of children under twelve, adults over seventy-two or the mentally defective—a theory that is lightly ignored upon those rare occasions that I win.
- Newly Added Mystery
- Newest Ebooks
- Available now
- Always Available Classics
- Indie Author Project Collection
- English Language Reference
- Stop the Spread
- From the Page to the Screen
- Staff Favorites
- Read a Classic
- Fantastic Beasts & How We Love Them
- Joke's on You
- Read-Alongs
- See all ebooks collections
- Newest Audiobooks
- Lively Listens
- Available now
- Most popular
- Listen again! - Time Capsule: 2022
- Listen While You Travel
- Spooky Sounds
- Listen to Some Love
- Give a Listen: Social Justice Audiobooks
- eAudiobooks from Recorded Books!
- Listen to a Classic
- Listen to a Biography
- Page to Screen: Audiobooks
- See all audiobooks collections