Best book for enjoyment?

I invite your opinions on the best chess book for enjoyment. Not learning or instruction, just pure fun!

Originally posted by Mad Rook
I invite your opinions on the best chess book for enjoyment. Not learning or instruction, just pure fun!

The Fireside Book of Chess, by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld

I don't own many books, but the ones I have by Silman are pretty fun to read.

The king - J.H.Donner

Originally posted by ouwe belg
The king - J.H.Donner

Searching for Bobby Fischer

I get to meet Josh Waitzkin in October!!

Dummies Guide to Chess
EDIT: im not being cruel, its jsut a fun read

Originally posted by c guy1
Dummies Guide to Chess
EDIT: im not being cruel, its jsut a fun read

i like most of those instructional books that come with sets...the ones that try to get you excite by teaching you chess history and such...not because they are terribly instructional...but because they are so pathtically not

Originally posted by Ice Cold
The Fireside Book of Chess, by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld

I'd say Chess by Zweig. it's not a "chess book," but a novel related to chess.

I forget the proper title, but once had a book from the library which was something like " how to play against annoying openings" It was a great bus read, with plenty of diagrams for when brain could not follow the text

Out of Print but the 2 vol. "Best of Chess Life and Review" by Bruce Pandolfini. The OLD edition of "Soviet School of Chess" by Kotov & Yudovich" also long oop.

The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, you don't necessarily need to play through all of the games but you could if you felt like it.