/lit/ - literature

>>111
the complete works of george ripley only 100 copies printed

>>112
>He became one of the founding members of the Transcendental Club and hosted its first official meeting in his home. Shortly after, he resigned from the church to put Transcendental beliefs in practice by founding an experimental commune called Brook Farm. The community later converted to a model based on the work of Charles Fourier, although the community was never financially stable in either format
Very cool. Any interesting notes or marginalia in it?

>>118
seconded. would be interested to hear more on this as well.

>>111
Nice trips my man.

>>111
Schauspiel des Geistes (Spectacle the of Mind) by Marc Lang, a former world record holder for playing 46 simultaneous chess games while blindfolded. Published by an obscure German chess publishing house, funded by an international company for dental implant tech, who’s CEO at that time was an avid chess player (and someone who studied philosophy at university). Recommended reading for all fellow blindfold chess player out there.

>>152
Fascinating. How does he keep track of all the different boards? I assume he goes into detail on his techniques?

Title reminds me somewhat of the work of Frances Yates on memory palaces.

>>111
This one I guess. At least I can't find it anywhere for a reasonable price now. Bought it while he was still alive. Around six years ago.

>>155
As far as I remember, he is naturally gifted at visualizing several chess boards at once. In his simul, the most difficult part was getting through the opening phase, where positions can be quite similar, and memory inference is problematic.