By special arrangement with German publisher Exzelsior Verlag, McFarland is reselling the first volume in a new, English-language series about German chess player and world champion Emanuel Lasker. This is a multicontributor biographical work, with chapters by a number of acclaimed chess historians. The first volume covers Lasker's family history, his childhood, his schooling, and his mathematical work. Other chapters highlight Lasker's time and work...