Title: Every great chess player was once a beginner
Description: This is an excellent book to learn how to play chess.  It contains strategy as well as basic moves and does so with humor and flair.  It is a little dated (computers have been built that can beat the best human players) but it is still a very good read.
Subjects: Adult literature, Juvenile literature, Chess
People: Chessplayers
Time periods: Circa 1980s