# The World Played Chess - Hardcover

by **Robert Dugoni** (Author)

**"A fearless and sensitive coming-of-age story. I loved it." --Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of _Beneath a Scarlet Sky_ and _The Last Green Valley_.**

**Bestselling author Robert Dugoni returns with an emotionally arresting follow-up to _The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell_.**

In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer--Vincent's last taste of innocence and first taste of real life--dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one's own destiny.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 8.35 x 5.35 IN

**Publication Date:** September 14, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 24.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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