Island at the Edge of the World Chess the Soviets were now a

the Soviets were now a co-belligerent (if not exactly a firm ally)

"acts as a pharmakon--both poison and remedy--inviting the reader to navigate its ambivalence

Publisher: CMX

The residents of Nicotine House (defenders of smokers' rights) possess the type of passion and fervor Penny feels she's desperately lacking

Goodwin demonstrates how liberty and authority were contested through ideas

Island at the Edge of the World Chess the Soviets were now aTitle: Island at the Edge of the World Author: Mike Pitts ISBN: 9780063344679 Publisher: Mariner Books Published: 2026 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Number of Pages: 368 Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: "A crisp, confident, and convincing new account of the place and its chroniclers" The New Yorker "A definitive history of the mysteries of Easter Island compelling[a] magisterial history." New York Times "Revelatory