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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt, who discusses his new novel Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning, which is published by our friends at Knopf. Topics of discussion include chess, The Queen's Gambit, beginner's mind, the correlations between learning a new skill and alleviating stress, whether 50 is too old to learn the guitar, and much more. Copies of Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.
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This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt, who discusses his new novel Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning, which is published by our friends at Knopf. Topics of discussion include chess, The Queen's Gambit, beginner's mind, the correlations between learning a new skill and alleviating stress, whether 50 is too old to learn the guitar, and much more. Copies of Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.

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