Bringing up a prodigy

Josh Waitzkin the chess prodigy at the heart of the acclaimed book, "Searching for Bobby Fischer", has just signed his first deal for a book that´s not about chess.  The tentatively titled "The Art of Learning", is an inspirational memoir-and-advice book, will so be published by Simon & Schuster´s Free Press.  Josh Waitzkin now in his late 20s, Waitzkin is no longer a professional chess player, and is an expert at a form of tai chi known as tai chi push hands. The new book represented by his father Fred Waitzkin´s longtime agent, Amanda "Binky" Urban. It discusses the skills Waitzkin believes are essential to chess, to tai chi, and to most endeavors. It will be full of anecdotes from Waitzkin´s life and discussed such concepts as "having a beginner´s mind" and how to build mental stamina.

Josh Waitzkin was a champion chess player from childhood, and his story was chronicled by his father Fred Waitzkin in "Searching for Bobby Fischer" — and later made into a movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer".