BIOGRAPHY/BEHIND THE SCENES
![]() | Bridge At The Edge by Boye Brogeland • David Bird List Price: 245 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. An in-depth, over-the-shoulder look at top-level bridge. While describing almost 200 deals that he played in World and European Championships, one of the world's best players, Boye Brogeland, discusses bidding and cardplay, as well as his approach to the mental side of the game. This is a fascinating glimpse into the thought processes of a champion bridge player, as well as a look at state-of-the . . . read more. |
![]() | Bridge, Zia... And Me by Michael Rosenberg List Price: 192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. One of the world's top bridge players chronicles his career from his early days growing up in the UK to his position today as one of the world's best. Rosenberg and the flamboyant Zia Mahmood, who also now lives in the US, are one of the world's best partnerships. Here we learn how they first met and started playing together. There are fascinating and funny anecdotes from Rosenberg's own career, . . . read more. |
![]() | Bridging Two Worlds by Martin Hoffman List Price: 278 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. This is a rare account of the horrors of the WW2 death camps from someone who experienced them. Born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Prague, Hoffman lost his entire family in the Holocaust. Fourteen-year-old Martin Hoffman escapes immediate death on arrival at Auschwitz by claiming to be eighteen. Through a combination of chutzpah and luck, he first survives a year at Auschwitz, then the Death . . . read more. |
![]() | For Love or Money The Life of a Bridge Journalist by Mark Horton • Brian Senior List Price: 192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Great hands and amusing anecdotes - a behind-the-scenes look at international bridge. Brian Senior and Mark Horton are experienced international players, and also two of the world's top bridge journalists. In one or the other capacity they have attended every World Championship and major international tournament in the last twenty years, and in this book they share their unique knowledge and expe . . . read more. |
![]() | I Love This Game by Sabine Auken List Price: 240 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Germany staged an improbable comeback in the final session of the 2001 Women's World Bridge Championship to score a narrow victory over France. In this book, world champion Sabine Auken tells the thrilling story of that gold medal win. She also uses the hands from that session as a starting point to talk about the game of bridge, and distills from them general principles and advice that will help . . . read more. |
![]() | Playing with the Bridge Legends by Barnet Shenkin List Price: 240 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Since winning the world's most prestigious pairs event in his early twenties, with the equally precocious Michael Rosenberg, Barnet Shenkin has continued to build a an impressive bridge career. Over the last 25 years, he has had the opportunity to play with and against some of the best in the world, and in this book he recounts his favorite hands and stories. While much of his early career was ba . . . read more. |
![]() | The Bridge Player's Bedside Book by Tony Forrester List Price: 256 pages. Hardcover. Also available as an E-book. The ultimate collection of bridge stuff, with something for everyone from the beginner to the expert. Humor, mystery, quizzes, history, biography - it's all here. Over fifty world-class contributors, including Eddie Kantar, Alfred Sheinwold, Ron Klinger, Phillip Alder, Albert Dormer, and many more. Illustrated throughout, including elegant Fougasse cartoons such as this one. From Tony Forrester's . . . read more. |
![]() | The Lone Wolff Autobiography of a Bridge Maverick by Bobby Wolff List Price: 287 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The world champion and former ACBL and WBF President discusses his own career with honesty and emotion, and tackles the big issues that others are afraid to talk about: players cheating at the top levels, destructive bidding systems, sponsorship, and professional players. . . . read more. |
![]() | Win the Bermuda Bowl with Me by Jeff Meckstroth • Marc Smith List Price: 256 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. An over-the-shoulder look at the thought processes of one of the world's best players as Jeff Meckstroth takes the reader through the highs and lows of winning the Bermuda Bowl - the world teams championship. Written in the style of Terence Reese's classic Play Bridge with Reese, this book gives readers a chance to make their own decisions at critical stages in each deal, and compare their soluti . . . read more. |








