Backwash Squeeze and Other Improbable Feats A Newcomer's Journey into the World of Bridge

Name: Backwash Squeeze and Other Improbable Feats A Newcomer's Journey into the World of Bridge
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ISBN: 9780061127656

ISBN-10: 0061127655

ISBN-13: 9780061127656

Edition: N/A

Authors: Edward McPherson

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At one time the game was even bigger than baseball. Today bridge is played by more than twenty-five million people in the United States alone, with Bill Gates, a sitting Supreme Court justice, and the guys from Radiohead among its devotees. In this spirited homage, Edward McPherson recounts the colorful history of the game and his attempts to master its mysteries in time to compete at the North American Bridge Championships-despite being barely able to shuffle cards, let alone play competitively. Insightful, funny, and steeped in respect, The Backwash Squeeze is an affectionate view of a grand game by an outsider trying to make his way into the inner circle.

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English



Acknowledgments


The Introduction I Am Not Qualified to Write: A Brief Bridge Tutorial



A Clean, Well-Caffeinated Place



The Miseducation of a Bridge Player



Kibitzing in Cowtown



A Short History of Bridge: From Hoyle to Halloween



Gamblers and Grannies



A Short History of Bridge: From Ballyhoo to Mr. Bridge



A Manhattan Interlude



The Kids Are Alright in Gatlinburg



Social Studies



Fear and Loafing in Las Vegas



London Bridge Isn't Falling Down, But It Might Come Second to Fishing, Part I



London Bridge Isn't Falling Down, But It Might Come Second to Fishing, Part II



East Side Story



The Battles of Gettysburg



Oh, the Sunny Saturdays I Have Missed



Wild Times in the Windy City, or My Travels with Tina


Notes


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