This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Fred Gitelman, world-champion bridge player and co-founder of Bridge Base Online. This wide-ranging conversation provides behind-the-scenes insights into the world of professional bridge, the psychological stress of top-flight competition and how the human mind can compute amazing feats of memory.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Art of Competition, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Bridge Background - What it’s all about
II. A Personal Perspective - Beginnings, partnerships, tournaments and memory
III. The Bridge Business - Educational software, online domination and special friends
IV. At the summit - Conquering the world and then reverting to type
V. Critical Times? - Demographics, gender and the future of bridge
This book is also part of the five-part compendium, Conversations About Anthropology & Sociology, which features Frans de Waal, Ian Stewart, Mark Maslin, Joseph Curtin, and Fred Gitelman. This Ideas Roadshow Collection is available in paperback and hardcover as well on Amazon.
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
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