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

By Edward Mcpherson

Book information

Publisher
It Books
Year
2008
ISBN
0061127655, 9780061127656, 0061127647, 9780061127649, 9780061462559
Open Library ID
OL24249657M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1611367 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
363\363
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

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.

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