In the Cards

ebook A Conversation with Fred Gitelman · Ideas Roadshow Conversations

By Howard Burton

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This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and 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:

  • Bridge Background - What it's all about
  • A Personal Perspective - Beginnings, partnerships, tournaments and memory
  • The Bridge Business - Educational software, online domination and special friends
  • At the summit - Conquering the world and then reverting to type
  • Critical Times? - Demographics, gender and the future of bridge
  • About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series (100 books):

    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. Howard Burton holds a PhD in physics and an MA in philosophy, and was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.

    In the Cards