In the Cards : A Conversation with Fred Gitelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contract bridge.

Bridge whist.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

In the Cards

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed 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. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. Bridge Background

II. A Personal Perspective

III. The Bridge Business

IV. At the Summit

V. Critical Times?

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781771700559

1771700556

OCLC:

1255220604