In the Cards - A Conversation with Fred Gitelman
By Howard Burton
Length1h 28m
About this audiobook
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:
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
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:
This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
Audiobook details
GenreOther, Self-Help, Psychology
Length1 hr 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
6II. A Personal Perspective
2A Note on the Text
7III. The Bridge Business
3Introduction
8IV. At the Summit
4The Conversation
9V. Critical Times?
5I. Bridge Background
10Continuing the Conversation
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