The Abbot's Great Sacrifice

Informationen zum Autor David Bird is recognised as the world's leading humorous bridge writer. He has written over 130 bridge books, and in the last ten years he has won six 'Book of the Year' awards from the American Bridge Teachers Association - and in 2016 won the International Bridge Press Association Book of the Year Award for The Abbot, the Parrot and the Bermuda Bowl . David contributes regularly to Bridge Magazine , English Bridge , Bridge World , the American Contract Bridge League bulletin and other magazines around the world, as well as Vu-Bridge on the internet. He is also a voice commentator for Bridge Base Online . He lives in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, England. Klappentext In this eighth collection of stories featuring the bridge-crazy monks of St Titus! the pompous and self-important Abbot suffers more than his fair share of the game's aggravations. The world's worst house guest! Brother Herman from Australia! pays the monastery a visit. A team of attractive girls arrives at St Titus! playing unexpectedly well and unsettling the monastery novices. A disastrous start sends the Abbot to the bottom row of Swiss Teams! where he receives unwelcome advice from Josie Threlfall! a local teacher of the game. Zusammenfassung Further hilarious bridge stories about the bridge-playing monks at St Titus.

Product details

• Authors: David Bird, David Lyster Bird
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2003
• EAN: 9780304366132
• ISBN: 978-0-304-36613-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 196 mm x 13 mm
• Series: MASTER BRIDGE; MASTER BRIDGE; Master Bridge (Cassell)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Activities, Hobbies, quizzes & games, Indoor games, Card games, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Card Games / General, Card games: Bridge