The ABCs of Bridge by William S Root

The ABCs of Bridge by William S Root

William S. Root, winner of many national bridge championships, premier bridge teacher, author of classic bridge books, and recently elected to the Bridge Hall of Fame, is one of America's foremost bridge personalities.

As a player, Bill Root has won all three of the most important American trophies (the Vanderbilt, the Spingold, and the Reisinger) a total of thirteen times. He has represented the United States in the Bridge Olympiad; in the Bermuda Bowl; and on exhibition tours to South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. He is rated a World Master by the World Bridge Federation.

As a bridge teacher, Bill is considered to be one of the best of all time and has helped tens of thousands to enjoy the world's most popular card game. He has been the director for the National Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament and has served as Card Games Authority for the Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers, making him the modern-day Hoyle for the 120 million card players in America.

His many best-selling bridge books include Commonsense Bidding, How to Play a Bridge Hand, and How to Defend a Bridge Hand (all of which won the Book of the Year title awarded by the American Bridge Teachers' Association.) He also coauthored the popular Modern Bridge Conventions with Richard Pavlicek.

William S.Root (1923-2002) was a professional bridge player in the United States who also taught and wrote about the game. In 1997, he was admitted into the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame, and he wrote numerous well-received bridge books, including Commonsense Bidding: The Most Comprehensive Guide to Modern Ways of Standard Bidding and How to Play a Bridge Hand: 12 Simple Chapters to Winning Bridge by America's Best Instructor.

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ISBN 13	9780609801628
ISBN 10	0609801627
Title	The ABCs of Bridge
Author	William S Root
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1998-11-10
Number of pages	304
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