Marc Smith's original World Class, published in 1999, became a classic. This is the second volume or an all-new edition, featuring many of the world's best players of the 21^st Century. They discuss their lives, at the table and away from it - how they started, their best and worst bridge memories, their favorite hands, why partnerships work well, and their hopes for the future. You may recognize the names from your bridge magazine or from watching them play online. This book will show you their human sides, as they chat about their triumphs and disasters and offer tips to improve your game. Get to know many of the world's best players, male and female, young and old.
PLAYERS IN THIS VOLUME:
Marcelo BRANCO (Brazil) Chip MARTEL (U.S.A.)Kerri SANBORN (U.S.A.)Bobby LEVIN (U.S.A.)Michel ROSENBERG (U.S.A.)Joey SILVER (Canada)Miguel VILLAS-BOAS (Brazil)Irina LEVITINA (U.S.A.)Jill MEYERS (U.S.A.)Wenfei WANG (China)Renee COOPER (Australia)Jacob FREEMAN (Canada)Adam KAPLAN (U.S.A.)Marty BERGEN (U.S.A.)Eric KOKISH (Canada)

The author of more than 40 books on the game, MARC SMITH will be known to many readers as the expert panel conductor of the world's most popular monthly bidding challenge, now hosted on RealBridge. He also writes a regular column on BBO, reporting on major bridge events.Smith has collaborated on books with such stars as Jeff Meckstroth, Zia Mahmood, Martin Hoffman, David Bird, Tim Bourke and Julian Pottage. With Barbara Seagram, he co-authored 25 Conventions You Should Know, which won the American Bridge Teachers Association's Book of the Year award and has become one of the best-selling bridge books of all time.