Fred
Gitelman/Las
Vegas - "'Shadow In The Bridge World’ is my all-time
favorite work of bridge fiction. Mike, my original bridge mentor,
has created a highly entertaining book that is packed with fascinating
deals, great stories, and wonderful characters. Expect to do a lot
of laughing out loud when you read (and reread) this book!"
Mike
Passell/Las
Vegas - "I recommend "Shadow" to every bridge
player. Both the writing and bridge hands are first rate. This is
the only bridge book I have ever read from cover to cover. I thoroughly
enjoyed it."
Rhoda
Walsh/Palm
Desert - "Shadow is superb! The characters are enchanting
and the hands to die for...I truly couldn't put it down."
Zla/Man
About World - "Boy, you can really write!"
Edgar
Kaplan/The
Bridge World - "Intriguing characters... Most of the
deals that matter are on an advanced level. This is a book for sophisticated
bridge players who long to step temporarily out of their everyday
existences."
Alan
Truscott/The
New York Times - "The writing and the deals are lively,
giving an entertaining picture of the tournament world."
Phlllip
Alder/Newspaper
Enterprise Assn. - "If you like reading bridge books
containing entertaining but difficult hands that really happened,
you'll want to buy Shadow In The Bridge World, (this is) a shadow
with substance."
Paul
Soloway/Mlll
Creek, Washington - "Mike, you have my endorsement;
it brought back memories starting out as a pro; I enjoyed it."
George
Mittelman/Toronto
- "Excellent writing and fun characters; belongs next
to Reese in the bathroom book bin where re-reading is guaranteed!"
Allan
Falk/Okemos,
Michigan - "I read Shadow In The Bridge World in one
day, while on the airplane returning from the Seattle NABC and had
to finish it before I turned out the light to go to sleep."
John
Armstrong/Ontario
Kibitzer - "Marvelous fun! Mike's inimitable, personal,
breezy style makes this a wonderful read. Lots of hands, enjoyable
play, psychologically instructive bidding. I hooted with glee at
the way the 'Shadow' turned the opponents inside out, especially
a pair of cheaters in a rubber game (in Hawaii)."
Ted
Horning/Toronto
Star Syndicate - "I enjoyed the Shadow. Wiss is himself
in the book, and unlike some writers, he self-portrays perfectly.
I recommend it to advanced players who will enjoy the hands and
readers who appreciate a 'cool' hero and entertaining stories."
Bruce
McIntyre/Vancouver
Matchpointer - "A new hero works his table magic."
Gabriel
Chagas/Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil - "Congratulations for a light and
agreeable book bearing some interesting hands."
Linda
Lee/Canadian
Masterpoint - "I was prepared to hate the 'Shadow' after
he was described as both wealthy and accomplished at all he does,
but it was impossible to do so. Wiss and the Shadow just have too
much fun together; their bridge is just too good and too interesting.
Shadow in The Bridge World is a great read. The writing is entertaining,
the many characters true to life (and rumoured to all be real) and
the bridge stories amusing and the hands instructive."
Bill
Gates/Redmond,
Washington - "Shadow is a very clever book, full of
amazing bridge hands. If you like to read and you like bridge you
will enjoy this."."