DAVID BIRD has written 138 bridge books, a record, and is an eight-time winner of the American Bridge Teachers' Association 'Book of the Year'. His humorous stories, featuring the cantankerous Abbot and the monks of St Titus, have appeared for over forty years in Bridge Magazine. Larry Cohen had a glittering record as a player (with dozens of wins in national and international events) before switching to teaching and writing about the game. He has written award-winning books and bridge software/videos and now teaches around the USA and on many bridge cruises worldwide.