{"id":10835,"date":"2026-02-01T17:43:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=10835"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:47:34","slug":"bridges-first-hippie-book-1-the-first-40-years","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/bridges-first-hippie-book-1-the-first-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"BRIDGE\u2019S FIRST HIPPIE BOOK 1 &#8211; THE FIRST 40 YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-60c1a84\" data-block-id=\"60c1a84\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-60c1a84-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f71a61e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f71a61e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f71a61e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f71a61e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0817ac3\" data-block-id=\"0817ac3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0817ac3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-19ce0da\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"19ce0da\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-19ce0da-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-19ce0da-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-57a93d8\" data-block-id=\"57a93d8\"><style>.stk-57a93d8 .stk-img-wrapper{width:212px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-10821\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridges-first-hippie-book-1-cover.webp\" width=\"212\" height=\"318\" alt=\"bridges first hippie book 1 cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridges-first-hippie-book-1-cover.webp 212w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bridges-first-hippie-book-1-cover-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-447aa60\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"447aa60\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-447aa60-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-447aa60-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Weichsel\u00a0has won five world bridge championships, and twenty-seven North American titles, and became a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2004. He has been part of great teams (C.C. Wei\u2019s Precision Team in the 1970s, and the Aces later on), and has won everything it is possible to win in the game. But that\u2019s just his bridge career. This fascinating autobiography tells the story of the man behind those accomplishments. Weichsel has always marched to his own drummer, from his early years as part of a Jewish immigrant family in New York, through his time in the US Navy during the Vietnam war, then experiencing the 60s counter-culture in San Francisco (and bringing that sensibility and dress style to the staid bridge scene), and living through periods as a sports betting baron, a pool shark, and even a mob hit target. There\u2019s great bridge in here, of course \u2013 lots of it \u2013 and plenty of tips for readers to learn from. This is a man who has spent almost sixty years playing with and against the best in the world, and he pulls no punches when it comes to partners and opponents \u2013 or, indeed, his own failings. Book 1 covers Weichsel\u2019s life up to his first Bermuda Bowl win in 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-b9d47fa\" id=\"review\" data-block-id=\"b9d47fa\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-justify\">REVIEW<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-dcd5254\" data-block-id=\"dcd5254\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em>For anyone who was a bridge player in the early 70s or is just interested in bridge history this is truly a great read. The bridge hands themselves are terrific, I promise you will learn a lot no matter your level. Bobby Levin on Bridgewinners.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-98282e6\" id=\"about-the-author\" data-block-id=\"98282e6\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-justify\">About the Author<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ce48f92\" data-block-id=\"ce48f92\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em>Peter Weichsel has won five world bridge championships, and twenty-seven North American titles, and became a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2004.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Weichsel\u00a0has won five world bridge championships, and twenty-seven North American titles, and became a member of the Bridge Hall of Fame in 2004. 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