{"id":11310,"date":"2026-02-01T17:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T16:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=11310"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:39:54","slug":"tales-out-of-school","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/tales-out-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"TALES OUT OF SCHOOL"},"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:320px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-10815\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tales-out-of-school-cover.webp\" width=\"212\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tales-out-of-school-cover.webp 212w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tales-out-of-school-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<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\">Move over Victor Mollo and David Bird! Fans of the Hideous Hog, the Abbot, and the Rabbi will find a new hero among the halls of Mohican College (the last of the community colleges to be established). Tales out of School is a collection of humorous bridge stories from the witty and satirical pen of David Silver.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-77af87a\" id=\"review\" data-block-id=\"77af87a\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">REVIEW<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-subtitle stk-block-subtitle stk-block stk-2b19597\" data-block-id=\"2b19597\"><p class=\"stk-block-subtitle__text stk-subtitle\"><em>&#8220;One of the funniest bridge books ever written.&#8221;<br><\/em>\u2014Ted Horning, Toronto Star<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-aaf22b0\" data-block-id=\"aaf22b0\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em><em><em>&#8220;Hilarious.&#8221;<\/em><br>\u2014Alan Truscott, New York Times<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-acf015e\" data-block-id=\"acf015e\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-align-left\"><em><em><em>&#8220;I hope that this author appears with another book soon.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><br>\u2014Bridge Magazine<\/em><\/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><em>David Silver&nbsp;(1935-2017) is known for his hilarious tales of life as an educator, and for literary classics retold in a bridge setting. 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