{"id":11312,"date":"2026-02-01T18:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T17:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=11312"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:40:28","slug":"confessions-of-a-bridge-addict","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/confessions-of-a-bridge-addict\/","title":{"rendered":"CONFESSIONS\u00a0 OF A BRIDGE\u00a0 ADDICT"},"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-11323\" src=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/confessions-cover-1.jpeg\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/confessions-cover-1.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/bridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/confessions-cover-1-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/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-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-dcd5254\" id=\"strong-life-in-the-fast-lane-strong\" data-block-id=\"dcd5254\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-left\"><strong>LIFE IN THE FAST LANE<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joey Silver and John Carruthers (JC) have been top Canadian bridge players for over fifty years. As a partnership and as friends, they go back twenty-five years, and have a silver medal in World Championship play to their credit, as well as numerous Canadian Championships.<br>This book continues Joey\u2019s popular \u2018Confessions of a Bridge Addict\u2019 column, begun on Bridge Winners during COVID. The confessions showcase Joey\u2019s successes and failures both at the bridge table and in life. Interspersed throughout are stories of his exploits as a lawyer in the Qu\u00e9bec court system, in which he meets an array of personalities and finds his passion for competition. The lessons learned as a public defender mirror those learned at the bridge table, lessons he shares with his reader.<br>Joey agreed to write this book on the condition that JC would be his co-author and editor. The result of this collaboration delivers to readers an insightful book on the game, with many interesting characters.<\/p>\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-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f16db2a\" data-block-id=\"f16db2a\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em>Eminently readable and lots of fun.<\/em><br>\u2014 Zia Mahmood<\/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><strong><em>John Carruthers\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is one of Canada\u2019s top players, an ACBL Hall of Famer and former editor of the International Press Association\u2019s Bulletin. 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