D. W. Crisfield has been playing bridge for about thirty years, seriously for the past fifteen years. She has also been teaching bridge for the past fifteen years. She recently won the Miles NLM Pairs at the North American Bridge Championships held in Boston and was featured in the Bridge Bulletin-a monthly magazine that is sent to everyone registered with the American Contract Bridge League. Crisfield has written thirty books; this is her first on bridge. Stephen Gorman is a photographer and writer whose work has appeared in several books and whose photo-essay books include Northeastern Wilds. He lives in Norwich, Vermont.

Visit him at stephengorman.com. Eli Burakian is a freelance photographer whose work has appeared in many books. He lives in Windsor, Vermont. Visit him at burakianphotography.com.