Stirling Moss, an Englishman who won 16 Formula One grand prix races, said, "I was taught that everything is attainable if you are prepared to give up, to sacrifice, to get it."
Ron Klinger from Australia is a leading teacher, writer and player. He has probably lost count of both the number of times he has represented his country and the number of books he has written. His latest work is "Playing Doubled Contracts" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).
It is an old wive's tale that unusual things happen in threes. So, I am expecting to see today's play theme again soon. It was in the book I reviewed yesterday, Last Call in the Menagerie. And here it is in The Canterbury Bridge Tales by David Silver and Tim Bourke (Master Point Press).
Xiangxiang Chestnut, a tiny shop selling roasted chestnuts, is situated in the same neighborhood as Angelina, an elegant Parisian tea house that advertises itself as the favorite cafe of the late Coco Chanel, as well as being the most authoritative patisserie for Mont Blanc, a pureed chestnut cake.
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