Alvin LesserAlvin Lesser, received a B.A. in Accounting from New York University after serving in the military. Alvin was a Certified Public Accountant in New York for over 35 years. He was also a licensed real estate broker and commercial property developer. Alin has played and taught bridge for over 65 years. In 2011, Alvin wrote Basic Accounting Simplified, an award winning primer for beginning and struggling accounting students. The following year, he wrote Memories of the Catskills: The Making of a Hotel, an award winning memoir about the rise and fall of the "Borscht Belt" in New York's Catskill Mountains. Lesser Lodge, a small hotel started by his mother and father where the author spent the better part of his childhood, lies at the center of this heartfelt tale. In 2017, Alvin wrote 57+ Bridge Conventions Made Easy, a Gold and Bronze elit Award winner. Read More Read Less