Card games: Bridge Books
Little, Brown Book Group Bridge for Complete Beginners
Book SynopsisLearn how to play bridge with this simple step-by-step guide.While good bridge classes are, of course, of great value, this book is itself the complete tutorial. It will help you to learn properly without other help and give you a solid foundation on which to start playing this absorbing game.Work at your own paceUnderstand the key basic principlesLearn about the Acol system of biddingDiscover how to play a hand, both as declarer and in defence
£8.99
Orion Publishing Co Basic Acol Bridge Flipper
Book SynopsisBridge is a superb card game, perfect for keeping your memory sharp, played by millions around the world.This Fast Fact Finder is a guide and summary to the basics of bridge for the beginner and novice player, enabling players to check quickly important points in bidding and play. It is designed to be used in conjunction with Basic Bridge and Acol Bridge Made Easy, both by Ron Klinger.''Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming'' Omar Sharif
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers The Times Beginners Guide to Bridge
Book SynopsisA one-stop practical guide on how to play and master the fascinating and rewarding game of bridge with expert advice throughout from Andrew Robson, the Times bridge correspondent, the world’s most famous and successful player and teacher of bridge.Trade Review“No one else has the capacity to explain Bridge more clearly than Andrew.”Omar Sharif “If you want to be better, buy the book.”The Spectator
£6.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Cardturner
Book SynopsisWhen Alton''s ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it''s better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton''s mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future.But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar''s wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that spans decades is finally brought to conclusion.Alton''s mother is in for a surprise!Trade ReviewLouis Sachar is one of the few masters of American fiction * Independent on Sunday *This is Sachar, owner of the most distinctive, clever, funny, philosophical voice in children's fiction . . . a whale symbol on the page warns of forthcoming bridge analysis, which the readers can skip if they want. But they probably won't. Because this is Sachar * The Telegraph *In Alton Richards, Sachar has created a credible and funny teenage lead . . . The human drama is gripping * Financial Times *The genius of Sachar's prose is that it's so plain and unshowy you don't notice the daredevil artistry of his storytelling until it's too late. You don't know you've been cut in half until you try to walk away . . . As Uncle Lester might say, nicely played, Louis * Frank Cottrell Boyce, Guardian *
£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers Bridge Secrets
Book SynopsisThe perfect stocking filler for lovers of Bridge.When you open this little book, the state secrets of the game of bridge lie in your hands. They cover everything you need to know to go from being a bridge beginner to an international mastermind!The book is split into short, concise and easy-to-follow tips that will help to improve all aspects of your game and strategy. They reveal how to play a good defensive hand, how to devise a bidding system, what you can read from an opponent's play, plus lots more.The beautifully decorated pages and luxury pocket style make this book something a little bit special. With it by your side you'll always come up trumps!
£6.99
Anness Publishing The Complete StepbyStep Guide to Chess Bridge
Book SynopsisThis superb instructional book will tell you everything you need to know about chess and bridge, from the fascinating histories of the games to how to play and master strategies to win.
£16.19
Flame Tree Publishing Bridge: Beginner to Intermediate
Book SynopsisRunner-up in the beginner/novice category of the American Bridge Teachers Association 2020 Book of the Year Awards. Bridge is a hugely popular pastime enjoyed by millions, and yet whole books have been written about single aspects of the game, and learning the seemingly complex rules and language can be a daunting idea. So this is the essential guide to beginning your journey and getting in on the fun, covering everything you need to know to get started and progress, from bridge basics, language and no-trump declarer play to analysing hands and working with trump suits. Defence play is then covered before going into bidding essentials and further bidding techniques and conventions. Keeping score and advice on taking things further rounds off this invaluable guide for the beginner. Clear explanations and examples make learning easy, and fresh writing from seasoned expert Mark Horton keeps things interesting, while a glossary of terms is a handy at-a-glance reminder of the meaning of key words and phrases. Suitable for standard playing methods used worldwide.Trade Review“The book is extremely well-designed, and the excellent graphics are immensely helpful in illustrating the material. Color and typography are deployed effectively throughout the text, with cards always denoted in bold, either black or red.”
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Improve Your Bridge Memory MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisJoin the millions of people worldwide who have discovered the secrets of Bridge.This is a brilliant and original book. Three sections cover beginner, intermediate and advanced players. The tastiest morsels are to be found in the intermediate section where the author discusses how to remember vital principles in bidding and play.''Bridge is the most entertaining and intelligent card game the wit of man has so far devised'' W. Somerset MaughamTrade ReviewIf you're looking for something different in a bridge book, try IMPROVE YOUR BRIDGE MEMORY. This is not a course of memory lessons. Rather it makes it easier to learn and remember what is important to bridge players. * The Bridge World *
£12.28
Orion Publishing Co Bridge with the Blue Team
Book SynopsisBRIDGE WITH THE BLUE TEAM sets down the most outstanding hands played by the Blue Team, the astonishingly successful Italian team which achieved a record number of victories in world-class championships, a feat unlikely to be equalled. The 140 chosen hands are first set out in single dummy form so that the reader can make his own decisions about playing the hand before reading the analysis provided. Sections at the end of the book give a summary of the bidding systems. Pietro Forquet is recognised as one of the most celebrated bridge players of all time, and in this book he demonstrates he would rank similarly as a bridge writer.
£17.09
Orion Publishing Co Basic Bridge
Book Synopsis''One of the best introductory books I have come across is Basic Bridge. I recommend it to beginners and teachers alike'' The European''By far the best''Bridge PlusThis is a definitive Acol textbook, equally valuable to rubber or duplicate bridge players. Set out as a course which can be used in conjunction with bridge classes or as a self-teacher, the book covers all the basic principles of bidding and play and is packed with exercises and quizzes on everything that has been taught. Recommended as the ideal textbook for learning the game, Basic Bridge will continue to be the standard beginner''s guide to rubber and duplicate bridge for the foreseeable future. If you only ever buy one bridge book it has to be Basic Bridge.Trade ReviewBy far the best of the bunch. With the help of his co-authors, Klinger has produced a book in which the text is easy to follow , with many interesting play problems. No bridge teacher should be without Basic Bridge, which is excellent value * Bridge Plus *One of the best introductory books I have come across is Basic Bridge. I recommend it to beginners and teachers alike * The European *Basic Bridge is the title of one of the best books for beginners I have seen * The Field *The book deservedly merits its undoubted acclaim and it should be compulsory reading for anyone hoping to get to grips with the game. -- David Huggett * BRIDGE *
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co Dormer on Deduction
Book SynopsisThe established classic on inferential reasoning in bridge.Trade ReviewDORMER ON DEDUCTION is a magnum opus ... There are 144 pages of advice and hints about card-reading with around 80 complete hands ... Read this book - SUNDAY TIMESAlbert Dormer has written many books including some classics in collaboration with Reese ... This is an excellent book which covers a large topic providing many useful tips. The ability to reconstruct the hidden hands is one of the main differences between the ordinary player and the expert. This book will help to make the transition - BRIDGE PLUSThe best book I've read this year is DORMER ON DEDUCTION ... If you get 50 per cent of Dormer's hands right before reading the analysis, you are a good player ... Excellent stuff - THE TIMES
£12.34
Orion Publishing Co 100 Winning Bridge Tips Master Bridge Cassell
Book SynopsisThis latest edition of an outstanding book contains some new tips which reflect the changes in the game since the original publication in 1987. Learning from bitter experience at the bridge table is a slow, painful and often costly business. The 100 winning tips are designed to cover specific situations in bidding, play and defence - the sort of problems that arise over and over again in everyday play, providing a painless substitute for experience.
£12.34
Anness Publishing Complete Step-by-step Guide to Chess & Bridge
Book SynopsisChess and bridge have been two of the world's most popular games for centuries, and this superb instructional book will tell you everything you need to know about them, from their intriguing histories to how to play and win. Biographies of the most well-known players are included, from famous bridge players such as Terence Reese and Omar Sharif to world-class chess players such as Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.With stepby-step guidance and over 1200 photographs and illustrations, this easy-to-follow book will show players how to play and increase their enjoyment of two of the most tactical and complex games around today.
£10.79
Orion Publishing Co New Instant Guide to Bridge
Book SynopsisNEW INSTANT GUIDE TO BRIDGE is designed as a quick reference book for every bridge player who wants to be sure of the best bid, lead or play. It includes what you need to know for opening bids, responses and rebids. There is also guidance on hand evaluation, competitive bidding strategy, opening leads, declarer play and defence so that the reader will have all the basic essentials of good play within easy reach.
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Famous Bridge Disasters MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisIn this hugely entertaining book David Bird describes the most spectacular and amusing disasters suffered by the world''s top players. There are two reasons for studying such disasters - you can learn from them and (yes!) you can enjoy them.In common with the previous books in this mini-series, you will be directly involved in the action at various stages, invited to make your own choice of bid, lead or play. This is excitement in itself, for the hands are all taken from top-class matches.
£11.69
Orion Publishing Co Playing To Win At Bridge Practical Problems for
Book SynopsisExpanded new edition of an established classic.
£12.34
Orion Publishing Co Killing Defence At Bridge
Book SynopsisJoin the millions of people worldwide who have discovered the joy of bridgeKilling Defence at Bridge is one of the great classics of bridge. It carries the mark of a genius and was the first in a series of major books written by Hugh Kelsey, who became internationally recognised as a leading authority on the analysis of bridge. He coupled this incisive thinking with a brilliant skill with words and made the most complex techniques in bridge sound simple and easy to grasp. Killing Defence features a foreword by Ron Klinger, one of bridge''s leading teachers.Trade ReviewMandatory requirements for a modern technical bridge library * Encyclopaedia of Bridge *
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co Bridge Odds for Practical Players
Book Synopsis''The most useful publication in the past twelve months. I unhesitatingly award my accolade to BRIDGE ODDS FOR PRACTICAL PLAYERS because every player should know the material it contains. This cannot be found elsewhere'' THE TIMESBacking outsiders has ruined many a punter at the bridge table as well as at the race track. Few players have any idea of how to harness the odds to solve problems that constantly recur. Which is the best line of play? Is it better to finesse or play for the drop? Will the diamonds break? Can the chances be combined? What are the exact odds?Here is a simple guide to solving the problems that arise in assessing the odds in play at bridge. Keeping theory to a minimum, the authors show by means of many practical examples how to calculate the odds and how to come up with the right answer at the bridge table. Anyone who learns to apply the principles set out in this book need never again be accused of playing against the odds.Trade ReviewThe most useful publication in the past twelve months. I unhesitatingly award my accolade to BRIDGE ODDS FOR PRACTICAL PLAYERS because every player should know the material it contains. This cannot be found elsewhere * THE TIMES *
£12.34
Little, Brown Book Group Bridge Winning Ways to Play Your Cards
Book SynopsisMany bridge books feature magical and inspiring hands but hands that are never seen in day-to-day play at the bridge table. Bridge: Winning Ways to Play Your Cards concentrates on the type of hands that will make a real difference to your scores and which will help you improve your game.Discover how to assess your opponents'' strengths and weaknesses - in relation to your own - and win!
£10.44
Anness Publishing How to Play and Win at Bridge
Book Synopsis(new edition) Learn how to play the classic game with full step-by-step instructions, techniques and tactics for players of all ages, skills and experience.
£13.50
HarperCollins Publishers The Times Improve Your Bridge Game
Book SynopsisBased on The Times Bridge column, an extensive bridge guide aimed at the less experienced or social player who longs to improve their game, with instructive deals and tips, as well as a helpful Index.Trade Review“No one else has the capacity to explain Bridge more clearly than Andrew.”Omar Sharif “If you want to be better, buy the book.”The Spectator
£7.59
Orion Publishing Co Guide To Better Acol Bridge
Book SynopsisFor those needing to grasp the fundamentals of sound bidding and play, Ron Klinger''s BASIC BRIDGE is the answer. GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE is intended for the large majority who are ready to advance beyond the basics.While GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE emphasises better bidding, each chapter contains examples of play, which highlight areas of winning declarer technique and defence. At the end of each section, a revision test enables the reader to measure the rate of progress.The book can be used by teachers conducting courses, or as a self-teacher.Trade ReviewThis is a book which is absolutely packed with good material - and when we say packed, we mean packed for not a scrap of space is wasted - BRIDGE MAGAZINE
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co Miracles of Card Play
Book SynopsisThe first title in this hilarious world-famous series
£11.69
Orion Publishing Co Logical Bridge Play MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisAs Hugh Kelsey says in his introduction, the brilliant card player achieves his results with a combination of logic and flair. And although many people may think flair plays a disproportionate part, the expert player, in fact, produces his sometimes unbelievable results almost entirely by the application of logic. LOGICAL BRIDGE PLAY teaches you just how to apply logic to your card play in making the correct inferences and deductions, and in assessing the timing - the opportunity to become a master player is yours for the taking.
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co Deadly Defence
Book SynopsisThis is the most important book on defence in bridge to be published for nearly half a century and will be essential reading for all serious bridge players.
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co Acol Bridge Made Easy
Book Synopsis''Many games provide fun, but Bridge grips you. It exercises your mind. Your mind can rust, you know, but Bridge prevents the rust from forming'' Omar Sharif''Bridge is the most entertaining and intelligent card game the wit of man has so far devised'' W. Somerset MaughamMore and more people are finding out what a great joy it is to be able to play bridge. You can learn at any age, but one thing is sure - you will wish you had started earlier.Bridge is the most stimulating, most intriguing, most fascinating and most challenging of all card games. It will give you more lasting pleasure than any other recreation because of its unending variety.Once you start playing, you will want to play again and again...
£12.28
Little, Brown Book Group Control the Bidding The Right Way to Secure the
Book SynopsisWhether you are a masterpoint hunter at congresses or an afternoon rubber bridge player, Paul Mendelson's entertaining, thoroughly accessible and incisive text guides you, sharpens your zest and wills you to win.
£10.44
John Wiley & Sons Inc Card Games For Dummies
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Discovering Card Games 7 Chapter 1: Card Game Basics 9 Chapter 2: Solitaire 21 Chapter 3: Children’s Games 45 Part 2: Getting Rid of Cards 61 Chapter 4: Rummy 63 Chapter 5: Canasta 85 Chapter 6: Eights 103 Chapter 7: Fan Tan 113 Part 3: Taking Tricks 121 Chapter 8: Whist 123 Chapter 9: Oh Hell! and Other Exact Bidding Games 137 Chapter 10: Euchre 153 Chapter 11: Spades 165 Chapter 12: Mini-Bridge and Contract Bridge 181 Part 4: Scoring or Avoiding Points 191 Chapter 13: Hearts 193 Chapter 14: Pinochle 205 Chapter 15: Setback 229 Part 5: Adding and Climbing 241 Chapter 16: Cribbage 243 Chapter 17: President 259 Chapter 18: Blackjack 271 Part 6: Playing Poker 287 Chapter 19: Shuffling Through Poker Basics 289 Chapter 20: Draw Poker 303 Chapter 21: Stud Poker 311 Chapter 22: Texas Hold ’Em 321 Chapter 23: Omaha 339 Part 7: The Part of Tens 353 Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Improve Your Game and Have More Fun 355 Chapter 25: Ten Places to Find More Information on Your Game 361 Index 367
£14.39
Orion Publishing Co Guide To Better Duplicate Bridge
Book SynopsisThe Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge provides the bidding methods and strategy needed to do well at pairs, not only when the bidding involves only your side but also when both sides have entered the auction.Trade ReviewGuide to Better Duplicate Bridge and its competitive bidding methods, with defence against systems, is clearly presented, rich in wisdom and advice, qualities which, if followed, will reward the user with ever-improving results. It is a guide unreservedly recommended at all times. - The Oxford Times
£11.69
Palazzo Editions Ltd The Joy of Bridge: Everything You Need to Know to
Book SynopsisA compendium of tips, techniques and examples designed to brush up your knowledge on the key areas of your game, so that, wherever you play – kitchen, local group or club – you will be more likely to succeed. Eschewing most conventions, everyday bidding problems are solved logically and clearly, declarer play techniques, from the ubiquitous 3NT to tricky little part-scores, are broken down into the crucial areas for consideration, and defensive decisions are made easier by knowing exactly the target for which you are striving. For forty years, Paul has lectured live and online and, along with his easy-to-follow guidance, The Joy of Bridge shares a selection of his infamously entertaining stories and hands. Paul’s aim is always to encourage bridge players, at any level, to stop trying to remember what to do, but simply to think instead so that solutions to problems become readily apparent and play becomes easier.Trade Review‘Like the The Joy of Sex – but with more explicit diagrams’‘Mendelson is the most readable, logical bridge author out there. Every one of his books offers improvement and enjoyment’‘Paul Mendelson’s bridge books give me more pleasure than I can tell you. Suddenly, I understand things I’ve struggled with for years’
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co 5Card Major Stayman MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisAn original and exciting book for all senior intermediate and expert players who would like to refine their technique when bidding One No-Trump.
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Understanding Slam Bidding MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisA lucid guide to the intricacies of slam bidding which not only gives all the important modern conventions but also teaches you how to identify the key cards in your hand
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co 100 Winning Duplicate Tips For the Improving
Book SynopsisShows how by understanding match-point scoring and adjusting your bidding and play to its demands, you can greatly improve your results
£12.34
Orion Publishing Co Bridge Conventions Defences and Countermeasures
Book SynopsisConventions are a vital element of bidding in bridge. Unless they are easily and clearly understood they can be destructively dangerous. This book contains the most common conventions you are likely to encounter at the duplicate table, together with defensive measures you can take, plus countermeasures against each part of the defensive methods. Importantly, however, bridge continues to evolve. The material in the additional chapter covers the most recent developments in bridge bidding and will give you ideas for inclusion in your regular partnerships.Trade ReviewExplains each convention, and goes on to show how it should be used, and covers the good and bad sides of its use. I felt the best part of the book (and the part which makes it stand out from any other book on conventions) was that, first, he shows how you might set out to make any conventional understanding difficult to use well, when employed against you. Then he discusses how best to counter these (and other) defensive measures used against you when you yourself have used the convention ... Highly recommended. - Bridge Magazine
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co The Power Of Shape MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisAverage players tend to focus on point count for their bidding decisions, but the expert recognises that the shape of the hand also plays a vital role. Knowing the implications of shape will help you find the best contract more often. The book not only reveals how to use hand patterns to winning effect, but also how to incorporate the ideas of shape in your bidding system.The power of shape is not limited to the bidding. Successful play or defence is often linked to a knowledge of the pattern of the opponents'' hands. The second part of this book will show you how to discover and make use of this invaluable information.Follow the recommendations in this exciting and original book and your partnership will be in great shape!
£10.44
Orion Publishing Co More Killing Defence at Bridge
Book SynopsisHow many times have you found yourself defending and wriggling with anguish at having to discard apparently certain winners? Hugh Kelsey''s target here is to help you to avoid such pain - and other agonies that a competent declarer may inflict. By developing your insights into the hidden possibilities in the lie and play of the cards, this book will make you a sought-after partner and a respected (and feared!) opponent.Trade ReviewAfter you have read and absorbed Killing Defence at Bridge and its successor More Killing Defence at Bridge you partner will never again get a chance to chastise you on your defensive play. In fact other and, perhaps, better bridge players than your regular partner, will be anxious to play with you. You will never again be without good partners! -- Michael Brennan * WATERFORD NEWS & STAR *
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co Guide to Better Card Play
Book SynopsisThe world''s oldest, and leading, bridge magazine, The Bridge World, said of this book:''Guide to Better Card Play is an elementary-through-intermediate textbook on declarer play and defence. Appropriately, the two phases of the book receive equal attention. The book can be used either as a self-teacher or as the basis of a series of lessons. In addition to the tutorial material, which is comprehensive, careful and instructive, the work is choc-a-bloc with summaries, reviews, quizzes and example deals. There is even an appendix that allows your foursome to set up the practice deals yourself. We like almost everything about this book, we especially liked the attention to partnership methods, the topic selection, and the carefully constructed lesson deals. There are other good texts at this level, but Klinger''s book has twice as much material as similar works. This is a very good buy.''Trade ReviewGuide to Better Card Play is an elementary-through-intermediate textbook on declarer play and defence. Appropriately, the two phases of the book receive equal attention. The book can be used either as a self-teacher or as the basis of a series of lessons. In addition to the tutorial material, which is comprehensive, careful and instructive, the work is choc-a-bloc with summaries, reviews, quizzes and example deals. There is even an appendix that allows your foursome to set up the practice deals yourself. We like almost everything about this book, we especially liked the attention to partnership methods, the topic selection, and the carefully constructed lesson deals. There are other good texts at this level, but Klinger's book has twice as much material as similar works. This is a very good buy. * The Bridge World *
£13.49
Little, Brown Book Group The Right Way to Play Bridge
Book SynopsisA brand new edition of this bestselling complete reference guide to playing bridge successfully.
£10.44
Little, Brown Book Group The Golden Rules Of Bridge
Book SynopsisThe tips and techniques in this book will transform your enjoyment of the game.
£10.44
Austin Macauley Publishers The Dini Bridge Bible
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£7.59
WW Norton & Co Seven Games
Book SynopsisA group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of whyand howwe play themTrade Review"The games that have preoccupied and fascinated us over millennia tell a story not just about human history but, crucially, about the nature of the human mind. Oliver Roeder’s Seven Games offers a sweeping and provocative tour of the labyrinths into which we so eagerly lose—and so revealingly find—ourselves." -- Brian Christian, author of Most Human Human and The Alignment Problem"Seven Games is exciting and personal – you can sense Roeder’s emotional investment. The book is also built on richly fleshy characters profiled by Roeder – both the human game champions and the AI designers who beat them." -- James Mcconnachie - Times Literary Supplement"A journalist and gaming geek, Roeder’s book is part memoir and part meditation on the way in which overwhelming machine superiority is changing both games and those who play them. His account is perceptive in particular on the oddities of gaming subcultures, most notably those he plays well himself such as Scrabble, where he was briefly one of the 200 or so best players in the US." -- James Crabtree - Financial Times"Illuminating....a fascinating group biography of some of the most popular games of all time....offers powerful insights into why we play games and what we can learn from them....accessible, enjoyable....raises provocative and sometimes unsettling questions about the nature of intelligence and the unintended consequences when machines play better than we do....If you are intrigued by this rare opportunity to pull back the curtain on how humans and computers learn, then you will be richly rewarded." -- The Washington Post"Part memoir and part meditation on how games ranging from chess through checkers to poker have changed in an era when AI-powered computers crush the best human players. Roeder… is especially good on the oddities of gaming subcultures." -- Simon Kuper - Financial Times
£19.94
Pan Macmillan The Bridge Ladies
Book SynopsisFor the past fifty years, Monday afternoons in New Haven have always been the same: Roz, Rhoda, Bea, Jackie and Bette - the Bridge Ladies. A card table with four folding chairs (and one dummy seat). A plate of homemade cookies or brownies on the kitchen counter somewhere, largely untouched. And once they begin the game, hours of silence, punctuated only by the sound of cards being plucked up or snapped down. As a child, Betsy Lerner thought the Bridge Ladies were fascinatingly chic, with their frosted hair-dos and shiny nylons. To the teenage Betsy, they seemed hopelessly square. As an adult, working in New York City, they were a relic of her past. But when her husband accepted a job in New Haven, she found herself right back where she started.Suddenly, the Bridge Ladies came hurtling back, their Monday lunch and Bridge Club still ongoing. They had accepted their lot in life and were, mostly, grateful. They didn't talk about their problems, much less those inTrade ReviewThrough the alchemy of a grand game, Betsy Lerner has woven a universal coming of age story for both mother and daughter. A poignant, humorous and often painful struggle through the pageantry of playing cards; a woman's face on every one. -- Patti Smith, author of Just Kids and M TrainThis is the best book about mothers and daughters I've read in decades, maybe ever. I just loved it, related to it viscerally, kept calling up my daughters to read passages aloud to them. It's about - in addition to bridge of course - mother-daughter conflict, the desire to love and be loved, aging and loss, discovery and renewal. Betsy Lerner is a beautiful, achingly honest writer, and The Bridge Ladies is at once heartbreaking and hilarious, uplifting and profound -- Amy Chua, Yale Law Professor and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and The Triple PackageThe Bridge Ladies reminded me of Tuesdays With Morrie, except that it takes place on Mondays and it has five Morries. In this exquisitely written book, there's humor, candor, no-nonsense wisdom - and portraits of five women whose like we won't see again. I devoured it in one greedy sitting, and started re-reading as soon as I finished. -- Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book ClubBetsy Lerner's ladies--her Rozs and Rhodas, Bettes, Beas and Jackies--are our ladies, our mothers, grandmothers, and aunts. Betsy's ladies survived broken dreams, social change and families who didn't always stop to understand them, but as they cooked, cleaned and helped put the greatness in the greatest generation with their strength and spirit. Betsy Lerner takes us back to their tables, capturing her own complicated relationship with her mom and etching an entertaining portrait of a group of wonderful American women, growing older now and braving new battles, with sweetness, humor and sharp perceptiveness. This is a book with heart and feeling. -- George Hodgman, author of BettyvilleThe Bridge Ladies is a funny, tender, sometimes sad account that is often painful but always honest. * Jewish Chronicle *[Betsy's] laughter-filled memoir of rediscovery and reconciliation is a delicious delight. * Saga *Highly distinctive . . . a thoughtful, affectionate study. -- Ysenda Maxtone-Graham * Spectator *The Golden Girls meets The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants for a game of bridge and a plate of fishballs. I loved this memoir about a mother and daughter putting their differences aside -- Sara Manning * Red *In the end what we want from our mothers - and what they want from us - is acceptance. "Our mothers have been always trying to fix us, which has given us the message that we're not OK," says Betsy Lerner. Meanwhile, we daughters have been trying to fix them. Betsy's book says, stop trying to fix one another. You're both OK as you are. -- Joanna Moorhead * Guardian *Heart-warming * Sunday Express *
£10.46
Little, Brown Book Group Thinking About Bridge
Book SynopsisThere is such an abundance of hints, tips and advice available to bridge players that when faced with a particularly difficult problem, we find ourselves scrambling to remember that crucial solution. In this book, Paul Mendelson explains that when you stop trying to remember what to do, but simply think instead, the answers to expert problems become more apparent, accessible and easier to apply at the table. Packed with tips, examples, hands to study and practise at the table, system improvements, guidance for maximising your score at duplicate pairs, and innovations just for you, for your partnership and group of bridge friends, this book will improve every reader''s game markedly.Following on from Control the Bidding and Winning Ways to Play Your Cards, Thinking About Bridge will reinforce some of the key elements of the game, whilst adding a new expert dimension on understanding to each discipline, making the game more enjoyable and you
£9.25
John Wiley & Sons Inc Bridge For Dummies
Book SynopsisTry a hand at bridge and outsmart your opponents Bridge is the most popular card game in the world and, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Basic Notrump Play 7 CHAPTER 1: Going to Bridge Boot Camp 9 CHAPTER 2: Counting and Taking Sure Tricks 19 CHAPTER 3: Using Winning Trick Techniques at Notrump Play 27 CHAPTER 4: Outsmarting Your Opponents at Notrump Play 45 Part 2: Playing the Hand in a Trump Contract 63 CHAPTER 5: Introducing Trump Suits 65 CHAPTER 6: Creating Extra Winners to Discard Losers 81 CHAPTER 7: Setting Up the Dummy’s Long Suit 91 CHAPTER 8: Getting Rid of Losers by Using the Dummy’s Trump Cards 103 Part 3: Bidding for Fun and Profit 111 CHAPTER 9: Starting with Bidding Basics 113 CHAPTER 10: Making a Successful Opening Bid 123 CHAPTER 11: Responding to an Opening Bid 147 CHAPTER 12: Rebidding by the Opener 181 CHAPTER 13: Rebidding by the Responder 207 Part 4: Forging Ahead with Advanced Bidding Techniques 229 CHAPTER 14: Creating Interference: Defensive Bidding 231 CHAPTER 15: Double Trouble: Doubling and Redoubling 249 CHAPTER 16: Hitting Hard: Slam Bidding 267 Part 5: Playing a Strong Defense and Keeping Score 279 CHAPTER 17: Defending against Notrump Contracts 281 CHAPTER 18: Defending against Trump Contracts 299 CHAPTER 19: Playing Second Hand on Defense 317 CHAPTER 20: Wrapping Up with Scorekeeping 329 Part 6: Feeding Your Addiction to Bridge 345 CHAPTER 21: Joining Bridge Clubs and the Tournament World 347 CHAPTER 22: Playing Bridge on Your Computer and Online 357 Part 7: The Part of Tens 363 CHAPTER 23: Ten Ways to Be a Better Bridge Partner 365 CHAPTER 24: Ten Great Bridge Resources 369 Appendix: Acol Bidding System 375 Index 389
£16.14
Orion Publishing Co Sharpen Your Bridge Technique
Book SynopsisWhat are the hallmarks of the expert player? Why do some players appear regularly at the top, winning rubber after rubber? By studying the techniques involved, you will be able to develop your skills in card-reading and card sense, mental rehearsal, the application of logic, mental concentration and relaxation, the assessment of probabilities, imaginative defence and when to employ deceptive plays - all are considered and used by the expert mind to achieve above-average results.
£13.49
Master Point Press Winning Bridge Conventions: Conventions Useful
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£9.45
Peppertree Press Bridge With God-
£11.97
Master Point Press Ynm: Introduction and Card Play Basics
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£11.01
