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BOOKLETS AND FLIPPERS
1NT Forcing
Number 3
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1698

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$ 9.95

2/1 Game Forcing
Number 2
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1697

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$ 9.95

2/1 in a Nutshell
by Dee Berry

Item #1692

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$ 10.00

20 Great Conventions Flipper
by Ron Klinger

Conventions come and conventions go. Those that are worth playing remain, others wither and die. This flipper contains those conventions that have proven themselves viable, as well as some that are new but can significantly improve your competitive results. Even if you do not play them all, you will want to know what your competitors are doing.
Item #1318

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ACBL Appeals at the 1994 Spring NABC - Cincinnati
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Good condition.
Item #1816

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ACBL Appeals at the 1994 Summer NABC - San Diego
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Good condition.
Item #1815

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ACBL Appeals at the 1996 Fall NABC - San Francisco
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Good condition.
Item #1801

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1997 Fall NABC - St. Louis
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Excellent condition.
Item #1809

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1997 Spring NABC - Dallas
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Good condition.
Item #1802

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1997 Summer NABC - Albuquerque
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Good condition.
Item #1803

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1998 Fall NABC - Orlando
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Excellent condition.
Item #1807

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1998 Spring NABC - Reno
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Excellent condition.
Item #1817

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1999 Fall NABC - Boston
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Good condition.
Item #1804

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1999 Spring NABC - Vancouver
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Excellent condition.
Item #1810

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 1999 Summer NABC - San Antonio
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Excellent condition.
Item #1805

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 2000 Fall NABC - Birmingham
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Excellent condition.
Item #1806

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$ 7.95

ACBL Appeals at the 2000 Summer NABC - Anaheim
by ACBL Appeals Committee

Excellent condition.
Item #1808

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$ 7.95

Acol Bridge Flipper
by Ron Klinger

This unique fast fact finder enables players to rapidly check important points in bidding and play. Acol Bridge Flipper is aimed at the vast number of people who already play and who want to improve.
Item #1328

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$ 8.99

After Your Opponent Opens
Number 9
by Marty Bergen

Item #1771

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$ 9.95

Appeals Committee Book 1
by The Bridge World

Designed as a pleasant way to learn the rules, know your rights, and make informed judgments.
Item #1017

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$ 7.95

Appeals Committee Book 2
by The Bridge World

Designed as a pleasant way to learn the rules, know your rights, and make informed judgments.
Item #1018

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$ 7.95

Basic Acol Bridge Flipper
by Ron Klinger

This guide contains all the essential information about Acol bidding and play for beginners.
Item #1306

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$ 8.99

Bergen Raises
Number 6
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1701

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$ 9.95

Best of the Early 60's
by The Bridge World

Includes articles by Kantar, Reese, Roth, Rubens, Truscott, and others.
Item #1016

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$ 7.95

Better Balancing with Bergen
Number 24
by Marty Bergen

Item #1852

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$ 9.95

Better Slam Bidding With Bergen
Companion workbook to Slam Bidding Made Easier
by Marty Bergen

This perfect compliment to Slam Bidding Made Easier is loaded with valuable tips. A must-read for all players who want to bid slams better.
Item #1609

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$ 9.95

Boehm's Basic Bridge Book
by Augie Boehm

Summarizes essentials; includes extensive glossary and chart of conventions.
Item #1620

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$ 9.95

Bridge At A Glance
by Audrey Grant

At a Glance is a quick reference of the material in Audrey Grant's award-winning Bridge Basics series. This easy-to-use summary works in conjunction with her books, which provide the reasoning behind these guidelines. This 32-page booklet fits right inside your Conventions Card for easy reference.
Item #1044

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$ 9.95

Bridge In Wonderland
by Jeff Rubens

Includes the complete "Alice" series and Jeff's first Bridge World article (all from issues in the 1960's), featuring dazzling card play in delightful settings.
Item #1019

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$ 7.95

Bridge Made Easy
(Std. American Edition)
by Ron Klinger

Teaching experience suggests that a successful way to introduce bridge is through a series of gentle increments in the form of gradually more complex games. Here, pioneer of the technique provides a step by step plan for teaching yourself or guiding your instruction of others. A breakdown of the giant step into bridge to a series of simpler games, each of which introduces another aspects of the target
Item #1270

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$ 4.95

Bridge Movies and Post-Mortems
by The Bridge World

Contains problems (the movies) and delightful rehashes from tournaments.
Item #1020

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$ 7.95

Bridge With Algy
by Alfred Sheinwold

Freddy Sheinwold was one of the most prolific and respected bridge writers, popular with generations of readers of magazines, newspapers and books. This collection recalls some of the spectacular adventures of Algy, one of his early characters.
Item #1009

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$ 7.95

Bridge With Jackie Book 1
by A. Moyse Jr.

Join our favorite curmudgeon in everyone's favorite battle-of-the-sexes spanning four decades.
Item #1004

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$ 7.95

Bridge With Jackie Book 2
by A. Moyse Jr.

Join our favorite curmudgeon in everyone's favorite battle-of-the-sexes spanning four decades.
Item #1005

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 1
by The Bridge World

Item #1714

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 2
by The Bridge World

Item #1715

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 3
Matches from 1968-1969
by The Bridge World

Each month in this popular bidding contest, two of the world's greatest pairs meet in head-on combat, bidding ten deals. An insert allows you to try your own partnership's bidding against the experts', get practice, and avoid misunderstandings. Each book has 8 matches.
Item #1010

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 4
Matches from 1969
by The Bridge World

Each month in this popular bidding contest, two of the world's greatest pairs meet in head-on combat, bidding ten deals. An insert allows you to try your own partnership's bidding against the experts', get practice, and avoid misunderstandings. Each book has 8 matches.
Item #1011

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 5
Matches from 1970
by The Bridge World

Each month in this popular bidding contest, two of the world's greatest pairs meet in head-on combat, bidding ten deals. An insert allows you to try your own partnership's bidding against the experts', get practice, and avoid misunderstandings. Each book has 8 matches.
Item #1012

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 6
Matches from 1970-1971
by The Bridge World

Each month in this popular bidding contest, two of the world's greatest pairs meet in head-on combat, bidding ten deals. An insert allows you to try your own partnership's bidding against the experts', get practice, and avoid misunderstandings. Each book has 8 matches.
Item #1013

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 7
Matches from 1971
by The Bridge World

Each month in this popular bidding contest, two of the world's greatest pairs meet in head-on combat, bidding ten deals. An insert allows you to try your own partnership's bidding against the experts', get practice, and avoid misunderstandings. Each book has 8 matches.
Item #1014

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$ 7.95

Challenge The Champs Volume 8
Matches from 1972
by The Bridge World

Each month in this popular bidding contest, two of the world's greatest pairs meet in head-on combat, bidding ten deals. An insert allows you to try your own partnership's bidding against the experts', get practice, and avoid misunderstandings. Each book has 8 matches.
Item #1015

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$ 7.95

Conventions At A Glance
by Pamela & Matthew Granovetter

Item #1732

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$ 9.95

Creating Trump Tricks (defense)
Number 16
by Marty Bergen

Item #1778

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$ 9.95

Cue Bidding To Slams (Std. American Edition)
by Ron Klinger

A guide to a vital part of the bidding approach to slams, covering modern cue-bidding methods and Roman Key Card Blackwood, the ace-asking method preferred by most experts.
Item #1262

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$ 15.95

Cuebids in a Nutshell
by Dee Berry

Item #1694

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$ 12.95

Director's Quick Reference Companion
by Larry Harris

Highly-condensed and conveniently packaged, DQRC is very helpful for the club director. It can be used alone or along with Bridge Directors Companion. Invaluable for explaining rulings to players.
Item #1057

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$ 11.95

DONT (Disturbing Opponents' No Trump)
by Mike Lawrence

Convention for competing against opening 1NT bid
Item #1615

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$ 6.00

DONT, DONT Runouts, and Delayed DONT
Number 23
by Marty Bergen

Item #1851

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$ 9.95

Elementary Bridge Five Card Major Student Text
by Shirley Silverman

Ten lessons on the mechanics of bridge for the absolute beginner. Basic vocabulary; Opening suit; No trump bids; Responses; Scoring; Leads; Signals; Slams; Finesse; Basic play of the hand.
Item #1076

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$ 5.95

Enhanced Precision
Second Edition
by Ron Beall

Enhanced Precision is a bidding system for the determined tournament player, designed to arrive at the best possible contract. It is an evolved system with many enhancements compared to standard systems, even standard precisions.
Item #1562

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$ 9.95

Five Card Major - Advanced & Duplicate Bridge Student Text
by Shirley Silverman

Twenty lessons advanced course features: Weak two bid; Strong two club opening; Negative doubles; Forcing notrump response; Jacoby; Negative doubles; Counting out a hand; Duplicate lessons cover match point, team-of-four-play and tactics.
Item #1078

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$ 5.95

Five-Card Majors Bidding Flipper
by Ron Klinger

This "Fast Fact Finder" is designed for reference and for quick checks at the bridge table. Five-Card Majors is a particularly accurate system of bidding which leads to a greater understanding between partners--this is why it is used by so many top players at the highest competitive levels.
Item #1357

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$ 8.99

Good Judgment, Great Openings
Number 21
by Marty Bergen

Item #1849

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$ 9.95

Hand Evaluation
Number 4
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1699

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$ 9.95

Helms to HELLO
by Jerry Helms

The answer to your prayers - a simple, effective convention for competing over the opponents' 1NT opening bid! Originally self-published in 1996, the first edition sold out quickly, so that this much sought-after treatise has been unavailable for several years. The book describes how the convention works, and how to use it against various ranges of 1NT opening bids, as well as over strong 1 Club openings.
Item #1169

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$ 9.95

How to Defeat 3NT
Number 15
by Marty Bergen

Item #1777

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$ 9.95

How To Execute An Endplay
Number 18
by Marty Bergen

Item #1840

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$ 9.95

How to Play 3NT
Number 7
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1702

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$ 9.95

How to Play 4 of a Major
Number 8
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1703

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$ 9.95

How to Play a Part-score
Number 22
by Marty Bergen

Item #1850

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$ 9.95

Intermediate Bridge Five Card Major Student Text
by Shirley Silverman

Ten lessons on all phases of bidding: Forcing Non-forcing sequences Preemptive bidding Balancing Stayman Play of the hand Plus review of basics
Item #1077

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$ 5.95

Introduction To The Law
The Law of Total Tricks Simplified
by Larry Cohen

After his two landmark books on this subject, Larry Cohen has now authored an easy-to-understand explanation of his theories. Chapters include the Definition of the Law, Why the Law works, When to use it, Fine-tuning the Law, and Logic to apply to the Law.
Item #1033

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$ 5.95

Laws of Duplicate - 2008
by ACBL

The revised 2008 edition contains the most recent changes.
Item #1616

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$ 7.95

Make The Most Of Your Entries
Number 17
by Marty Bergen

Item #1839

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$ 9.95

Master Finessing
by Hugh Kelsey

Hugh Kelsey will always be remembered as one of the all-time great bridge writers and analysts. He was the author of more than 50 bridge books, and was the advisor and editor for the Master Bridge Series from its foundation. Here, he gives tips to those interested in improving their bridge game.
Item #1391

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$ 3.99

Mastering Weak 2-Bids
Number 5
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1700

Price
$ 9.95

Memory-Aids and Useful Rules Flipper
by Ron Klinger

This new Fast Fact Finder provides memory-aids for use in bidding and play. It also gives the key numerical rules, which guide players in specific bidding and play situations.
Item #1336

Price
$ 8.99

Modern Defensive Signalling
by Kit Woolsey

Learn the latest innovations in leading, discarding and signaling. Upside-Down, Odd-Even, Lavinthal, Encrypted signals. How declarer can combat these methods.
Item #1088

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$ 5.95

Modern Doubles
Number 1
Secrets to Winning Bridge Series
by Marty Bergen

Item #1696

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$ 9.95

Modern Losing Trick Count Flipper
by Ron Klinger

Players will bid more accurately with the help of this easy-to follow guide to a method of hand valuation. The Losing Trick Count (LTC) is a way of measuring the trick-taking potential of a trump contract without the need to count points. It enables you to calculate the playing strength and the tricks in your own hand, and to accurately estimate the useful tricks in a partner's hand. Put these two figures together and you have the trick-taking capacity of the two hands. Used correctly, the LTC is a vastly superior valuation technique for accurate bidding.
Item #1636

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$ 8.95

North American Collegiate Bridge Championship

Item #1712

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$ 6.95

North American Collegiate Bridge Championship Book 1
Par contests from November 1986
by Jeff Rubens

The deals, bidding and play awards, and analyses of par contests by Jeff Rubens
Item #1021

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$ 6.95

North American Collegiate Bridge Championship Book 3
Par contests from November 1988
by Jeff Rubens

The deals, bidding and play awards, and analyses of par contests by Jeff Rubens
Item #1022

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$ 6.95

Opening Leads Flipper
by Ron Klinger & Mike Lawrence

The opening lead is the most vital lead in card play. This fast fact finder provides the general questions you must ask yourself before leading, and gives a vast number of expert tips for specific lead situations. Helping any bridge player improve their chances of making devastating opening leads, this is an invaluable resource.
Item #1360

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$ 8.95

Opening Leads vs. Notrump
Number 11
by Marty Bergen

Item #1773

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$ 9.95

Opening Leads vs. Suit Contracts
Number 12
by Marty Bergen

Item #1774

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$ 9.95

Partnership Understandings
by Mike Lawrence

Stop bidding misunderstandings before they occur with this valuable guide. It overs all the significant points you should discuss with your partner.
Item #1069

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$ 5.95

Play Of The Hand As Declarer & Defender Student Text
by Shirley Silverman

Ten lessons: Declarer play Defender play Holdup plays Finesses Placing the cards "thinking through" a hand Suitable for the beginner, intermediate or the social bridge player
Item #1079

Price
$ 5.95

Pocket Guide to 2/1
by Paul Thurston

Using the same format as The Pocket Guide to Bridge, this book will provide a handy pocket summary of the popular 2/1 bidding system. In a concise but readable manner, it goes over the basic ideas for Standard players who want to make the switch. The contents are based on Thurston's 25 Steps to Learning 2/1, which was the American Bridge Teachers Association Book of the Year in 2003.
Item #1204

Price
$ 7.95

Pocket Guide to Acol Bridge
by Mark Horton & Barbara Seagram

The original Pocket Guide to Bridge has sold more than 30,000 copies since it was published in 2002. Thousands of bridge players have found it an indispensable and handy guide to bidding, something that can be tucked into a purse or pocket and easily used as a reference at the table during lessons and practice games. This version is based on the Acol bidding system for readers in the UK and other places where it is played, and will doubtless be as popular as the original.
Item #1648

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$ 9.95

Pocket Guide to Bridge
by Barbara Seagram & Ray Lee

Do you need a quick hint about what to bid? Do you know what you are supposed to lead from KJ10x? Have you forgotten what a reverse is? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, this is the book that you need!
Item #1205

Price
$ 8.95

Practical Slam Bidding
(Std. American Edition)
by Ron Klinger

A guide to slam bidding in bridge, this book offers 120 deals for readers to test themselves and their partners. It provides many helpful tips, and all the deals are from games played at the highest level, enabling players to dramatically improve their play.
Item #1261

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$ 14.95

Responder's Rebids
Number 10
by Marty Bergen

Item #1772

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$ 9.95

Seven Excellent Conventions
Number 20
by Marty Bergen

Item #1842

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$ 9.95

The Best of Bergen
Number 14
by Marty Bergen

Item #1776

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$ 9.95

The Best of Robert Gray Book 1
by The Bridge World

Features the outstanding humorous and technically brilliant articles of Scotland's star puzzler-analyst. The books include articles from the 1940-50's and from the 1960-70's, respectively.
Item #1007

Price
$ 7.95

The Best of Robert Gray Book 2
by The Bridge World

Features the outstanding humorous and technically brilliant articles of Scotland's star puzzler-analyst. The books include articles from the 1940-50's and from the 1960-70's, respectively.
Item #1008

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$ 7.95

The Elements Of Play
by Ruth Cohen

This book stresses play of the hand: Holdup plays, duck and safety plays, entries, finesses, leads and signals.
Item #1034

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$ 2.95

The Law Of Total Tricks
Number 19
by Marty Bergen

Item #1841

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$ 9.95

The Law Of Total Tricks Flipper
by Ron Klinger

The Law of Total Tricks is a vital element in competitive bidding in bridge. This flipper is designed as a quick reference guide for all keen bridge players, explaining the approach and how it should be used both at part-score level or at game-level or higher.
Item #1381

Price
$ 8.99

The Useful Space Principle
And Transfer Advances of Overcalls
by Jeff Rubens

Presents the theory behind Kickback, the Grand-Slam Nonforce, Rubensohl et al, and many other modern devices; plus Master Solvers' Club excerpts on transfer advances of overcalls.
Item #1006

Price
$ 7.95

What You Must Know About Transfers
Number 13
by Marty Bergen

Item #1775

Price
$ 9.95

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