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BRIDGE HUMOR
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 | A Study in Silver
by David Silver
List Price: $9.95 Price: $7.86 You Save: $2.09 (21%)
This is a second collection of humorous bridge stories from the author of Tales out of School. This time Silver turns his satirical eye on the classics of film and literature: Sherlock Holmes, Moby Dick, and even Dracula cannot escape involvement in Professor Silver's adventures. As always, a wide selection of fascinating bridge hands makes the stories even more enjoyable.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | All Hands On Deck!
by David Bird
List Price: $18.00 Price: $15.84 You Save: $2.16 (12%)
Bridge cruises are all the rage and here David Bird, the number one humorous bridge writer, provides a feast of hilariously funny stories in exotic settings and, of course, some excellent bridge. The players disembark at various ports of call, encountering bridge adventures in Morocco, Italy, Israel, Yemen, and India.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Beaten By The Masters
by David Bird
List Price: $16.95 Price: $14.92 You Save: $2.03 (12%)
This book contains outrageously funny stories about bridge in a prep school. The cast is as eccentric as in all David Bird's books, and the bridge is top class, naturally.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Bridge Is Fun
Learn and Laugh with Ron Klinger
by Ron Klinger
List Price: $20.00 Price: $16.60 You Save: $3.40 (17%)
Bridge Is Fun contains more than 80 problems from recent tournaments, covering constructive and competitive bidding, opening leads, and defensive and declarer play. The book will also show you the lighter side of bridge after each solution.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Bridge Over Troubled Waters
by David Bird
List Price: $16.00 Price: $13.92 You Save: $2.08 (13%)
This excruciatingly funny sequel to All Hands on Deck! takes the player on adventures in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Bali, Kyoto, and Sydney. From the top name in humorous bridge writing, this is a winning mixture of first-class hands and exhilarating narrative.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Bridge Philosopher 3
by James S. Kauder
List Price: $22.00 Price: $19.36 You Save: $2.64 (12%)
He's back! That old curmudgeon, the Bridge Philosopher, is back for a third try at explaining the art of dummy play. He claims that he is losing his memory, but he hasn't lost his ability to reason or to analyze a bridge hand in an instant. And, as usual, he has cogent (often biting) comments to make about the sad state of affairs in the world at large: the rising cost of living; unfunded Social Security liabilities; dysfunctional political parties. He unashamedly (in fact, somewhat proudly) admits to personal weaknesses of one sort or another: diet; neatness; relationship issues; and all around dissatisfaction with the world. Learn a little; laugh a lot. He isn't the only one who isn't getting any younger. James S. Kauder is an expert bridge player and humorous author who explains his reasoning for adopting one line of play over another to improve the reader's skills. This book contains 60 new bridge hands, new stories, and a serious dose of his unique humor. If you're an avid bridge player and enjoy a great read, this is a great book for you.
302 pages. Paperback.
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 | Bridge the Silver Way
by David Silver
List Price: $14.95 Price: $11.81 You Save: $3.14 (21%)
A wonderful general interest book for all players. If you've read Silver's A Study in Silver or Tales out of School you're sure to love this book as well. David Silver's first two books of humorous bridge stories have received terrific reviews, and this new collection will be welcome by his many fans. Our familiar cast of characters (Wright Cardinal, Brad Bullock, Bruce Gowdy, and of course, Professor Silver himself) again takes bridge into the realms of literary parody. Astute readers will recognize allusions to the works of Hemingway and other literary giants, while movie buffs will enjoy the 'bridge versions' of Citizen Kane, Casablanca, Star Trek TNG, and other favorites. And when the professor takes on Death and the Devil in the ultimate post-mortem analysis, you just know who's going to come out the winner.
192 pages. Paperback.
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 | Cardinal Sins
by David Bird & Terence Reese
List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.16 You Save: $2.79 (14%)
The card-play exploits of the monks at St. Titus have a special place in bridge literature and their fame has now spread round the world. This is a further collection of highly entertaining stories from the monastery with, of course, a mass of brilliant and instructive bridge.
160 pages. Paperback.
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 | Celestial Cardplay
by David Bird
List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.56 You Save: $2.39 (12%)
As ever, the irascible Abbot makes his acerbic presence felt and the long-suffering fraternity diverts itself with much entertaining and excitingly interesting Bridge, in the 10th collection of this celebrated series. The pompous and self-important Abbot hosts a tricky visit from Monsignor Vecchio, a representative of the Vatican authorities. Everything must be done to ensure that the visitor, a very moderate bridge player, finishes well in the monastery duplicate. In another story, the Abbot visits the Convent of St. Hilda's and is not overjoyed to be put in partnership with the 80-year-old Mother of Discipline. Regular followers of David Bird's work will know what to expect--a first-rate mixture of excellent bridge, entertaining characters, and sparkling dialogue.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Classic Kantar
by Eddie Kantar
List Price: $14.95 Price: $11.81 You Save: $3.14 (21%)
Eddie Kantar is not only one of today's best bridge writers, he's also one of the funniest. His two previous collections, Bridge Humor and The Best of Eddie Kantar, have been out of print for some years, and are still much sought after. For Classic Kantar, Eddie has selected the very best stories from the two previous books, and has added many new ones. As always, he pokes fun at the top experts, and chronicles some of the bids and plays they hoped would never come to light (typically, though, there are more of his disasters in here than anyone else's). His misadventures as a 'world traveler' are legendary. And appearing here for the first time in book form are all the stories from Eddie's notorious and hilarious Home Game.
192 pages. Paperback.
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 | Cut For Partners
by S. J. Simon
List Price: $9.95 Price: $8.86 You Save: $1.09 (11%)
Reprint of the long out of print sequel to "Why You Lose at Bridge" featuring the four unforgettable, fictional players: The Unlucky Expert, Mrs. Guggenheim, Mr. Smug, and Futile Willie. "Cut for Partners" chronicles further adventures of the foursome introduced earlier. But where "Why You Lose" . . . emphasized technique first, the author's theories second, and entertainment third, the follow-up inverts those priorities. Laughter flows from almost every page. The deals are splendid."
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Divine Intervention
by David Bird & Terence Reese
List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.36 You Save: $2.59 (13%)
Always humorous, the monks of St. Titus treat readers to a first-class mix of exhilarating bridge and hilarious dialogue in this fifth book of the series. "The monks are back. That's all you need to know if you have
already been exposed to the wonderful series by Terence Reese and David Bird, featuring high-level bridge deals and high-level laughter, about the fanatical bridge-playing denizens of St Titus. Divine Intervention follows one of the earlier books by including an African interlude. But the high-spot in this book comes when a director tries to give a ruling in an unprecedented situation involving the silent Brother Anthony.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Doubled And Venerable
Further Miracles Of Card Play
by David Bird & Terence Reese
List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.16 You Save: $2.79 (14%)
This is the third book in the Monastery series featuring the bridge-playing monks of St. Titus, whose exploits delight readers the world over. The style and humor of the narrative enhance the bridge deals, which are of considerable technical interest. The huge success of these books lies not only in their being extremely funny, but also in their being instructional, as they are crammed with gems of bridge bidding and play. Bridge enthusiasts who have not yet encountered the Abbot and his monastic team should make their acquaintance without delay.
192 pages. Paperback.
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 | Fishheads
by William Cole
List Price: $7.95 Price: $5.33 You Save: $2.62 (33%)
A unique fictional account of the Fishhead family in the first North American Bridge Championship in 1690. Enjoy the archives of the game before it was invented.
144 pages. Paperback.
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 | Frank Stewart's Bridge Club
by Frank Stewart
List Price: $16.95 Price: $13.56 You Save: $3.39 (20%)
Frank Stewart's Bridge Club is no ordinary place. It is the regular haunt of a cast of somehow familiar players: Unlucky Louie, against whom no one ever makes a wrong bid or play; Grapefruit, a man with an unnaturally sour disposition; Cy the Cynic, who knows that the Fates will conspire against him whatever he does; Minnie Bottoms, who tends to mix up jacks and kings but always somehow finds the killing play by mistake; Will Rogers, who never met a hand he didn't like; Frank himself, whose dry wit will keep you coming back for more; and many others. Pick up bridge pointers, try the quizzes, and have a great time while you do it.
200 pages. Paperback.
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 | Go Ahead Laugh!
Bridge Humor by Jude Goodwin
by Jude Goodwin
List Price: $17.95 Price: $13.82 You Save: $4.13 (23%)
Jude Goodwin's Table Talk cartoons have been appearing for more than 30 years in the American Contract Bridge League's Bulletin. They capture life the way it really is at the bridge table, whether you play in tournaments or with your family in the kitchen. Flip through the pages, and you'll see familiar situations, partners and opponents. And Jude will make you laugh at yourself for taking this game so seriously...
160 pages. Paperback.
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 | Heavenly Contracts
by David Bird
List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.16 You Save: $2.79 (14%)
In this most recent episode of the immensely popular St. Titus bridge books, we meet again the pompous and self-important Abbot, who is hosting the annual St. Francis of Assisi Swiss teams for monastic establishments. Hilarious encounters ensue against a team of monks from southern Germany and some equally incomprehensible friars from Scotland. The showdown culminates in a final match against their old rivals, the nuns of St. Hilda's. This story is a first-rate mixture of excellent bridge, entertaining characters, and sparkling dialogue.
160 pages. Paperback.
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 | Human Bridge Errors
Volume 1 of Infinity
by Chthonic
List Price: $18.95 Price: $14.78 You Save: $4.17 (22%)
Chthonic, the irascible bridge-playing computer, is back. This time, he's attempting to teach humans a little about the game of bridge - not in order to turn them into competent players, as he recognizes that is impossible. But he thinks he may be able to get the reader to the point where his cell phone won't laugh at him behind his back every time he plays a card. Each chapter of this wickedly funny book highlights a different 'human bridge error', and points out why and how it should be avoided.
232 pages. Paperback.
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 | It's All In The Game
The Fun Side Of Winning Bridge
by Bob Ewen and Jeff Rubens
List Price: $23.95 Price: $20.84 You Save: $3.11 (13%)
Expert-level bridge is a serious game but that doesn't mean it can't be wild, wacky and downright fun! In this humorous book, Bob Ewen and Jeff Rubens bring us some of the funniest bridge stories ever collected. The bridge is top-notch, and the zany cast of characters and their escapades are unforgettable. Come join them and take a look into the fun side of winning bridge!
236 pages. Paperback.
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 | Miracles of Card Play
by Terence Reese & David Bird
List Price: $27.95 Price: $24.04 You Save: $3.91 (14%)
The first title in a renowned series of hilarious stories that remains without equal in the bridge world. Detailing the fictitious exploits of the bridge-playing monks of St. Titus, this uproarious collection of adventures includes
their involvement in the Gold Cup, the Hubert Phillips Bowl, the National intermonastery championship, and a mission to Africa to convert the Bozwambi tribe to the Acol system. Leading the way for a hugely entertaining series, this title is a tribute to the bridge and writing skills of two very distinguished authors.
160 pages. Paperback.
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 | North of the Master Solver's Club
The Bridge Writings of Frank Vine
by Frank Vine
List Price: $18.95 Price: $14.78 You Save: $4.17 (22%)
A comprehensive collection of classic writing.
184 pages. Paperback.
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 | Northern Lights
by Ray & Linda Lee
List Price: $16.95 Price: $13.56 You Save: $3.39 (20%)
Here's a bridge book that's just good fun! We don't guarantee that you won't learn anything while you're reading it, but that's not the main purpose of this book. Here are just a few of the things you'll get to do in these pages: Think about whether it's better to be lucky or good; Learn Colbert's Rules, and when to apply them; Find out how Restricted Choice applies to TV game shows; Study the Shoe's 3-minute Guide to Winning Bridge; Discover the psychological laws that drive us to play this game; Stay up all night with David Silver playing for money; Follow Alice into the Wonderland bridge club; Solve bridge-related puzzles. If you're not afraid to own a bridge book that will live by your bedside and keep you up reading it far too late at night, go ahead -- take it home! CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE: Allan Falk, John Gowdy, George Mittelman, David Silver, Fred Gitelman, David Lindop, Michael Schoenborn, Roselyn Teukolsky.
192 pages. Paperback.
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 | Play It Again, Slam
Pastiches and Parodies
by Phillip & Robert King
List Price: $16.00 Price: $8.96 You Save: $7.04 (44%)
This is the fifth book in the entertaining series of bridge novellas based on the writings of famous authors. The Fall of Freddie Haversham is a parody of the writing of Somerset Maugham. Play it Again, Slam breaks new ground by being based on a film - Casablanca. Finally The Bridge of Spies is an original story in the style of the best crime and gangster writers. * The authors have selected the hands both for their bridge instruction and for their entertainment value and both bridge players and lovers of English literature will be enthralled as the plot unfolds. * The authors' previous works have received glowing tributes, particularly in The New York Times. Alan Truscott wrote, "Each year it is possible to rank bridge books in two ways, by the quality of the deals and by entertainment. This year, for the first time for...almost half a century the same book tops both lists."
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Return Of The Bridge Philosopher
by James S. Kauder
List Price: $17.95 Price: $15.80 You Save: $2.15 (12%)
In his first collection of stories, The Bridge Philosopher proved to be brutally honest, self deprecating, funny, and good at explaining bridge.
In this sequel, thirty years in the making, good old B.P. is as crotchety as ever, and just as funny. He has some things to say to the ACBL and he's certainly not happy with artificial sweeteners. Bets of all, he's still giving you insights into the reasoning processes of a bridge expert.
232 pages. Paperback.
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 | Robin Hood's Bridge Memoirs
by David Bird
List Price: $20.00 Price: $8.80 You Save: $11.20 (56%)
Sequel with eleven new stories from Sherwood Forest providing humor and instruction.
144 pages. Paperback.
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 | Saints and Sinners
The St. Titus Bridge Challenge
by David Bird & Tim Bourke
List Price: $14.95 Price: $11.81 You Save: $3.14 (21%)
David Bird's witty stories about the bridge-playing monks of St. Titus and their obnoxious Abbot have formed the basis of six previous collections, and appear regularly in bridge magazines throughout North America and the UK. This seventh book in the canon is presented in a new quiz format, so that you can try to solve the bridge problems before the monks encounter them. At the end of the book, an annotated Answers section allows you to rate your own game.
192 pages. Paperback.
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 | Somehow We Landed In Six Notrump
by David Bird
List Price: $19.95 Price: $15.76 You Save: $4.19 (21%)
World's finest players tackle all manner of 6NT contracts, plus humorous short stories.
190 pages. Paperback.
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 | Tales out of School
by David Silver
List Price: $9.95 Price: $7.86 You Save: $2.09 (21%)
Move over Victor Mollo and David Bird! Fans of the Hideous Hog, the Abbot, and the Rabbi will find a new hero among the halls of Mohican College (the last of the community colleges to be established). Tales out of School is a collection of humorous bridge stories from the witty and satirical pen of David Silver. It will delight readers with the adventures of his alter ego, the hapless Professor Silver, as he struggles towards his own version of excellence despite a malevolent and incompetent administration and a D-grade student body. And as with Mollo and Bird, Silver's selection of fascinating bridge hands makes his stories even more enjoyable. If you enjoyed A Study in Silver, you will love this one too!
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | The Abbot's Great Sacrifice
by David Bird
List Price: $19.99 Price: $16.79 You Save: $3.20 (16%)
In this eighth collection of stories featuring the bridge-crazy monks of St. Titus, the pompous Abbot suffers more than his share of the game's aggravations. David Bird once again treats readers to a first-class mix of exhilarating bridge and hilarious dialogue.
144 pages. Paperback.
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 | The Abbot, The Witchdoctor And The Disastrous Double
by David Bird
List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.36 You Save: $2.59 (13%)
In this eleventh collection in the celebrated series of humorous revelations about the bridge-playing monks of St Titus, the pompous and self-important Abbot travels to the Upper Bhumpopo mission in Africa. He plays against the Witchdoctor, the Parrot, Mrs Okuku and Miss Nabooba, Mhozi and Mjubu - characters that are familiar from earlier books in the series. Regular followers will know what to expect - a first-rate mixture of excellent bridge, entertaining characters and sparkling dialogue.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | The Bridge Player Who Laughed
by Ron Klinger
List Price: $5.95 Price: $5.30 You Save: $0.65 (11%)
There are two types of comic stories about bridge: Those that depend on some general characteristic of the game or its players, and those that relate to a particular layout of the cards. This wide-ranging collection not only encompasses both types, it also contains pearls of wisdom for those in special situations (in particular, if married to one's partner). A wide-ranging group of fun stories and anecdotes, some about particuilar deals, others about the players themselves.
144 pages. Paperback.
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 | The Naked Bridge Player and other stories
by David Silver
List Price: $17.95 Price: $13.82 You Save: $4.13 (23%)
Professor Silver is back! The hero of Tales Out of School, A Study in Silver, and Bridge The Silver Way takes on new opponents as the author finds fresh literary targets to lampoon. Yes, the man who brought us the Silver Certainty Principle, the Eastwood convention ("Do you feel lucky, partner?") and the concept of the supremacy of the heart suit in bridge now takes aim at The Matrix ("Will you cut the red cards or the blue?"), The Three Musketeers ("All for one... me"), and All Quiet on the Western Front ("Have you heard of the Geneva Convention...?") among many others. This new collection will keep Silver afficionados laughing all the way through the holiday season.
160 pages. Paperback.
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 | The Principle of Restricted Talent
by Danny Kleinman & Nick Straguzzi
List Price: $15.95 Price: $12.76 You Save: $3.19 (20%)
An anthology of humorous stories featuring Chthonic, the bridge-playing robot. The stories draw unmercifully funny portraits of human bridge players, as Chthonic's bridge brilliance and abrasive and ill-concealed contempt for his human creators leave them all in his wake. A particular target is the pompous Director of the Cybernetics Research Institute, whose opinion of his own bridge expertise differs greatly from that of his protege. Some of these stories have appeared in The Bridge World magazine, where the characters are established as firm reader favorites.
196 pages. Paperback.
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 | The Rabbi's Magic Trick
More Kosher Bridge
by David Bird & Ron Klinger
List Price: $15.99 Price: $12.95 You Save: $3.04 (19%)
A collection of stories about the bridge-playing rabbi, this book gives a plausible account of a rabbi gambling his holiday money in a high-stake rubber game against three wealthy Arabs, and a synagogue team facing a team of Catholic priests and nuns.
128 pages. Paperback.
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 | Unholy Tricks
by David Bird & Terence Reese
List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.16 You Save: $2.79 (14%)
In this further collection of bridge tales involving the eccentric monks of St. Titus, the brothers become involved in duplicate matches against nuns, visiting Italians, and even the local police. All this in addition to their usual rubber bridge games--and they play for surprisingly high stakes at the monastery.
160 pages. Paperback.
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