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Item Image25 Bridge Myths Exposed
by David Bird
List Price: $19.95  Sale Price: $9.97
200 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book.

Do you remember the first few times you played bridge? To get you started, a friend probably gave you a few helpful hints -- perhaps one of the ones listed to the left. There are many such general guidelines for bridge players -- some of them valuable, some not. But these are the Bridge Myths, not the Bridge Rules -- because they all have exceptions and none should be followed blindly. In reading . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageBid Better, Play Better
by Dorothy Hayden Truscott
List Price: $14.95  Sale Price: $7.47
176 pages. Paperback.

This classic book on bridge, a best-seller for more than 30 years, has been totally revised by the author. It helps a beginner follow the road to expertise, and allows a traditional bidder to move into the world of modern bidding. Quizzes at the end of most chapters permit readers to test themselves. . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageDemon Defense and Demon Doubling
Defend With Skill and Double for Keeps
Third Edition
by Augie Boehm
List Price: $14.95  Sale Price: $11.96
172 pages. Paperback.

This book teaches the principles of good defense. When you feel reasonably confident about your ability to defend, you will feel more secure in doubling the opponents. Successful penalty doubles are a sure way to improve your performance. Using the Socratic method, the book links defense to penalty doubles in a sequential progression. This book will have strong appeal to tournament players of int . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageFrank Stewart's World Of Bridge
by Frank Stewart
List Price: $23.95  Sale Price: $19.16
268 pages. Paperback.

Hard-edged observations from the syndicated columnist; over-the-shoulder stories, and insight into expert views on bidding and play. Some of Frank Stewart's opinions about the current state of bridge: The standard of play has declined; There's been an explosion of professionalism in tournaments; An influx of foreign experts is dominating U.S. tournaments; In Bidding, system is supplanting judgeme . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageHow Good Is Your Bridge?
by Danny Roth
List Price: $18.95  Sale Price: $9.47
200 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book.

Rate your bridge game with this fascinating quiz book on declarer play and defense. The author presents a series of card play problems, and assigns the reader a score based on how close to the optimum solution they get. Readers can expect their scores to improve as they work through the book, inevitably learning as they go. . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageHow You Can Play Like An Expert
(Without Having To Be One)
by Mel Colchamiro
List Price: $21.95  Sale Price: $17.56
276 pages. Paperback.

Mel's 21st Century Rules and Other Guidelines for Winning at Your Level and Above. Expert thinking, simply summarized. Geared to low intermediates, this book addresses criteria for opening, and, in specific situations, responding, inviting, and accepting game-tries. Mel's unique "user-friendly" writing style enables the reader to learn how to think like the experts do. He includes sound advice fr . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageJudgment At Bridge
What Went Wrong? Avoid the Common Errors
by Mike Lawrence
List Price: $11.95  Sale Price: $9.56
151 pages. Paperback.

Covers the short club, the takeout double, sign-offs, overbidding, suit preference, and many other neglected areas of the game. . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageKantar on Kontract
by Eddie Kantar
List Price: $16.95  Sale Price: $8.47
192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book.

A treasury of short pieces from one of the bridge world's favorite writers. Great stories, great hands, tips and tricks to help your game - the best of the best! . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageMarty Sez: Volume 2
More Secrets of Winning Bridge
by Marty Bergen
List Price: $17.95  Sale Price: $8.97
184 pages. Hardcover.

Marty Bergen has done it again. Regardless of your level, this book is guaranteed to improve your results and make you a more formidable opponent. One of the most celebrated bridge authors of our time, Marty explains: When it's okay to rebid a five-card suit - Bidding secrets that even experts don't know - How to bid good slams, and avoid poor ones - The best way to plan an endplay - How to decla . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageMarty Sez: Volume 3
Practical Tips You Can Take To the Bank
by Marty Bergen
List Price: $17.95  Sale Price: $8.97
192 pages. Hardcover.

The third book in this popular series is guaranteed to do wonders for your bridge game. Highlights include a smorgasbord of competitive bidding tips as well as over two dozen carefully-explained full deals, each with a valuable lesson. - A technique every declarer must have at his fingertips. - How you can compete with "unbiddable" hands. - Why you can't afford to worry about sneak attacks. - How . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageMore Hocus Pocus
by Erwin Brecher • Julian Pottage
List Price: $15.95  Sale Price: $12.76
210 pages. Paperback.

Master puzzler Erwin Brecher teams up with top bridge problemist Julian Pottage to present as second collection of bridge problems, math brain-teasers and logic puzzles . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImagePartnership Understandings
Blue Ribbon Series
by Mike Lawrence
List Price: $6.95  Sale Price: $3.47
56 pages. Booklet.

Stop bidding misunderstandings before they occur with this valuable guide. This booklet covers all the significant points you should discuss with your partner. . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImagePlay Bridge With Mike Lawrence
by Mike Lawrence
List Price: $17.95  Sale Price: $14.36
227 pages. Paperback.

A two-session matchpoint event at a regional tournament. How to gather information from the auction, the play of the cards, the atmosphere at the table, when to go against the field. Recommended for: bright beginners through expert. . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImagePrivate Sessions: A Bridge Education
by Augie Boehm
List Price: $21.95  Sale Price: $17.56
230 pages. Hardcover.

The best way to enjoy bridge, and win more often, is to learn how to think. This is the essence of Augie Boehm's Private Sessions. In its pages, Augie reveals: -How to improve your bridge memory. - The benefits of visualization. -The fine points of hand evaluation. -Passing--how it is the secret weapon. -What a singleton honor is really worth. -The importance of the fourth trump. -The value of ti . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageTake All Your Chances At Bridge
by Eddie Kantar
List Price: $19.95  Sale Price: $9.97
160 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book.

Selecting the best line of play as declarer on a bridge hand is not easy. Most novices know something about basic odds and percentages, and can usually come up with a line that offers a reasonable chance of success. However, the expert player will skilfully combine options, so as to take advantage of more than one possibility. Rather than putting all his eggs in one basket, he will 'stay alive . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageThe Best of Bridge Today Digest
by Matthew Granovetter • Pamela Granovetter
List Price: $16.95  Sale Price: $8.47
192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book.

Bridge Today Digest recently celebrated its first anniversary (and 100th issue) as an Internet-based "bridge-zine". It is renowned for its practical advice, its wonderful bridge stories, and the wry humor and personal touch of its editors. For this collection, they have selected the very best pieces from their first year, and have come up with a compendium that every bridge player can read, enjoy . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageThe Secrets of Winning Bridge
Second Edition
by Jeff Rubens
List Price: $23.95  Sale Price: $19.16
224 pages. Paperback.

The classic, easy-to-understand shortcut to winning bridge. Jeff Rubens' classic book is as relevant today as when it was first published to critical acclaim. The secrets herein are not system-dependent; they pertain to general bridge skills and to bridge thinking. The book consistently makes successful bridge players' top-10 list of most influential books. Now back in print in a modernized Secon . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageThere Must Be A Way
52 Bridge Hands to Challenge your Play and Defense
by Andrew Diosy
List Price: $9.95  Sale Price: $4.97
96 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book.

Most bridge players pride themselves on their ability at post-mortem analysis -- figuring out what should happen on a given hand with best play and perfect defense. But sometimes it's not so easy. Andrew Diosy has collected 52 bridge hands, graded into increasing levels of difficulty, where the obvious answer is usually wrong. As you look further into each hand, you find that there are more layer . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageThree Notrump in Depth
by Augie Boehm
List Price: $14.95  Sale Price: $7.47
176 pages. Paperback.

Part I of this book will equip you with a variety of useful, easy-to-master bidding tools to help you and partner discover when to grab the 3NT brass ring, and, just as important, when to avoid it. Reaching good 3NT contracts doesn't confer an automatic bonus-there is that niggling rule about needing to make what you bid. So, Part II is dedicated to the play of 3NT. Since you are apt to defend 3N . . . read more.

                                   
Item ImageWhat's Your Call?
The Bridge Player's Handbook of Basic Bidding
by Frank Stewart
List Price: $23.95  Sale Price: $11.97
224 pages. Paperback.

This book helps intermediate players improve their valuation skills and provides a sound bidding foundation. Focusing more on judgment than on system, the author utilizes a question-and-answer format, with quizzes and short tutorials. Each chapter discusses a different stage of the auction, from the opening bid onwards. The author presents his views on key issues, followed by a series of problems . . . read more.