Bridge

The pompous and self-important Abbot returns from his heroics in the Chennai Bermuda Bowl to discover that his fellow monks have taken little interest in this adventure. It is no easy matter for him to once again endure the aggravating ups and downs,...

UNHOLY TRICKS by Terence Reese and David Bird is a further collection of bridge tales involving the eccentric monks of St Titus. In addition to their usual rubber bridge games - and they play for surprisingly high stakes at the monastery - the monks...

Bridge is a famously challenging card game, one that's next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this.Enter Bridge for Everyone, which takes a step-by-step, visual approach to...

For more than three decades, David Bird's tales of the bridge-crazy monks of St Titus have appeared in magazines around the world. In this eleventh collection in book form, the pompous and self-important Abbot travels to the Upper Bhumpopo mission in...

20 years ago, bridge writer Mike Lawrence published a series of short pamphlets for intermediate players with advice on various aspects of bidding and card play. Long unavailable, this material has now been revised, updated, and republished in three...

The emphasis here is on ‘useful’. This is not an academic tome, but a discussion of the aspects of probability that every bridge player needs to know and understand. Topics include suit splits, suit combinations, percentage plays, the Principle of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671210526Author Charles H. GorenFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education...

At rubber bridge or teams scoring, declarer's objective is to make his contract - nothing else matters. Playing it safe is of vital importance. Yet playing safe can take many forms - it might involve simply choosing the best percentage line of play, or...

Another title in the best-selling '25' series, from award-winning author and master teacher Barbara Seagram, and using the same popular format as earlier books. Other titles in the series have revolved around bidding; this one deals with the play of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671642372Author Victor MolloFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Fireside BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 315gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

No matter how good your bidding system or your partnership understandings, such advantages will vanish if you fail to make an accurate assessment of the value of your hand. As the bidding proceeds, you need constantly to make adjustments to your initial...

The established classic on inferential reasoning in bridge. Deduction is the process of working out what logically follows from facts known or assumed. Psychologists rate deductive reasoning as central to human intelligence and Albert Dormer believes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771400725Author John CarruthersFormat PaperbackImprint Master Point PressPublisher Master Point PressWeight(grams) 140g

What 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939460922Author Audrey GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint Baron Barclay Bridge SuppliesPublisher Baron Barclay Bridge SuppliesWeight(grams)...

Readers of David Bird's humorous bridge stories will give a delighted welcome to this new addition to the celebrated series. As ever, the irascible Abbot makes his acerbic presence felt and the long-suffering fraternity diverts itself with much...

BRIDGE FOR THE CONNOISSEUR is a book with a special appeal for those who appreciate the finer points of the game. The text comprises 58 deals remarkable not only for their artistic value but also because they allow Hugh Kelsey to enhance them with...

MIRACLES OF CARD PLAY led the way for the hugely entertaining series of stories about the bridge-playing monks of St Titus. It would be no exaggeration to say that this series of hilarious stories is without equal in world bridge and is a tribute to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897106518Author Barbara SeagramFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Master Point PressPublisher Master Point Press

David Bird has surpassed even himself and his inimitable combination of scintillating bridge and humour will swell the ranks of the cognoscenti with equally delighted new recruits. If you are not already happily enrolled, join now!The army of...

The official book of the 2021 World Bridge Championships in Salsomaggiore, Italy, will be published to coincide with the start of the 2022 World Bridge Series in Wroclaw. The principal contributors are Brian Senior, Barry Rigel, Mark Horton, Marek...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312331078Author Alan TruscottFormat PaperbackPage Count 263Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846811579Author David BirdFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing

Revised and updated edition of the handy pocket-sized guide to basic bidding conventions for bridge players. This pocket guide is based on the information in the standard bridge textbook 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know. Since that book’s original...

Patrick O'Connor established himself as a leading author for beginning players of bridge with his first book, A First Book of Bridge Problems, which won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year award in 2012. Now he addresses the...

52 more crosswords featuring the world's most popular card game. Jeff Chen's first book of bridge-themed crosswords was widely acclaimed, and his many fans will welcome a second collection. They know what to expect! Now bridge players who enjoy...

Fancy yourself as a bridge player? This essential little book will show you how - in just 10 minutes.Introduces the basic rules and techniques for bidding, declarer play and defence.Useful bridge-table diagrams and quirky illustrations help the...

David Bird and Ron Klinger made a great hit with KOSHER BRIDGE, which was enthusiastically applauded world-wide by the leading bridge critics. In THE RABBI AND THE WEAKER SEX, the retitled KOSHER BRIDGE 2, the cast returns in splendid form and the Rabbi,...

Many books have been written on falsecards and other deceptive plays at the bridge table. However, there is very little help available for the player who wants to learn how to recognize when the opponents are trying something sneaky, and what can be...

Competition brings many benefits - or so all the politicians say. Bridge players certainly subscribe to the theory. These days somewhere between two-thirds and three-quarters of all auctions see both sides entering the fray. Having a basic knowledge of...

To bid in a controlled auction to a successful slam is one of the great pleasures of bridge. Understanding Slam Bidding teaches you the important modern conventions, but more importantly, it shows you how to think so that you can tell whether a card in...

From the opening bid to much later rounds of bidding, from uncontested sequences to highly competitive auctions, this book will provide the groundwork so that you will know when silence can be golden. Each chapter covers the principles that indicate when...

Having doubled the opponents, you now have to find the best way of enforcing your call. Are the odds so close that defeating the contract is the over-riding priority? But if the opponents' intention were to deprive you of a certain game you should be...

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 collection of highly entertaining and absorbing stories from the monastery includes a further hilarious...

Average 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...

For everyone who plays - or is interested in the international phenomenon that is the world of bridgeIn RIGHT THROUGH THE PACK AGAIN, joint winner of the INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE PRESS ASSOCIATIONS'S 2009 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, each card tells the story of...

The classic first book on declarer play at bridge, covering the topic with clarity, skill and humor. More than fifty years after its first publication, this book has been revised and updated to bring it into line with modern methods of play and bridge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944201388Author Audrey GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Baron Barclay Bridge SuppliesPublisher Baron Barclay Bridge SuppliesWeight(grams)...

Whether you play in person, or online, this is a must for bridge lovers around the worldThis is an important, and in some ways revolutionary, book. The point count method of hand evaluation was first proposed in 1914 and popularized in 1934 by Milton...

Ever wonder why some partners seem to be able to read each other's minds? Why they are so successful at anticipating the other's intentions, avoiding all pitfalls and traps, and seem to win every time? The answer is that they are not usually guessing -...