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ReferenceBook |
Author |
Synopsis |
Stars |
| Endplays |
George S Coffin |
The original classic but very dated |
** |
| All about Acol |
Ben Cohen and Rhoda Lederer |
The classic book on "steam age Acol" |
*** |
| Right through the Pack |
Robert Darvas |
Each card |
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| Opening Leads |
Robert B Ewen |
Lots of good examples on this underanalysed subject |
*** |
| More Killing Defence at Bridge |
Kelsey |
The sequel to Killing defence and equally as good |
**** |
| Signals and Discards for you |
Andrew Kambites |
One of the most difficult aspects of bridge covered by
an expert teacher |
**** |
| The Golden Rules of Constructive Bidding |
Julian Pottage and Marc Smith |
Starting from a simple approach it covers the basics of
good bidding |
*** |
| The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge |
Henry Francis |
Every bridge player should have one |
***** |
| The Art of Good Bidding |
Terence Reese and David Bird |
Some great tips |
*** |
| The EBU Manual of Duplicate Bridge Movements |
J R Manning |
Essential for directors |
*** |
| Defensive Bridge Play |
Edwin B Kantar |
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| Basic Bridge |
Ron Klinger |
A good book for beginners and improvers |
*** |
| The Big Game |
Robert Sheehan |
Amusing account of the players in TGRs |
* |
| The Complete book of Bols Bridge Tips |
Sally Brock |
Each expert has contributed one tip; the result is a
compendium of good advice |
*** |
| The All Time Best Deals from the Bermuda
Bowl |
Henry Francis and Brian Senior |
Well selected by two experts |
*** |
| Probabilities and Alternatives in Bridge |
Antonio Vivaldi and Gianni Barracho |
Some interesting deals but a rather laboured treatise |
* |
| The Squeeze at Bridge |
Chien-Hwa Wang |
The best book on clash squeezes |
*** |
| Defence |
Zia Mahmood |
An excellent introduction for beginners |
*** |
| The right way to play bridge |
Paul Mendelson |
A first class introduction to bidding |
**** |
| The Winning Edge |
Jeremy Flint |
Another good book from a fine player |
*** |
| Improve your opening leads |
Hugh Kelsey and John Matheson |
Fifty deals set as problems |
*** |
| The Bridge Adventures of Robin Hood |
David Bird |
Some really nice hands |
*** |
| Dormer on deduction |
Albert Dormer |
Excellent analysis of the deductive process and some
good deals |
*** |
| Saints and Sinners |
David Bird an Tim Bourke |
The seventh book in the series on bridge playing monks |
*** |
| The extra edge in play at bridge |
Terence Reese and Julian Pottage |
The book shows how often there is a better way of
playing a hand with more analysis |
**** |
| Defend these hands with me |
Julian Pottage |
An excellent book on defence |
**** |
| Beaten by the masters |
David Bird |
A new setting, a school, for some good deals |
*** |
| Clever bridge tricks |
Brian Senior |
Deception is one area where experts excel and this book
is a good introduction |
*** |
| Advanced Play at Bridge |
Kelsey |
Top quality deals |
*** |
| Adventures in Card Play |
Geza Ottlik and Hugh Kelsey |
Fascinating and a classic |
***** |
| All Hands on Deck |
David Bird |
Another god set of deals |
*** |
| Around the World in 80 Hands |
Zia Mahmood with David Burn |
Deals taken from real life, mostly at rubber bridge,
from an expert |
*** |
| At the Table |
Bob Hamman |
Fascinaing account of his bridge career |
*** |
| Aunt Agatha Plays Tournament Bridge |
Freddie North |
Lots of good deals frm one of the nicest experts |
*** |
| Bermuda Bowl |
Henry Francis and Brian Senior |
One of a series on competitions it has some good deals
and descriptions of the players |
*** |
| Bridge |
Glorya Hale and Nancy Starr |
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| Bridge for Money |
David Bird and Martin Hoffman |
A good read with great hands |
*** |
| Bridge for the Connoisseur |
Kelsey |
Another good book from a great author with beautiful
deals |
**** |
| Bridge for Tournament Players |
Terence Reese and Albert Dormer |
Two experts explain the winning tactics |
*** |
| Bridge Magic |
Hugh Darwen |
Some fascinating hands and well worth studying |
*** |
| Bridge My Way |
Zia Mahmood |
His style and technique are unique |
*** |
| Bridge Play from A to Z |
George S Coffin |
Each chapter covers a different subject with interesting
hands |
*** |
| Bridge Quiz Slam Play |
Raymond and Sally Brock |
Lots of slam hands with some interesting deals |
** |
| Bridge Squeezes Complete |
Clyde E Love |
The classic book on bridge squeezes |
***** |
| Bridge Squeezes for Everyone |
David Bird |
A very good introduction to the subject |
*** |
| Bridge Squeezes Interpreted |
Raymond Semp |
Mainly a rehash of other works but some new deals |
* |
| Bridge Unlimited |
Victor Mollo |
Hands played by the great bridge players |
*** |
| Bridge with Aunt Agatha |
Freddie North |
Good deals by an expert |
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| Bridge with Imagination |
David Bird and Geir Helgemo |
Some top quality deals |
*** |
| Bridge with the Blue Team |
Pietro Forquet |
Some of the most interesting hands ever and a good
account of why they succeeded |
**** |
| Card Reading |
Eric Jannersten |
A fair introduction |
** |
| Cardinal Sins |
Terence Reese and David Bird |
The fourth book in the series with yet more interesting
deals |
*** |
| Cards at Play |
Freddie North |
Excellent deals |
*** |
| Complete Book of Duplicate Bridge |
Norman Kay; Sidney Silodor; Fred Karpin |
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| Control the Bidding |
Paul Mendelson |
First class explanation and great advice |
**** |
| Do You Really Want to win at Bridge? |
Terence Reese |
Another classic from the master |
*** |
| Double Squeezes |
Kelsey |
Excellent classic |
***** |
| Doubled and Venerable |
Terence Reese and David Bird |
Some great deals in their third book of the series |
*** |
| Falsecards |
Mike Lawrence |
Some iteresting points on several play subjects |
** |
| Famous Play Decisions |
Terence Reese and David Bird |
Fascinating hands |
**** |
| Fit for a King |
Sally Brock and Barry Rigal |
Some great deals |
*** |
| Hand Evaluation in Bridge |
Brian Senior |
Excellent introduction to the subject |
**** |
| Helgemo's World of Bridge |
Geo Tislevoll |
Some great hands played by Helgemo |
** |
| Hocus Pocus |
Erwin Brecher |
Great fun and a novel format with some good hands |
*** |
| How the Experts do it |
Terence Reese and David Bird |
Good introduction to expert play |
*** |
| How to Improve Your Bridge |
Kelsey |
All Kelsey's books are worth reading and this is no
exception |
*** |
| How to play a Bridge Hand |
William Root |
A good introduction to the subject by a proven expert |
*** |
| How to Play Card Combinations |
Mike Lawrence |
Some less known positions as well as the basics |
*** |
| How to win at Duplicate Bridge |
Marshall Miles |
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| Imagination and Technique in Bridge |
Tim Bourke and Martin Hoffman |
A great set of deals from two great players |
**** |
| Inspired Bridge Play |
David Bird and Martin Hoffman |
Great deals |
*** |
| Killing Defence at Bridge |
Kelsey |
Top quality analysis by a fine author |
**** |
| Kosher Bridge |
David Bird and Ron Klinger |
Good deals from two experts |
*** |
| Le Squeeze au Bridge - Le Double Squeeze |
Bertrand Romanet |
Romanet's approach to the double squeezes and their
relatives is very helpful.
He describes the positions and their relationships
with each other. |
**** |
| Le Squeeze au Bridge - Le Squeeze Simple |
Bertrand Romanet |
Good introduction with interesting approach |
*** |
| Le Squeeze au Bridge - Squeeze a l'atout;
squeeze a retardement; |
Bertrand Romanet |
Some fascinating positions |
*** |
| Logical Bridge Play |
Kelsey |
Another super book from a great author |
*** |
| Maastricht Challenge |
Tim Bourke |
He produced some really challenging deals |
**** |
| Masterpieces of Declarer Play |
Julian Pottage |
Some superb deals |
**** |
| Masterpieces of Defence |
Julian Pottage |
Some superb deals |
**** |
| Match Your Skill Against the Masters |
Jeremy Flint and Freddie North |
Difficult play decisions by master players |
*** |
| Miracles of Card Play |
Terence Reese and David Bird |
Great deals |
*** |
| More Hocus Pocus |
Erwin Brecher and Julian Pottage |
The sequel to the first |
*** |
| On the other hand |
Martin Hoffman and Kathie Wei-Sender |
Deals discussed by two experts |
*** |
| Over Your Shoulder |
Tony Forrester and Brian Senior |
Another set of interesting deals |
*** |
| Play Bridge with the Aces |
Ira Corn |
A compendium of the columns syndicated by the Aces with
some good hands and useful information |
** |
| Positive Declarer Play at Bridge |
Terence Reese and Julian Pottage |
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| Safety Plays |
David Bird and Marc Smith |
Careful play explained |
*** |
| Sharpen Your Bridge Technique |
Kelsey |
Some great deals |
*** |
| Simple Squeezes |
Kelsey |
Excellent classic |
***** |
| Step by Step Pre-Empts |
Alan Mould |
Not many books cover this subject and this is a good one |
*** |
| Strip Squeezes |
Kelsey |
Excellent classic |
***** |
| Test Your Card Play 2 |
Kelsey |
Second in the series |
*** |
| Test Your Card Play 4 |
Kelsey |
Fourth in the series |
*** |
| Test Your Card Play 5 |
Kelsey |
Fifth in the series |
*** |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood |
David Bird |
Some good deals |
*** |
| The Bridge Player's Bedside Book |
Tony Forrester |
An interesting read, not likely to put you to sleep |
*** |
| The Encyclopedia of Bridge |
Richard Frey and Alan Truscott |
The previous edition.
Interesting historicall |
* |
| The Expert Game |
Terence Reese |
The cassic and one which taught me so much |
***** |
| The Magic of Bridge |
David Bird and Tim Bourke |
Another good book from two fine players |
*** |
| The Modern Losing Trick Count |
Ron Klinger |
Excellent treatise on the subject |
**** |
| The Pocket Book of Bridge Puzzles 2 |
Alfred Sheinwold |
Dated but interesting |
** |
| The Pocket Book of Bridge Puzzles 5 |
Alfred Sheinwold |
Dated but interesting |
** |
| The Tricky Game |
Kelsey |
Excellent |
*** |
| The Wei to Good Bridge |
Kathie wei-Sender and Martin Hoffman |
Some fascinating deals |
*** |
| Tiger Bridge |
Jeremy Flint |
A great introduction to the thinking of an expert |
*** |
| Tiger Bridge Revisited |
Jeremy Flint and Freddie North |
An update of Tiger Bridge with improved format |
**** |
| Triple Squeezes |
Kelsey |
Excellent classic |
***** |
| Unholy Tricks |
Terence Reese and David Bird |
The second in the series with some great hands |
*** |
| Your Deal Mr. Bond |
Phillip and Robert King |
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| Farewell my Dummy |
Phillip and Robert King |
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| 100 Winning Bridge Tips |
Ron Klinger |
Good advice from a good teacher |
*** |
| Bid Better, Much Better After Opening 1
No-Trump |
Ron Klinger |
He is an excellent teacher and this is a very useful
book with good advice |
**** |
| Bridge Conventions Made Clear |
Rhoda Lederer |
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| Conventions Today |
Brian Senior |
An excellent account of the most popular conventions |
**** |
| Contract Killers |
Phillip and Robert King |
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| Ask Zia |
Zia Mahmood with David Burn |
Some simple questions answered by the star |
*** |
| Bridge Made Easy |
David Bird |
A good introduction for improvers |
*** |
| Focus on Hocus Pocus |
Erwin Brecher and Danny Roth |
Great fun and a novel format with some good hands |
*** |
