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13 Bridge Books

  1. Commonsense Bidding by William S. Root, Alan Truscott (Introduction)
  2. Back to Basics: Simple Minded Bridge by Jim King
  3. Bid Better, Play Better by Dorothy Hayden Truscott
  4. Bridge for Dummies by Edwin B. Kantar and Eddie Kantar
  5. Goren's New Bridge Complete by Charles Henry Goren
  6. Basic Bridge in Three Weeks: The Beginner's Day-By-Day Guide to Bridge Mastery by Alan Truscott
  7. How to Defend a Bridge Hand by William S. Root
  8. The Fun Way to Serious Bridge by Harry Lampert
  9. 100 Winning Bridge Tips for the Improving Player/Standard American Edition by Ron Klinger
  10. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bridge by H. Anthony Medley and Anthony Medley
  11. It's Bridge, Baby: How to Be a Player in Ten Easy Lessons by Jeff Bayone, Amanda Beesley (Contributor)
  12. Learn Bridge in a Weekend by Jonathan Davis with Matthew Ward (Photographer)
  13. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge by Henry G. Francis (Editor), Dorthy A. Francis (Editor), Alan Truscott

Commonsense Bidding Commonsense Bidding by William S. Root, Alan Truscott (Introduction). William S. Root, winner of many national bridge championships, premier bridge teacher, author of classic bridge books, and recently elected to the Bridge Hall of Fame is considered to be one of the best bridge teachers of all time and has helped tens of thousands to enjoy the world's most popular card game.

Commonsense Bidding is a thorough and complete guide to basic, commonsense bidding. Root addresses just about every situation that the average player will encounter in standard bidding, while supplying examples to illustrate how to value your hand, opening no-trump bids, scoring, and more.

His many best-selling bridge books include The ABCs of Bridge, How to Play a Bridge Hand, and How to Defend a Bridge Hand (all of which won the Book of the Year title awarded by the American Bridge Teachers' Association.) He also coauthored the popular Modern Bridge Conventions with Richard Pavlicek.

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Back to Basics: Simple Minded Bridge Back to Basics: Simple Minded Bridge by Jim King. Bridge is a simple game that has been complicated by special conventions, contrivances and gimmicks. This book teaches bridge in a way a third grader can understand. If you can count to 40 you will understand this book and learn to be a very good bridge player. Bridge is taught as a "fun" game, not a battle between enemies.

There are over 100 practice hands included. This book is about Contract Bridge with an introduction to Duplicate. The Duplicate sections ends with, "All you need to play Duplicate is a PhD in Simple Minded Bridge because Duplicate is Simple Minded Bridge Piled Higher and Deeper."

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Bid Better, Play Better Bid Better, Play Better by Dorothy Hayden Truscott. Revised and updated, this classic will teach you how to think better at the bridge table. Bid Better, Play Better is an easy book to follow and understand. It has an enjoyable flow in its teaching and understanding of the game of bridge.

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Bridge for Dummies Bridge for Dummies by Edwin B. Kantar and Eddie Kantar. This fun to read reference brings the favorite card game of millions up-to-date with plenty of tips, techniques, and advice on how to master Bridge. Helpful illustrations and diagrams guide readers through the process of dealing and organizing a hand, calculating points, making an opening bid, taking a trick, and more. Rich with cartoons & line illustrations.

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Goren's New Bridge Complete Goren's New Bridge Complete by Charles Henry Goren. In the latest edition of the classic bridge player's bible, the world's foremost authority on the game updates his methods to include the most modern bridge developments and championship techniques. This is a must have for every good bridge player.

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Basic Bridge in Three Weeks Basic Bridge in Three Weeks: The Beginner's Day-By-Day Guide to Bridge Mastery by Alan Truscott. This is the first major book in 10 years to cover every facet of the game. Written for the beginner, it proceeds step by step through each phase of play, from the first deal to opening bids, responses, doubles, second bids, game, no-trump bids, slams, and more.

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How to Defend a Bridge Hand   How to Defend a Bridge Hand by William S. Root. Comprehensively and in an organized way the world's leading teacher of the game covers opening leads, third-hand play, defensive tactics, second-hand play, attitude signals, defensive trump tricks--in short, every aspect of this vital area. Features an introduction by Alan Truscot.

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The Fun Way to Serious Bridge The Fun Way to Serious Bridge by Harry Lampert. This is the book for any player wanting to review fundamentals of bridge. It's also a fun, easy, quick way to establish basics with potential party-bridge players who are just starting duplicate play. Makes a great gift for your new partner.

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100 Winning Bridge Tips for the Improving Player/Standard American Edition (Master Bridge Series) 100 Winning Bridge Tips for the Improving Player/Standard American Edition (Master Bridge Series) by Ron Klinger. This unique collection of Bridge tips has been selected specifically for the improving player who still lacks experience in handling common problems in bidding, declarer, and defensive play. By working through the various exercises, the intermediate player will save countless hours and inestimable frustration in reaching expert status.

This is a great "bathroom book;" read one or two tips each time you are in there. If you follow the tips in the book, you will end up on top much more often than on the losing end.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bridge The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bridge by H. Anthony Medley and Anthony Medley. Laid out in an easy-to-use format with questions on the riht hand page and answers on the next page. In all, there are more than 150 trivia questions and 80 full-page bridge problems. With chapters on rubber, duplicate and team bridge as well as a wide scope of conventions focusing around both the weak and strong no trump, there is enough instruction to satisfy players of all standards and preferences. Guaranteed to give hours of fun to any bridge player.

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It's Bridge, Baby: How to Be a Player in Ten Easy Lessons It's Bridge, Baby: How to Be a Player in Ten Easy Lessons by Jeff Bayone, Amanda Beesley (Contributor). Bridge is back--it's the hottest game in town, winning over a whole new generation of players. Jeff Bayone has translated his totally comprehensive, easy-to-follow method into a book that will have you up and playing in ten easy lessons--even if the last card game you mastered was Old Maid.

It's Bridge, Baby is the first book that asks you to bring nothing to the table but your common sense--no assumptions, no condescension, just bridge, simple and basic, from the ground up. Bayone teaches you how to visualize rather than memorize, how to love the game rather than fear it, how to channel your killer instinct in a way that's safe, fun, and addictive. You'll learn to appreciate the beauty of the game through this master teacher's enthusiasm and lucid approach. After all, it's not brain surgery--it's bridge, baby.

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Learn Bridge in a Weekend Learn Bridge in a Weekend by Jonathan Davis with Matthew Ward (Photographer). This book introduces the basic rules and concepts of bridge and, with the help of illustrations, easily guides the beginner through an elementary game. Jonathan Davis shows that while the subtleties of master play may take years to master, anyone can learn the game well enough to enjoy playing in a single weekend.

He makes it easy by breaking down the game into a few technical matters and a series of techniques that can be learned in bite-size pieces and practiced over two days. He ends his educational "weekend" with additional useful information on bridge etiquette, equipment, bidding tips, and more.

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The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge by Henry G. Francis (Editor), Dorthy A. Francis (Editor), Alan Truscott. This work is a complete and authoritative book of information, guidance and instruction published for bridge players. This huge book has a ton of information, from biographies to card combinations. It is extremely handy as a reference guide. Also, it is really cheap here at Amazon. I doubt you could find it for less anywhere else. All in all an excellent book to own.

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