Bridge books reviewed - 40

"Cuebids in a Nutshell" by Dee Berry is pocket-sized yet packed with cue bids and cuebidding conventions. It covers the most improtant aspects of bidding and clears up many areas of bidding. Unavailable at Amazon.co.uk   .. .. Edmund's Bridge Book Edmund Sixsmith .. "Edmund's Bridge Book: For people who are content to be social bridge players" by Edmund Sixsmith trumpest the virtues of simple natural bidding and playing for fun! Topics covered include lanning the play, an easy way to count and the seven(teen) deadly sins.                   "How To Play A Good Game Of Bridge" by Terence Reese and Albert Dormer is a good book for anyone who wishes to improve their game and become a capable and intelligent player.   .. .. Terence Reese & Albert Dormer .. "How to Play a Better Game Of Bridge" by Terence Reese and Albert Dormer continues from where the previous book left off and will guide you to becoming an intermediate player.                   "A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play" by Julian Laderman addresses the thought processes that novice declarers must develop and practice. What features of a bridge hand lead an expert to select the correct line of play from all those available? The carefully chosen examples in this book will help advancing players to recognize those features and take action accordingly.                           "The Devil’s Tickets - A Night of Bridge, A Fatal Hand, and a New American Age" by Gary M. Pomerantz. It is a new (2009) and fascinating look at the true story of glamorous Kansas City housewife, Myrtle Bennett, who shot and killed her husband after a dispute over the play of a bridge hand. Set during the roaring twenties, the bookdoes not actually contain any bridge hands, but tells the story of the Bennett trial when the rising popularity of bridge was sweeping the USA. The book also covers the fascinating story of the Culbertsons and the immense popularity of bridge during this interesting time in history on the eve of the great depression.                             Using the popular ‘over-the-shoulder' presentation of the style of Jeremy Flint, "My Favorite 52" takes the reader through over sixty deals from the Larry Cohen's own experience; deals that were important to him in some way, technically interesting, or just plain fun. The interactive style allows the reader to follow Larry's bidding and play, and make their own decisions at key points. The material was originally published as interactive software CD, in which form it won an award from the American Bridge Teachers Association in 2005. It was adapted for this book edition by Canadian international Linda Lee and now (2009) appears in book format for the first time. My Favourite 52.                       "Patrick Jourdain's Problem Corner" has been a popular regular feature of the UK's BRIDGE Magazine for many years. This book is a collection of challenging declarer-play problems that has been selected from the best of the material appearing there, and will be welcomed by advanced players. Patrick Jourdain comes from Wales and is president of the International Bridge Press Association. He is one of the world’s best-known writers on the game and is the bridge correspondent for the Daily Telegraph.                             Eddie Rose's sensational new bridge book, "BRIDGE - From A to Z; Taking Your Game to the Next Level", has been published (Nov 2009) and is now available.  This book may well be the most unique and all-encompassing book on bridge ever written. Eddie Rose holds the rank of Emerald Life Master (over 7500 masterpoints) in the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL).  He has taught bridge since the early 1980s in various venues throughout Orange County; has lectured and directed bridge on several cruise ships (Holland America, Princess, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean). He is considered one of the outstanding bridge players in the United States and is currently listed in the Encyclopedia of Bridge under "Leading Bridge Personalities".                                           The correct play at trick one can often spell the difference between success and defeat. In "Master Play at Trick One" Ron Klinger shows you how to plan your strategy at the most vital stage of play.   "Modern Bridge Bidding Complete" by Alvin L Roth and Jeff Rubens introduces the reader to the Roth Point count, which effectively uses hand evaluation to adjust the value of the hand, both before and during the auction.                   .. .. Contract Bridge Blue Book .. Ely Culbertson .. .. "Contract Bridge Blue Book" by Ely Culbertson is the book that started it all! The first ever book on sensible bridge bidding (1934 edition) for contract bridge after the transition from auction bridge.   "Conventional Wisdom Plus a Comprehensive Guide to Modern Bridge Conventions: Advanced Bidding, Defending and Playing Concepts" A modern (2009) book by Jean J. Reaves that includes most of the modern techniques in bidding and play                   "Take All of Your Chances at Bridge" by Edwin Kantar is a quiz book of 100 play hands that feature picking the best of two or three lines of play, with appropriate teaching commentary after each hand. The book publishing date is November 2009.   "It's Your Call" by Marshall Miles is a new (2009) bidding quiz book. The book will be available in November 2009.                   "The Mysterious Multi: How to Play It, How to Play Against It" by Mark Horton and Jan van Cleeff explains the Multi two diamond opening and the best methods of defending against it. The final chapter, entitled 'The Multi in Action', has a wealth of examples from top-level play.   .. .. How to Improve Your Bridge Hugh Kelsey .. "How to Improve Your Bridge" by Hugh Kelsey contains 200 fully illustrated and entertaining hands that show how to avoid common mistakes.                   .. .. Winning Double .. Victor Mollo .. "Victor Mollo's Winning Double" is a classic bridge book, out of print but available second hand. It is both a quiz book and text book with 160 problems, a short cut guide to expert bidding and play.                         this page is                                                                                     go to the Bridge shop, Bridge CD-ROM's or Bridge book review index or page: - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 89, 98, 99.       Visit Bridge Books website for a list of bridge books categorised by content and level.