No comments about Power Acol: The Art of Being Lucky in the Bidding (Master Bridge Series).

No comments about Pathways to Better Bridge Defense.

No comments about The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge.

1 comments about Bridge for People Who Don't Know One Card from Another.

1. A friend of mine gave me this book many years ago when I was in college. This book is a wonderful resource book for someone learning bridge with little or no background in the game. Based on the advice that I was given which I found to be be quite useful, the book works best if read from cover to cover initially, to get the feel of the game. It is only about 75 pages of actual text, and even then it is an easy, quick and quite entertaining read and catches your interest. Then you can go back and work your way through the meatier aspects of playing the game. After a couple of times through the book, a novice can literally sit down, with understanding friends, and play bridge. The book is very helpful in bidding your hands and in playing. It is quite useful in its hints, and I made notes on what to look for in my hands to enable me to bid somewhat intelligently and enjoy the game.
   I would recommend this book be in every rec center and library in the reference section. It would make a wonderful text book. I had attempted to learn bridge with other books labelled bridge for beginners, but the complexity of the game and the strategies lost me. This book cuts through to the core basics to get you started, without the panic of "what do I do now?" The cartoon illustrations and humor keep your interest, serve to explain the concepts, and focus on the reason why people would play to begin with-- for their enjoyment and the social interaction with their friends. Great book.

No comments about Easy Guide to Five-Card Majors.

No comments about 4 3 2 1 Manual: The Ideal Student Textbook: Point Count Contract Bridge Bidding Complete (1962 Edition, Fourth Edition).

No comments about Starting Out in Bridge.

No comments about Bridge Director's Companion.

1 comments about Defence in Depth.

1. Quite a few of the hands are based on breaking up squeezes. Once you recognize that theme the hands become a little easier.
   A few of the hands are a bit far fetched.
   Overall the hands were decent, requiring visualization, and avoiding end plays and not breaking new suits.
   Explanations were good.
   
   But not the classic that it was built up to be. Instead the same authors book "Hoffman on Pairs Play" is a terrific book, though it focuses much more on declarer play.
   
   I also found Kelseys Test Your Defense a better sampling of problems than these. Nothing super hard, just more visualization.
   
   Overall a good book, worth reading, yet not a classic.

No comments about Bridge Bidding (Scoring, Opening Bids, Responses, Overcalls and more..).