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Unit 443 Bridge Library (located at the Masonic Lodge) 2/11

Abrahams Brains in Bridge -- 1962

- Helpful for experienced and new players.

ACBL Easy Guide to Duplicate Bridge -- 1982

ACBL Adventures in Duplicate Bridge -- 2002

- An introduction to ACBL Duplicate Bridge for beginners.

Andersen Lebensohl Convention -- 1987 (2 cc)

Andersen Preempts from A to Z -- 1993

- Intermediate to Advanced. Clarification of principles

essential to effective preemptive action.

August Light Up Your Understanding of Bidding -- 1995

- Author’s primary goal is to have the reader understand

why he bids the way he does. Aimed primarily for the

new player, but also highly readable for all levels.

Baron/Stewart The Bridge Student Text: Defensive Play -- 1988

Baron/Stewart The Bridge Student Text: For Intermediate Players -- 1988

Bergen To Open or Not to Open – 2003 (2)

- Featuring the Rule of 20

Bergen Declarer Play the Bergen Way -- 2004

- Techniques every declarer must know

Bergen The New Convention Card (1994)

Bergen Better Bidding with Bergen: Vol. I -- 1985 (2 cc)

- Uncontested Auctions

Bergen Better Bidding with Bergen: Vol. II -- 1995 (2 cc)

- Competitive Auctions. Explains bids used by top players

and how to incorporate them into your bidding system.

Bergen Better Rebidding with Bergen -- 2003 (2 cc)

- Over 150 examples with detailed explanations.

Bergen Points Schmoints -- 1995 (2 cc)

- Tips on bidding, play and defense. Funny and easy to

understand. Secrets on how to count trumps, the real

scoop on doubles, and more.

Bergen Bergen’s Best Bridge Quizzes, Vol. I – 2003

Bergen More Points Schmoints -- 1999

- A fine sequel -- enjoyable and profitable reading.

Bergen Marty Sez, Vol. 2 -- 2002

- Helpful hints, guaranteed to make you a more formidable

opponent.

Bergen More Declarer Play the Bergen Way -- 2006

- How to think about the hand when dummy is tabled.

Blackwood Blackwood on Slams -- 1970

- The premiere book on slams.

Blackwood The Complete Book of Opening Leads -- 1983

- The most complete book on the subject.

Blubaugh Escaping One No Trump Doubled

- Interesting suggestions, including the Rollout Redouble.

Boeder Thinking about IMPS -- 1994

- How to win more often at Team events.

Brecher Hocus-Pocus – 2001

- A Bridge Book with a Difference

Brecher/Pottage More Hocus Pocus – 2002

- Bridge and Logic Puzzles

Brock Bols Bridge Tips – 1997

- Tips on Bidding, Defense, and Play

Brown Winning Defense -- 1952

- Examines every aspect of defensive play.

Cappelletti 100 Bridge Problems, Using Poker Tactics -- 2004

Coffin Bridge Play from A - Z -- 1979

- a classic on play of the cards.

Coffin Endplays in Bridge -- 1981 (2 cc)

- Eliminations, Squeezes and Coups for intermediate

and advanced players.

Cohen Law of Total Tricks -- 1992

- Improve your competitive bidding judgment. Examples

In easy-to-read format. Best seller.

Cohen Playing Better Bridge -- 1962

- Quiz technique to teach better bidding and playing.

Colchamiro How you can Play Like an Expert -- 2007

- 21st Century rules and other guidelines for winning at

your level and above.

Cole (ed.) Grand Slam – 1975

- 13 great stories about bridge.

Cook Confessions of a Bridge Addict – 1979

- “Hands I’ve played . . .”

Corn Play Bridge with the Aces – 1972

- Play hands along with this famous team.

Crowhurst Precision Bidding in ACOL – 1974

- European system useful on Internet.

Diosy You Have to See This – 1998

- A splendid array of deals.

Dormer Powerhouse Hands – 1975

- How to recognize and get the most from your big cards.

Dormer Dormer on Deduction – 1995

- Interesting book written by a fine bridge player & writer.

Downer-Pomer Standard Bidding with SAYC – 2005

- Standard American Yellow Card system—especially

Valuable for online players.

Eber Have I Got a Story for You! – 1984

- An anthology of favorite bridge tales.

Elsner Jake of Diamonds – 1963

- The islands of Hawaii lure Jake to a tournament, and he

finds stolen jewels and a murder.

Ewen Opening Leads – 1970 (2 cc)

- Well-written and easy to read. What to lead against NT,

suit and slam contracts, etc.

Ewen Premptive Bidding – 1975 (2 cc)

- Bid more, win more. Bid more, lose less!

Ewen Doubles – 1973 (2 cc)

- For takeout, penalties, and profit.

Ewen The Defensive Bidding Quiz Book – 1980

- Test your ability and improve

Ewen Scandal at Buenos Aires – 1966

- Report of cheating scandal, by Bridge Journal.

Feldham Negative, Responsive, and other Competitive Doubles – 1993

Feldham The Weak Two Bid in Bridge – 1985

- Responses and defense

Feldham Five Card Major Bidding in Contract Bridge – 1985

Discusses many useful conventions

Feldheim Winning Swiss Team Tactics – 1993

Flannery The Flannery Two Diamond Opening – 1984

Flint Tiger Bridge –1970

- “tiger tactics” tells how famous players handle the game.

Forrester Bridge Player’s Bedside Book – 1998

- A collection of stories, tips, quizzes, famous hands, jokes,

and fascinating facts.

Frey How to Win at Contract Bridge – 1961 (2 cc)

- Goren says that nobody can read this book and fail to

become a better player.

Fry How to Win at Bridge with Any Partner – 1970 (2 cc)

Gitelman Master Class – 2005

- Intermediate/Advanced lessons from the bridge table.

Goldman Winners and Losers at the Bridge Table – 1979

- Advice, in joke form.

Goldman Aces Scientific – 1978

- Five card majors and forcing NT—an excellent book.

Goren Championship Bridge – 1964

- High-level bridge. A very interesting book.

Goren Sports Illustrated Book of Bridge – 1961

Goren Advanced Bidding – 1963

- Teach yourself how to bid like an expert!

Goren New Bridge Complete – 1985

- Newer edition of a classic work.

Goren Precision – 1971 (2 cc)

Goren Goren Settles the Bridge Arguments – 1974

- Authoritative answers to problems that are the cause of

Frequent misunderstandings at the bridge table.

Goren Play Winning Bridge with any Partner (even a Stranger) – 1976

- How to cope with bad players as well as good ones.

Goren Doubling to Win at Contract Bridge – 1975

Goren Tips for Successful Duplicate Play – 1975

Goren Bridge Quizzes – 1966

Granoveter For Experts Only – 1993

- Selected Essays on Bridge

Granoveter Bridge Additions – 1995

- New age inventions tempered with old-fashioned advice

Granoveter Forgive Me, Partner! – 1997

- Guide to a successful partnership

Granoveter Bridge Today Digest – 2001

- Practical advice and bridge stories

Granoveter Murder at the Bridge Table – 1989 (2 cc)

- A mystery story full of bridge tips.

Granoveter I Shot my Bridge Partner – 1989

- Classic murder mystery with bridge hands.

Granoveter A Switch in Time – 1994

- A fine book on defense.

Granoveter, P. Movie Guide for Bridge Players – 1996

- 180 movie reviews.

Granoveter The Bridge Team Murders – 1992

- The hardboiled, how-to-play imps whodunit!

Grant Bridge – The Club Series: Bidding – 1990 (2 cc)

- Five card majors, long suit count, responses, rebids,

competitive bidding.

Grant Bridge—The Diamond Series: Play of the Hand – 1988 (2cc)

- Planning, developing tricks, eliminating losers, entries,

managing the trump suit.

Grant Bridge—The Heart Series: Defense – 1989 (2 cc)

- Opening leads, 2nd & 3rd hand play, signals, planning

and developing tricks.

Grant Bridge – The Spade Series: Introduction to Duplicate – 1990

- Convention card, various types of games.

Grant/Rodwell Two over One Game Force – 2009

- Excellent new book on this bidding system.

Grant Better Bridge Series: Basics – 1995

- Guarantees new players the basics of bridge.

Gray The Best of Robert Gray, Book Two – 1954-1992

- From the Bridge World Magazine

Hall How the Experts Win at Bridge – 1996

The best thinking and philosophy of the experts on every

aspect of the game. Secrets of successful partnerships.

Hamman At the Table – My Life and Times – 1994

- Look inside the mind of a brilliant superstar and see how he concentrates and cultivates winning habits.

Hardy Advanced Bridge Bidding for the 21st – 2002

Hardy Competitive Bidding with Two-Suited Hands – 1996 (2 cc)

- Want to liven up your convention card and improve your

partnership? You’ll be delighted with these ideas, but

your opponents won’t!

Hardy/Roney Play My Card – 1980

Hardy Two over One Game Force – 1989 (2 cc)

- The most popular bidding style today. Intermediate

through expert. “1990 Bridge Book of the Year.”

Hardy Standard Bidding for the 21st Century – 2000

- A complete textbook – excellent.

Hardy Splinters and other Shortness Bids – 1987

Hardy Fourth Suit Forcing – 1984

Hardy Forcing No Trump Responses—1984

Hardy New Minor Forcing after One No Trump Rebid--1984

Harris Laws of Duplicate Bridge through the Eyes of the Player-2008

- Very accurate & up-to-date description of rules, with

examples.

Harrison The Player’s Guide to the Rules of Duplicate Bridge – 1989

Hayden (Truscott) Bid Better, Play Better – 1966

An instructive and highly readable book.

Huggett/Cashmore Monster Book of Basic Declarer Play – 2003

- Basic declarer play, especially for beginners.

Jannersten Precision Bridge – 1972

- Excellent book on the subject.

Jannersten Find the Mistakes (a bridge quiz) – 1981

- Identifies mistakes in play that are concealed by a

successful result.

Kantar For the Defense, Vol. I – 1983

- 100 practical defensive problems

Kantar Roman Keycard Blackwood – 1991 (2 cc)

- It’s not for beginners, tough for intermediates, &

experts please beware. Here is the Untold Story!

Kantar Eddie Kantar Teaches Modern Bridge Defense – 1999

Kantar Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense – 1999

Kantar Bridge for Dummies – 1997

- User-friendly book, quick reference format, packed

with basic, in-depth information for all players.

Kantar A Treasury of Bridge Tips – 1992 (2 cc)

- Dramatically improve your bidding. Sensible ideas.

Kantar Defense Tips for Bad Card Holders – 1994 (2 cc)

- Contains 600 defensive tips with excellent examples.

Kantar Gamesman Bridge – 1972

- Kantar teaches Stanley how to play.

Kantar Introduction to Declarer’s Play – 1968

- Includes finesses, cross-ruffing, end plays, and slam and game contracts.

Kantar Introduction to Defender’s Play – 1968

- Defense vs. no trump and suit contracts.

Kantar Bridge Humor – 1977

Kantar Defensive Bridge Play – 1975 (2 cc)

Kantar Bridge Conventions – 1972 (2 cc)

- Still a very useful book.

Kantar Test Your Bridge Play – 1974 (2 cc)

Kantar Improving your Bidding Skills – 1980 (2 cc)

- Basic bidding, doubles, competitive bidding, and more.

Kaplan Italian System of Winning Bridge – 1959

Kaplan Duplicate Bridge: How to Play, How to Win – 1966

Kaplan Winning Contract Bridge Complete – 1964

- Fundamentals and fine points.

Kaplan Competitive Bidding – 1965 (3 cc)

- Full-length treatment of competitive & defensive bidding.

Kaplan/Sheinwold How to Play Winning Bridge—1958 & 1967

- Complete book on their revolutionary system.

Kaplan/Rubens Challenge the Champs, Book IV – 1969 & 1981

- From the Bridge World.

Karmin The Art of Card Reading at Bridge – 1973

- Count out hands—and progress from amateur to master.

Karpin Drawing of Trumps & its Postponement – 1981 (2 cc)

- Excellent book, recommended by Max Hardy.

Karpin Winning Play in Contract Bridge – 1964 (2 cc)

- Strategy at Trick 1. Good for players of all levels.

Karpin Winning Play in Tournament & Duplicate – 1968.

- How the experts triumph.

Karpin The Finesse – 1972

- How to win more tricks more often.

Karpin How to Play (and Misplay) Slam Contracts – 1962

Kay, etc. Complete Book of Duplicate Bridge – 1965

- Comprehensive book on bidding, playing, and scoring.

Kearse Bridge Conventions Complete – 1984 & 1990 (3cc)

- The Original version and the updated version are both

very comprehensive guides.

Kelsey Slam Bidding – 1973

- A little time spent on this book gives great results.

Kelsey Killing Defense at Bridge – 1994 (2 cc)

- Not a book for beginners. Can be treated as a text

book or a test book.

Kelsey Match Point Bridge – 1970

- Seeking to improve your play at matchpoint? This

book is a classic.

Kelsey Test Your Percentages – 1989

- A working knowledge of percentages is necessary for

good play.

Kelsey The Tricky Game – 1982

- How to cultivate a more deceptive style.

Kelsey Advanced Play at Bridge – 1968

- Not for beginners. Reader is shown 26 cards and

attempts to work out answers.

King The Hog in the 21st Century – 1999

- The latest adventures of Mollo’s Menagerie

King, J. The Squeeze in Valhalla – 1964 (2 cc)

- Improve your bridge game with this easy-to-follow

technique for mastering simple and advanced squeezes.

Klinger Cue Bidding to Slams – 1992

Klinger Bid Better, Much Better, after Opening 1 NT – 2001

- An excellent and helpful book.

Klinger Safety Plays and End Plays – 1997

- Ideal for advanced beginners and intermediate players.

Contains a wealth of examples.

Klinger Fifty Winning Duplicate Tips – 1991 (2 cc)

- Includes constructive bidding, competitive bidding, opening leads, declarer play, and defense.

Klinger Improve Your Bridge Memory – 1984 (2 cc)

- How to remember vital principles, & which cards are high. How to cause memory problems for your opponents, & how to avoid bidding disasters.

Klinger The Modern Losing Trick Count – 1986 (2 copies)

- Best book available on the subject.

Klinger Better Bridge with Better Memory – 1998

- Great memory aids to help you play better.

Klinger Guide to Better Card Play – 1991

- Declarer play, defensive technique, 100 practice

hands, 500 exercises.

Klinger Guide to Better Duplicate Bridge – 1996 (2 cc)

- Highly recommended—explains the “good and bad”

about popular bridge conventions.

Klinger Bridge Without Error – 1981

- Mistakes are shown, with easy to eliminate them.

Klinger 100 Winning Bridge Tips – 1987 (2 cc)

- Bidding, opening leads, declarer play, and defense.

Klinger Winning Bridge – Trick by Trick – 1980

- Read this and improve your bridge!

Klinger/Kambites Bridge Conventions for you – 1999 (2 cc)

- Author explains logic behind popular conventions.

Lampert The Fun Way to Serious Bridge – 1980

- A wonderful book for beginners.

Lavinthal Defense Strategy in Bridge – 1963

- Introduces the complete range of Suit Preference signals.

Lawrence Double! -- 2002

- New meanings for an old bid.

Lawrence The Complete Guide to Passed Hand Bidding – 1989 (2 cc)

The options and weapons available when partner originally

passes.

Lawrence Swiss Teams of 4 – 1982

Lawrence Handbook of Partnership Understandings – 1985

- Recommended for novice through expert.

Lawrence Opening Leads – 1996 (2 cc)

- Expert advice. Presented in easily readable style.

Lawrence The Complete Guide to Contested Auctions – 1992 (2 cc)

- How to deal with any kind of interference by opponents.

Lawrence Judgment at Bridge – 1976 (2 cc)

- Avoid common mistakes by examining what can go wrong. Covers neglected areas of bidding and defense.

Lawrence Bidding Quizzes I – The Contested Auction – 1979

- Features 2-over-1 methods.

Lawrence Complete Book on Overcalls in Contract Bridge – 1979 (3 cc)

- Overcall safely. Avoid dangerous overcalls on weak

suits. Jump responses to overcalls, etc.

Lawrence How to Read your Opponents’ Cards – 1973 (3 cc)

- Learn how the experts read subtle clues and signals. Play

hands double-dummy & improve your declarer skills.

Lawrence Disturbing Opponents’ No Trump – 1995

- Practical advice on defending against NT openings.

Lawrence The Complete Book of Takeout Doubles – 1994 (2 cc)

- Everything you need to know about takeout doubles.

Lawrence Play Bridge with Mike Lawrence – 1983 (3 cc)

- Excellent book. A 2-session matchpoint event.

Lawrence The Complete Book on Hand Evaluation – 1983 (2 cc)

- How to refigure your assets as the bidding proceeds.

A valuable book.

Lawrence The Complete Book on Balancing – 1983 (3 cc)

- Entertaining book on the subject, for serious players.

Lawrence True Bridge Humor – 1980

- Jokes and cartoons.

Lawrence/Hanson Winning Bridge Intangibles – 1985

- Winning behavior at the table.

Lawrence Jacoby and Texas Transfers – 1983

Lawrence How to Play Card Combinations – 1988

- Unlocking the secrets.

Lawrence Falsecards – (no publication date)

Lawrence Major Suit Raises – 1983 (2 cc)

Lawrence Dynamic Defense – 1985 (2)

Lawrence/Wirgren I Fought the Law of Total Tricks – 2004

- How to evaluate your hand for more accurate bidding.

Lindkvist Classic & Modern Bridge Conventions, Vol. 1, 2001

Lindkvist Classic & Modern Bridge Conventions, Vol. II, 2002

Lindkvist Classic & Modern Bridge Conventions, Vol. III, 2002

Lindkvist Classic & Modern Bridge Conventions, Vol. IV, 2003

Love Bridge Squeezes Complete – 1959 (2 cc)

- Winning end play strategy.

Machlin Tournament Bridge – An Uncensored Memoir – 1980

- Bridge anecdotes that really happened.

Magee Bridge Quiz Book – 1996

- 160 trivia questions & 80 full-page bridge problems

Mallon Opening Leads and Signals – 1964

- Recommended for beginners and experts.

Markus Play Better Bridge – 1979

- Over 200 hands illustrate bidding & strategy.

Marston All About Notrumps – 1989

- Clear & concise book on basic NT bidding and play.

Miles All 52 Cards – 1992 (2 cc)

- How to reconstruct concealed hands at the bridge table.

Miles Defensive Signals – 1995

- For advanced players to use with a regular partner. Will

dramatically improve your results.

Miles How to Win at Duplicate Bridge – 1957

- Advanced duplicate techniques.

Miles Stronger Competitive Bidding – 1992

- Weapons that are needed to win in competitive bidding.

Miller Bridge Brilliance and Blunders – 1962

- Interesting book that can be enjoyed whenever you have

a few minutes to spare.

Miller Dear Billy – 1992

Collections of real-life questions from bridge players

Mollo Bridge in the Menagerie – 1965

- 1st book in the Hideous Hog series.

Mollo Bridge in the Fourth Dimension – 1974

- Further adventures of the Hideous Hog.

Mollo Bridge in the Fifth Dimension – 2002

- Even further adventures of Rueful Rabbit & Hideous Hog.

Mollo Destiny at Bay – 1988

- More adventures of Hideous Hog, etc.

Mollo Test Your Defense – 1970

- 150 bridge situations that will make you play better.

Mollo The Bridge Immortals – 1967

- Lively sketches of some of the world’s greatest bridge players.

Mollo Bridge Quiz Book – 1968-1998

The shortest cut to expert play

Mollo/Gardner Card Play Technique – 1985

- Classic textbook on technique.

Mollo/Nielsen How Good is Your Defense? – 1976

- Teaches basic ways to picture the unseen hands.

Morehead Morehead on Bidding – 1964

Mould Step-by-step Slam Bidding – 1995

- Detailed discussion for Intermediate players.

North Plan Your Defense – 1998

- Teaches basic ways to picture the unseen hands.

Paranjape Easier Done than Said – 1998 (2)

- Brilliancy at the bridge table.

Phillips Bridge with Goren – 1960

- Outstanding bridge lore & first-class entertainment.

Pomerantz The Devil’s Tickets – 2009

- Novel about bridge players in the ‘20s & ‘30s.

Pottage Bridge Problems for a New Millennium – 2001

- Declarer play and defense

Pottage Masterpieces of Defense – 2002

- Unravel some of the mysteries surrounding defensive play

Powell Tickets to the Devil – 1968

Presberg Death by Contract – 1997

- A fictional bridge mystery story.

Priebe Takeout Double – 2004

- An entertaining tournament bridge murder mystery.

Reese Precision Bidding & Precision Play – 1972 (2 cc)

- Detailed account of the Precision system.

Reese Four Suit Transfers – 1993

- A comprehensive discussion of bids used by responder

after partner opens 1NT.

Reese Bridge for Bright Beginners – 1964

- Basic bidding and play of the hand.

Reese Bridge Tips from the Masters – 1980

Reese Play Bridge with Reese – 1960 (2 cc)

- Watch over Reese’s shoulder as he plays 75 games.

Reese Bridge Conventions, Finesses & Coups – 1967

- Every variety of finesse, endplay, and tactical maneuver.

Reese The Bridge Player’s Dictionary – 1959

- Bidding, play, systems, conventions, laws, definitions.

Reese Master Play – 1966

- Hailed by many as one of the greatest books of all time.

Reese Develop Your Bidding Judgment – 1962

- Reese figures the best answer to 75 tricky problems.

Reese The Most Puzzling Situations in Bridge Play – 1978

- The most advantageous line of play for 60 problem hands.

Reese/Trezel The Mistakes You make at Bridge – 1984

- Ways for you to eliminate commonplace errors.

Reese/Dormer The Play of the cards – 1967

- Playing the dummy, defense, end plays, deceptive plays.

Reese/Bird The Art of Good Bidding – 1992

- Sensible bidding, and a review of conventions.

Reese/Bird Unholy Tricks – 1984

- Bridge tales involving the eccentric monks of St. Titus

Rigal Step by Step Deceptive Declarer Play – 1996

- How to confuse the opposition.

Root Standard Bidding – 1979

- Emphasizes natural commonsense bidding.

Root How to Play a Bridge Hand – 1990 (2 cc)

- Suit combinations, blocking plays, card reading, squeezes

Root How to Defend a Bridge Hand – 1994 (2 cc)

- Contains a wealth of illustrative deals and quizzes –

simple to complex.

Root/Pavlicek Modern Bridge Conventions – 1981 (4cc)

- Thorough and easy-to-follow explanations of the most

common conventions—rated for simplicity & effectiveness

Root Common Sense Bidding – 1986 (2 cc)

- Situations that average players encounter in standard

bidding, with illustrative examples of how to handle them.

Root The ABCs of Bridge – 1998

- Standard Bidding, play, & defense for Beginners.

Rosenberg Bridge, Zia & Me – 1978

- Fascinating book—and funny, too!

Rosenkranz Bid Your Way to the Top – 1978

- Explains an adaptation of Standard American, called

“Standard International.”

Rosenkranz Bridge, the Bidders Game – 1985

- This book will make your bidding more precise.

Rosenkranz Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Trump Leads--

1986

- When not to lead trumps, leading trumps to protect high card strength, cutting down ruffing potential, clues from doubles, deceptive trump leads, and passive trump leads.

Rosenkranz Win with Romex – 1975

- Bold new bidding system.

Roth The Roth/Stone System – 1953

Roudinesco The Dictionary of Suit Combinations – 1995

- Complex book which is not very readable . . .

Routman Club Level Duplicate Bridge: Which Strategies Win – 1986

- Very readable examination & analysis of 52 hands.

Rovere Contract Bridge—Bidding & Play – 1965

- Reference book, with articles on their own systems by

Blackwood, Roth, Sheinwold, Stayman, etc.

Rubens Swiss Match Challenge – 1992

- Practice with several swiss teams of 4 players

Sands Standard American—Five Card Majors – 1980

- Basic grounding in all areas of bridge.

Sands Playing the Cards – 1984

- Developing competence at the bridge table.

Schenken Better Bidding in 15 Minutes – 1963 (2 cc)

- Learning the Big Club System in 15 minutes.

Schenken Big Club – 1968

- “Big Club” System.

Seagram/Bird 25 Ways to be a Better Defender – 2006

- An excellent & very helpful book.

Seagram/Smith 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know – 1999 (2 cc)

Seagram/Smith 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding – 2000

Senior It’s Your Lead – 1998

- How to choose the best lead to defeat opponents’ contract

Senior Play These Hands with Brian Senior – 1996

- Especially for intermediate players

Sheinwold Five Weeks to Winning Bridge – 1964 (2)

- This is a classic – one of the best books ever.

Sheinwold Pocket Book of Bridge Puzzles – 1970

Sheinwold Second Book of Bridge – Play of the Hand – 1953

Sheinwold Bridge with Algy – 1997 (1934)

- Interesting “Bridge World” articles from 1934.

Sheinwold How To Improve Your Bridge – 1976

- An expert’s guide to better bidding.

Sheinwold Duplicate Bridge – (no date—probably 1950s)

Sheinwold A Short Cut to Winning Bridge – 1961

Silverman Intermediate Bridge – 5 Card Majors – 1976

Simon Why You Lose at Bridge – updated 1967 & 1994 (2 cc)

- For all levels. A classic.

Smith Bidding Through Logic – 1962

- 75% of the game of bridge is bidding.

Sobel All the Tricks! – 1949

- Her first book, admired by Goren, and reissued in 1961

Sohl Underhanded Bridge – 1975

- Humorous and devious strategies for winning at bridge.

Sontag Power Precision – 1979

- -World champion player describes his favorite system.

Sontag The Bridge Bum – My Life and Play – 1977 (2 cc)

- A ticket of admission to the inner circle of the strange and fascinating world of the bridge expert.

Stark Weak No Trump – 2006

- How to play it, and how to play against it.

Stayman Do You Play Stayman? – 1965

- A classic – one part for beginners and one for advanced.

Stewart Better Bridge for the Advancing Player – 1984

Stewart 1001 Bridge Problems – 1990

- Workbook

Stewart Becoming a Bridge Expert – 2001

Tips and secrets to boost your scores

Stewart/Baron The Bridge Book, Vol. I, for Beginners – 1988 (2cc)

- Introduction to opening bids and responses, declarer

play, defensive play, opening leads, scoring, and doubles.

Stewart/Baron The Bridge Book, Vol. II, for Intermediates. – 1988

Stewart/Baron The Bridge Book, Vol. III, for Advanced. – 1989

Stewart/Baron The Bridge Book, Vol. IV, Defensive Play – 1990

Thurston 25 Steps to Learning 2/1—2002

- With this book, you can be playing 2/1 effectively within a week.

Truscot, A. New York Times Bridge Series: Doubles & Redoubles – 1987

Truscot, D. Winning Declarer Play – 1969 (2 cc) (See Hayden)

- Highlighted by flashes of humor, this book is for those

who know the fundamentals but want to improve the way

they play their cards.

Truscott Bridge Series: Grand Slams – 1985

- 55 dramatic bridge hands

Von der Porten Introduction to Defensive Bidding – 1967

Watson Play of the Hand – 1958 (3 cc)

- Long regarded as a classic. Easy to follow, brilliantly

explained.

Wei/Anderson Perfect Your No Trump Bidding – 1978 (2 cc)

- Many kinds of NT openings and responses, plus how to

handle interference.

Weinstein Bridge Poems for Your Partner – (no date)

White/White Bid Your Way to Winning Bridge, Made Easy – 1966

Wolf The Lone Wolff – 2008

- Autobiography of a bridge maverick

Woolsey Matchpoints – 1982 (2 cc)

- The best book ever written on all aspects of matchpoint

bidding, play, and defense.

Woolsey Modern Defensive Signaling – 1981 (2 cc)

Woolsey Partnership Defense in Bridge – 1980 (2 cc)

- Defense is the most difficult part of the game. Learn about signals, leads, continuations, and shifts.

Yount Bridge for People Who Don’t Know One Card from Another --

1964

- This book will make a bridge player out of you!

Zia Around the World in 80 Hands – 1999

- Share the memories of one of the world’s best players.

Zia Bridge My Way – 1994 (2 cc)

- The world’s most flamboyant bridge player writes a very

entertaining book.

Reference:

ACBL Member Director – 1999. Reference only—not to be checked out.

Laws of Duplicate Bridge – 1990 (2 copies)

Director’s Quick Reference Companion (Harris)—1997.

Stays with computer in Sequim.

Duplicate Bridge Direction (Groner) – 1967.

Duplicate Decisions [a club director’s guide for ruling at the table]

Greenberg – 2002. Not to be checked out. (2 copies)

ACBL – How to Fill out the new Convention Card – December 1997

ACBL – 1998-1999 Director of Duplicate Bridge Games

The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge – 1994 – 5th Edition.

Software:

The Key to Better Bridge (for new players), by Audrey Grant.

Counting at Bridge, by Lawrence. (2)

Bridge Baron: bridge game that can be downloaded to your computer.

Two over One, by Lawrence

Defense, by Lawrence

Private Bridge Lessons, by Lawrence, Volumes I & II

Bicycle Bridge – for beginners and advanced players -- 1991

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