| Welcome to our Bridge Library |
At last the Bridge Library has been catalogued and categorized. The library will remain in Dennis's home which is more local to the club.
The books have been categorized, as accurately as possible, under one of six sections, although you may find some overlapping due to the nature of the beast.
Most of the books you will find instructive while others will be more of historical interest due to their age, e.g. Culbertson. There are also a few which will be of use only to those who, having tried all else, still cannot get to sleep! A word of warning don't be misled by words like modern in a title they have been around for a long time.
The books are listed in a red folder which will be on display at the Bridge Club. If you wish to borrow a book please talk to Dennis. Contributions to our library will be gratefully accepted. If anyone has borrowed books from me in the past, could they please return them so that they can be added to the catalogue.
Please see me for any books you would like to borrow they are there to be read and enjoyed.
Dennis Cook |
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| Bidding |
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| B1 |
Basic Acol |
Cohen/Lederer |
| B2 |
Test your Acol bidding |
Rowlands/Whittaker/Hawthorn |
| B3 |
Bread and butter bidding |
Senior |
| B4 |
Bidding for beginners |
Mahmood/Grant |
| B5 |
To bid or not to bid - the law of total tricks |
Cohen/Lederer |
| B6 |
The art of good bidding |
Reese/Bird |
| B7 |
Partnership bidding - the contested auction |
Robson/Segal |
| B8 |
Step by step constructive bidding |
Sowter |
| B9 |
Bridge: Bidding naturally |
Amsbury |
| B10 |
Fits and misfits |
Lederer/Griffiths |
| B11 |
TNT and competitive bidding |
Payne/Amsbury |
| B12 |
Double trouble |
Horton |
| B13 |
Pre-emptive bidding |
Ewen |
| B14 |
Bidding today |
Squire |
| B15 |
Powerhouse hands |
Dormer |
| B16 |
Goren settles the bridge arguments |
Goren |
| B17 |
The modern losing trick count |
Klinger |
| B18 |
All about Acol |
Cohen/Lederer |
| B19 |
The Acol system today |
Reese/Dormer |
| B20 |
The Acol system of bidding |
Reese/Dormer |
| B21 |
Precision bidding in Acol |
Crowhurst |
| B22 |
Competitive bidding in modern bridge |
Kaplan |
| B23 |
Better bidding in 15 minutes |
Schenken |
| B24 |
Competitive bidding |
Flint/Sharp | |
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| Conventions |
| C1 |
Bridge conventions complete |
Kearse |
| C2 |
The conventional way |
Beard/Keech |
| C3 |
The phoney club |
Allen |
| C4 |
Two over one game force |
Hardy |
| C5 |
Precision system |
Goren |
| C6 |
The Lebensohl convention |
Anderson |
| C7 |
Bridge conventions made clear |
Lederer |
| C8 |
The streamlined Vienna system |
Teague/Smith | |
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| General Tuition |
| T1 |
A guide to bridge |
Squire |
| T2 |
Tackle bridge |
Cotter |
| T3 |
Bridge for beginners |
Mollo/Gardener |
| T4 |
Duplicate bridge |
Fox |
| T5 |
Begin bridge with Reese |
Reese |
| T6 |
Bridge |
Reese |
| T7 |
How to play a good game of bridge |
Reese/Dormer |
| T8 |
Learn bridge with the Lederers |
Lederers |
| T9 |
Improve your bridge the Lederer way |
Lederer/Hawthorn |
| T10 |
How to improve your bridge |
Kelsey |
| T11 |
Bridge for ambitious players |
Reese |
| T12 |
Winning pairs technique |
Jannersten/Wohlin |
| T13 |
The bridge player's alphabetical handbook |
Reese/Dormer |
| T14 |
Bridge: The modern game |
Reese/bird |
| T15 |
The complete book of bridge |
Reese/Dormer |
| T16 |
Know the game - Contract bridge |
Know the game series |
| T17 |
Common-sense bridge |
Markus |
| T18 |
How to win at contract bridge |
Frey |
| T19 |
Contract bridge for everyone |
Culbertson |
| T20 |
Learn bridge for fun |
Kelsey |
| T21 |
Contract bridge complete-The gold book of bidding and play |
Culbertson |
| T22 |
Bridge (Learn through strips) |
Flint |
| T23 |
The ABC of contract bridge |
Cohen/Lederer |
| T24 |
Will you be my partner? |
Mollo |
| T25 |
Match-point bridge |
Kelsey |
| T26 |
Sharpen your bridge technique |
Kelsey |
| T27 |
Best of bridge on the air |
Reese/Franklin | |
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| Miscellaneous |
| M1 |
Play bridge with Zia |
Mahmood |
| M2 |
Bridge my way |
Mahmood |
| M3 |
The education of a bridge player |
Schenken |
| M4 |
Naturals v Scientists - The great match |
Reese/Bird |
| M5 |
Doubled & venerable |
Reese/Bird |
| M6 |
Why women win at bridge |
Roth |
| M7 |
Bridge with my granddaughter |
Saunders |
| M8 |
Tales from the bridge table |
Clay |
| M9 |
"Sherlock Holmes bridge detective" |
Thomas/Gooden |
| M10 |
Brilliances & blunders in the European Championship 1991 |
Reese |
| M11 |
Bridge with Mr Playbetter |
Phillips/Reese |
| M12 |
Bridge with the three musketeers |
Nielsen |
| M13 |
Bridge odds for practical players |
Kelsey/Glauert |
| M14 |
The Bridge Plus annual - 1990 |
Mr Bridge |
| M15 |
The Bridge Plus annual - 1991 |
Mr Bridge |
| M16 |
The Bridge Plus annual - 1993 |
Mr Bridge |
| M17 |
Collins dictionary of bridge terms |
Donovan/Parry |
| M18 |
The bridge player's dictionary |
Thompson |
| M19 |
The official encyclopaedia of bridge |
ACBL |
| M20 |
The international laws of contract bridge 1993 |
| M21 |
Commentary on the laws of duplicate contract bridge |
EBL |
| M22 |
Bridge club guide to Britain & Ireland - 1993 |
Froggatt/Edmondson |
| M23 |
The EBU manual of duplicate bridge movements |
EBU |
| M24 |
Movements - a fair approach |
Rigal |
| M25 |
The EBU supplement to the EBL tournament directors' guide |
EBU |
| M25 |
The EBU supplement to the EBL tournament directors' guide |
EBU | |
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| Play |
| P1 |
Play it again Sam |
Reese/Hoffman |
| P2 |
Clever bridge tricks |
Senior |
| P3 |
Guide to better card play |
Klinger |
| P4 |
Play these hands with me |
Reese |
| P5 |
Bridge: The first principles |
Flint/North |
| P6 |
Bridge: The golden principles |
Flint/North |
| P7 |
How to read your opponents' cards |
Lawrence |
| P8 |
Step by step card play in suits |
Senior |
| P9 |
Play bridge with Omar Sharif |
Sharif |
| P10 |
Defence for beginners |
Mahmood/Grant |
| P11 |
Declarer play for beginners |
Mahmood/Grant |
| P12 |
The art of defence |
Reese/Trezel |
| P13 |
Play bridge with the experts |
Rimington |
| P14 |
Card play technique |
Gardner/Mollo |
| P15 |
Adventures in card play |
Ottlik/Kelsey |
| P16 |
Bridge: The ultimate limits |
Mansfield |
| P17 |
The expert game |
Reese |
| P18 |
Play of the cards |
Reese/Dormer |
| P19 |
Advanced play at bridge |
Kelsey |
| P20 |
Clues from the bidding |
Pottage |
| P21 |
Playing to win at bridge |
Klinger |
| P22 |
The play of the hand at bridge |
Watson |
| P23 |
Your lead partner |
Cohen/Lederer |
| P24 |
More killing defence at bridge |
Kelsey |
| P25 |
Card play technique |
Squire |
| P26 |
The complete book of opening leads |
Blackwood |
| P27 |
Logical bridge play |
Kelsey |
| P28 |
Cards on the table |
Jannersten | |
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| Quizzes, Puzzles & Tips |
| Q1 |
Quiz and puzzle book |
Magee |
| Q2 |
Bridge quiz book |
Magee |
| Q3 |
Bridge quiz (large type) |
Cohen |
| Q4 |
Bridge quiz from a new angle |
Cotter/Rimington |
| Q5 |
The Daily Telegraph bridge quiz |
Fox |
| Q6 |
The joy of bridge |
Bridge Plus |
| Q7 |
Bridge challenge |
Tait |
| Q8 |
Bridge without error |
Klinger |
| Q9 |
Bridge tips by world masters (Bols) |
Reese |
| Q10 |
The 2nd Bols book of bridge tips |
Boekhorst |
| Q11 |
More bedside bridge |
Jeronimidis |
| Q12 |
Bridge with The Times |
Flint |
| Q13 |
Boris Schapiro on bridge |
Schapiro |
| Q14 |
Bridge hands for the connoisseur |
Milnes/Lukacs |
| Q15 |
The mistakes you make at bridge |
Reese/Trezel |
| Q16 |
100 winning bridge tips |
Klinger | |
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