Bridge Books you have re-read the most
#1
Posted 2004-July-27, 10:06
!) Adventures in Card Play
2) Partnership bidding at bridge
3) Squeeze Play Complete
Honorable mention, several books staring hideous hog and rueful rabbit by Victor Mollo.
Ben
#2
Posted 2004-July-27, 10:21
However, before this time, I used to like to pull out the Kelsey match play and quiz books out every once in a while to keep my thinking fresh.
#3
Posted 2004-July-27, 10:24
1) Forquet's Bridge with the Blue Team
2) Victor Mollo's Menagerie series (RR, HH, etc.)
3) Mike Lawrence's Play a Swiss Teams with Me
4) David Bird's bridge-playing monks of St Titus series
Books I dive into for references the most:
1) Partnership Bidding at Bridge (Robson & Segal)
2) Practical Odds for Bridge Players (Kelsey & Glauert)
3) 2/1 Workbook (Lawrence)
Books I read the first three chapters frequently:
1) Adventures in Card Play
2) Squeeze Play Complete
Paul
#4
Posted 2004-July-27, 10:39
#5
Posted 2004-July-27, 14:48
LOTT, cohen
#6
Posted 2004-July-27, 15:49
#7
Posted 2004-July-27, 19:24
Bridge Squeezes Complete (by Clyde E. Love).
It is a wonderful book, I agree 100%
Sry (or I missed something?),
Gabor
#8
Posted 2004-July-28, 01:53
KiwiBridge, on Jul 27 2004, 04:49 PM, said:
Skip? I think his name was Skid.
But what's a letter here or there between friends.
As I recall the Los Angeles Times once referred to the Australian Prime Minister as John Hunt, so you're in good company Garry.
They call me Dwayne
#9
Posted 2004-July-28, 01:55
Indispensible.
Dwayne III
#10
Posted 2004-July-28, 03:38
They almost got it right, Dwayne.
#11
Posted 2004-July-28, 12:46
guggie (aka Mrs. Guggenheim)
#12
Posted 2004-July-28, 13:48
My choice (not sure for the ranking anyway)
To bid or not to bid (by Larry Cohen, and 2nd part "Following the law")
Partnership bidding at Bridge (the contested action) by Robson & Seagal (btw never heard of non-contested edition of the book)
Notebook on Overcalls - by Mike Lawrence ( that's just BRIDGE)
Better bidding with Bergen part II (never saw part I) by Marty Bergen
CC of Bocchi-Duboin (especially the transfer ideas)
Rado
#13
Posted 2004-July-28, 14:36
Adventure in Card Play is a close second.
For me, I just can't enjoy a lot of the books that deal with bidding; most just read like a textbook, and who wants to reread material like that? I'll make an exception for a lot of the stuff by Mike Lawrence, like balancing, doubles, opening leads, etc..
#14
Posted 2004-July-28, 14:59
About technical books: William Root: Defensive bridge complete, thorough, well written, educational.
#15
Posted 2004-July-28, 15:24
#16
Posted 2004-July-28, 17:25
Rado, on Jul 28 2004, 09:48 PM, said:
Rado
hi rado.. volume I is the uncontested auction, volume II the contested auction... # I is where i really understood 2/1 bidding, and imo a pair can do a whole lot worse than play the entire structure (minors and majors) that bergen/cohen used back then
#17
Posted 2004-July-29, 11:31
What I use to reread are the Hugh Kelsey´s carding problem books, but everytime I reread I remember more problems, so I won´t be able to do it for long .
#18
Posted 2004-July-31, 20:16
Closest to reading about bridge is bridgemagazines, either ACBL, IMP.
Mike
so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there
be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work.”
#19
Posted 2004-August-01, 17:24
100 bridge winning tips -Ron Klinger
Partnership Defense in Bridge - Kit Woolsey
Always seem to need a refresher course...lol
Then there are those you read and peek in from time to time :
2/1 Game force - Max Hardy
Precision today - David Berkowitz / Brent Manley
But guess one has to stay on top of things...
Nice to see the various approaches...selecting the best ...hard work though...
Whatever one is comfortable with is much more like it....