The Elements of Bridge

The Elements of Bridge
Author: Charles Henry Goren
Publisher:
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1960
Genre: Bridge whist
ISBN:

An introduction for the beginner and refresher course for the more seasoned player.

Charles H. Goren's Contract Bridge Complete

Charles H. Goren's Contract Bridge Complete
Author: Charles Henry Goren
Publisher: Ishi Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9784871877299

Charles H. Goren's Contract Bridge Complete is probably the first book by more top level professional players than any other book today. It is an update and a combination of two previous books, "Better Bridge for Better Players" and "Standard Book of Bidding." This book describes the Goren Standard American bidding system. The point-count approach he popularized remains the foundation for most bidding systems.

According to Hoyle

According to Hoyle
Author: Richard L. Frey
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 302
Release: 1996-08-27
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 044991156X

"A must for anyone who wants to play a game and play it correctly." Charles H. Goren Whether you play card games, dice games, parlor games, word games, chess, checker, backgammon, or solitaire games, here is a comprehensive, up-to-date book with the complete rules of your favorite games of skill and chance. ACCORDING TO HOYLE gives not only the rules but expert advice on winning, too.

Watson's Classic Book

Watson's Classic Book
Author: Louis H. Watson
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1971-01-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780064632096

This book, by one of the first and foremost authorities on contract bridge, is regarded as the classic exposition of playing strategy. Practically all variations of play, both in attack and in defense, are explained and illustrated in it.

A Taste of Bridge

A Taste of Bridge
Author: Jeff Bayone
Publisher: Master Point Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781771400343

Jeff Bayones Honors Bridge Club in New York is the largest in North America, perhaps in the world. This book is based on their beginners course, a series of six lessons that have started thousands of people on the road to enjoying the worlds most popular card game. And no, you wont be able to play bridge when youve read it but if you were to take up tennis, or the piano, how far would six lessons get you? The hope is that the reader will be hooked, and having acquired a taste for bridge, will go on to more comprehensive courses. This one is just to whet the appetite.

Point Count Bidding

Point Count Bidding
Author: Charles H. Goren
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1958
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780671592301

How the Experts Win at Bridge

How the Experts Win at Bridge
Author: Burt Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Bridge whist
ISBN: 9780966116700

There are three unique things about this book: (1) It is the first book in about 40 years to deal with the entire game of bridge, (2) It represents the best thinking of modern day experts and (3) It is expecially well organized and easy to read. The book received the 1997 Book of the Year award and continues to be a bestseller at national tournaments

Fantunes Revealed

Fantunes Revealed
Author: Bill Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781554947652

Start playing a winning system. Not since the introduction of Precision has a new bidding system created such an immediate impact as Fantunes, the unique methods of Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes, the world's number one ranked pair. The Italians have several world championship wins to their name, and their system has played a major role in that success. This book delves into the system, explaining how it works and just as importantly, why it works. Two words best describe Fantunes: natural and fun. It is the definitive text for those who would like to try an innovative and proven new bidding system. Bill Jacobs has won many Australian national championships, the most recent three playing Fantunes, and has twice represented his country at Open level. He regularly provides astute vugraph commentary on Bridge Base Online. For the last ten years, he has been editor of the monthly bulletin of the Victorian Bridge Association.