The Bridge World

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	Big Deal A Memoir from the Wonderful World of Bridge 3 copies remaining by Augie Boehm List Price: ~~$23.95~~ Sale Price: $11.97 You Save: 50% 220 pages. Paperback. In this charming memoir, Augie Boehm shares tales and insights from his unique perspectives as an expert bridge player and a world-class musician. The book chronicles Augie's life journeys and reveals the highs and lows of a life in and around the game of bridge, from the highest-level tournaments to the most-dubious bridge club in Times Square; from the carriage trade to luxurious cruise ship . . . read more.
	Bridge At The Edge by Boye Brogeland • David Bird List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Price: $25.94 This is a Special Order item. 245 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. An in-depth, over-the-shoulder look at top-level bridge. While describing almost 200 deals that he played in World and European Championships, one of the world's best players, Boye Brogeland, discusses bidding and cardplay, as well as his approach to the mental side of the game. This is a fascinating glimpse into the thought processes of a champion bridge player, as well as a look at state-of-the . . . read more.
	Bridge, Zia... And Me by Michael Rosenberg List Price: ~~$19.95~~ Price: $23.94 This is a Special Order item. 192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. One of the world's top bridge players chronicles his career from his early days growing up in the UK to his position today as one of the world's best. Rosenberg and the flamboyant Zia Mahmood, who also now lives in the US, are one of the world's best partnerships. Here we learn how they first met and started playing together. There are fascinating and funny anecdotes from Rosenberg's own career, . . . read more.
	Bridging Two Worlds by Martin Hoffman List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Price: $25.94 This is a Special Order item. 278 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. This is a rare account of the horrors of the WW2 death camps from someone who experienced them. Born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Prague, Hoffman lost his entire family in the Holocaust. Fourteen-year-old Martin Hoffman escapes immediate death on arrival at Auschwitz by claiming to be eighteen. Through a combination of chutzpah and luck, he first survives a year at Auschwitz, then the Death . . . read more.
	Canada's Bridge Warriors Eric Murray and Sami Kehela by Roy Hughes List Price: ~~$23.95~~ Price: $27.94 This is a Special Order item. 336 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. For more than 30 years, Toronto's Eric Murray and Sami Kehela could claim to be one of the best bridge pairs in the world. Indeed, at times they were probably the best pair in the world. In this book, for the first time, the full story of their bridge partnership is told - the story of a Canadian pair who overcame the odds to dominate North American bridge, but always to have the ultimate prize, . . . read more.
	For Love or Money The Life of a Bridge Journalist by Mark Horton • Brian Senior List Price: ~~$18.95~~ Price: $22.94 This is a Special Order item. 192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Great hands and amusing anecdotes - a behind-the-scenes look at international bridge. Brian Senior and Mark Horton are experienced international players, and also two of the world's top bridge journalists. In one or the other capacity they have attended every World Championship and major international tournament in the last twenty years, and in this book they share their unique knowledge and expe . . . read more.
	I Love This Game by Sabine Auken List Price: ~~$19.95~~ Price: $23.94 This is a Special Order item. 240 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Germany staged an improbable comeback in the final session of the 2001 Women's World Bridge Championship to score a narrow victory over France. In this book, world champion Sabine Auken tells the thrilling story of that gold medal win. She also uses the hands from that session as a starting point to talk about the game of bridge, and distills from them general principles and advice that will help . . . read more.
	Master of Bridge Psychology Inside the remarkable mind of Peter Fredin by Jeppe Juhl • Peter Fredin List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Price: $25.94 This is a Special Order item. 240 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Sweden's Peter Fredin is notorious for making bids and plays that no one else would even think of, but are often brilliantly successful--as well as being entirely logical once he explains his thinking. This may be the funniest bridge biography you will ever read. Peter Fredin of Sweden won the 2009 European Pairs championship, and is a multiple medalist in events at the world level. His style and . . . read more.
	Playing with the Bridge Legends by Barnet Shenkin List Price: ~~$17.95~~ Price: $21.94 This is a Special Order item. 240 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Since winning the world's most prestigious pairs event in his early twenties, with the equally precocious Michael Rosenberg, Barnet Shenkin has continued to build a an impressive bridge career. Over the last 25 years, he has had the opportunity to play with and against some of the best in the world, and in this book he recounts his favorite hands and stories. While much of his early career was ba . . . read more.
	Story of an Accusation by Terence Reese List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Price: $25.94 This is a Special Order item. 192 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. In 1965, the bridge world was rocked by an accusation of cheating at the world championships in Buenos Aires. The pair involved were Britain's Terence Reese and Boris Schapiro, two of the world's best players. Now, almost fifty years later, the true inside story can be told - the investigation, the accusation, and the very different results of the World Bridge Federation and British Bridge League . . . read more.
	The Bridge Bum: My Life and Play by Alan Sontag List Price: ~~$19.95~~ Price: $23.94 This is a Special Order item. 256 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The Bridge Bum has everything: history, stories about the great players, Sontag's own fascinating hands, cheating, hustling, gambling and the glamor and grind of the bridge professional's life, and most of all the game itself, which Alan Sontag describes with such vigor and eloquence that it's easy to understand why he loves it so much. This new edition brings back to life a classic that has bee . . . read more.
	The Bridge Player's Bedside Book by Tony Forrester List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Price: $25.94 This is a Special Order item. 256 pages. Hardcover. Also available as an E-book. The ultimate collection of bridge stuff, with something for everyone from the beginner to the expert. Humor, mystery, quizzes, history, biography - it's all here. Over fifty world-class contributors, including Eddie Kantar, Alfred Sheinwold, Ron Klinger, Phillip Alder, Albert Dormer, and many more. Illustrated throughout, including elegant Fougasse cartoons such as this one. From Tony Forrester's . . . read more.
	The Great Bridge Scandal by Alan Truscott List Price: ~~$21.95~~ Price: $25.94 This is a Special Order item. 340 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. In 1965, the bridge world was rocked by an accusation of cheating at the world championships in Buenos Aires. The pair involved were Britain's Terence Reese and Boris Schapiro, two of the world's best players. Now, almost fifty years later, the true inside story can be told - the investigation, the accusation, and the very different results of the World Bridge Federation and British Bridge League . . . read more.
	The Lone Wolff Autobiography of a Bridge Maverick by Bobby Wolff List Price: ~~$24.95~~ Price: $28.94 This is a Special Order item. 287 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. The world champion and former ACBL and WBF President discusses his own career with honesty and emotion, and tackles the big issues that others are afraid to talk about: players cheating at the top levels, destructive bidding systems, sponsorship, and professional players. . . . read more.
	The Rodwell Files The Secrets Of A World Bridge Champion by Eric Rodwell • Mark Horton List Price: ~~$27.95~~ Price: $31.94 This is a Special Order item. 288 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. In this ground-breaking book, Eric Rodwell reveals for the first time his unique approach to the play of the cards. Then he moves on to a host of innovative ideas in card play: strategies and tactics that can be used by declarer or defenders, each one illustrated with real-life examples from top-level play. Rodwell also talks about the mental side of the game: areas where players often go wrong i . . . read more.
	Win the Bermuda Bowl with Me by Jeff Meckstroth • Marc Smith List Price: ~~$19.95~~ Price: $23.94 This is a Special Order item. 256 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. An over-the-shoulder look at the thought processes of one of the world's best players as Jeff Meckstroth takes the reader through the highs and lows of winning the Bermuda Bowl - the world teams championship. Written in the style of Terence Reese's classic Play Bridge with Reese, this book gives readers a chance to make their own decisions at critical stages in each deal, and compare their soluti . . . read more.
	World Class Conversations With the Bridge Masters by Marc Smith List Price: ~~$17.95~~ Price: $21.94 This is a Special Order item. 288 pages. Paperback. Also available as an E-book. Twenty-six of the world's best players talk about bridge - how they got started, their best and worst memories, their favorite hands, the players they most admire, the opponents they most fear, and their hopes for the future of the game. As you read this book, you will see the human side of people who up to now, may just have been names in a bridge column, but you'll also get from them a series o . . . read more.