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1 TITLE AUTHOR CONTENT 1000 and 1 Bridge Problems 2 Over 1 Game Force Stewart, Frank Bruno, S and Hardy, M 2/1 Bidding System ike CD 2/1 Game Force Grant & Rodwell 25 Bridge Conventions Seagram, Bl 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding Seagram, B Aunt Agatha Plays Tournament Bridge AutoBridge Balancing Balancing Basic ACOL North, Freddie Sheinwold, Alfred ike Cohen & Lederer Beat the Experts Roth, D Play of the Hand Better Bridge Play of the Hand Bid Better Much Better Bid Better Play Better Bidding Better Bridge Bidding Topics Klinger, Ron Truscott, Dorothy Cohen, B Eric Rodwell play of the hand

2 Book of Bridge Bridge Bridge (Club Series) Markus, R Reese, Terence Bridge (Heart Series) Student manual (Defense) Bridge at a Glance Bridge At Sea (video) Vol 1 Bidding Bridge At Sea (video) Vol 2 Play Bridge by Question and Answer Bridge from the Top Bridge in the Fourth Dimension Bridge is My Game Reese, Terence Miles, Marshall Mollo, Victor Goren Bridge Made Easy Bridge Master/Bridge Amateur Bridge Mystery Deals Bridge Play Technique Bridge Players Video- Better Bidding Sydnor Horton, M Goren Cotter, P and Rimington, D Bridge Players Vol 1, 2, and 3 video tape Bridge Strategy at Trick One Karpin, Fred

3 Bridge, The Club Series Card Play Technique Championship Bridge Complete Book of Duplicate Bridge Complete Book of Opening Leads Complete Book on Overcalls Contract Bridge udrey Mollo & Gardener Ledentu Kay, Sildon, and Karpin Blackwood Truscott, A Conventions ike CD Declarer Play Kantar, Edwin B. CD Defensive Bridge Play End Plays and Coups First Book of Bridge, The Fits and Misfits Fourth Suit Forcing Kantar Bird, D Flint, J and Gullick, J Griffiths, D and Lederer, R Hardy, Max Fun Way to Serious Bridge Lampert, Harry Grand Slam Alan, Truscott Great Deal, A Pottage, J Play of the Hand Hand Evaluation Helms to hello Helms, Jerry

4 How to Defend a Bridge Hand How to Play Your Cards When You are Declarer How to Play Winning Bridge Root, W Mallon, John Kaplin & Sheinwold How to Read Your Opponent s Cards How You Can Play Like An Expert Improve Your Dummy Play Is It Forcing Killing Defense at Bridge Lebensohl Convention, The Matchpoint Bridge Match Point Precision Match Point Tactics MatchPoints Michael's Cue Bids Modern Bridge Defense More Killing Defense Negative Doubles Official Encyclopedia 5 th Ed Colchamiro,M Milnes, E Jacoby, Jim Kelsey, H.W. ike Kelsey, H.W. Anderson, R and Wei, C. Anderson, Ron Woolsey, Kit Passell, Michael Kantar, E Kelsey, H.W. Roth, Alvin Francis, D

5 Official Encyclopedia 6 th Ed On Bidding One No Trump Forcing Opening Leads in Bridge Overcalls Plan Before You Play Francis, D Alder, Phillip Sontag, Alan Smith, Tom ike Rengel, H Play Bridge 1 and 2 ACBL web site free software download Play of the Hand, The Play of the Hand, The Play Winning Bridge Player s Guide: Rules of Duplicate Bridge Pocket Book of Bridge Puzzles Pocket Guide to Acol Blackwood Watson, Louis H Martin, Neil Harrison, R Sheinwold Seagram, B Points Schoints Bergen Practical Bidding and Practical Play Reese, Terence Precision Bidding and Precision Play Reese, T Precison Bidding System Wei, C.C. Return of the Bridge Kauder, J Declarer Play Philosopher Rodwell Files, The Rodwell, E Play of the Hand

6 Roman Key Card Blackwood Kantar, Edwin B. Sacrifices Wolff, Bobby Splinter Bids Squeeze Plays Made Easy Standard Bidding Standard Bidding (SAYC) Staymen Convention, The Switch in Time, A Teach Me To Play (For Beginners) Test Your Play as Declarer To Bid or Not to Bid - Law of Total Tricks Bernstein, Andrew Jourdain, P and Reese, T Root, W.S. Downey, N Solowy, Paul Granovetter, P and M Goodwin, J Lucas, P and Rubens, J Cohen, L Two Over One Hardy, M Unusual No Trump Roth, Alvin AUTHOR TITLE CONTENT

7 ACBL web site Play Bridge 1 and 2 free software download Alan, Truscott Grand Slam Alder, Phillip Anderson, R and Wei, C. Anderson, Ron Bergen On Bidding Match Point Precision Match Point Tactics Points Schmoints Bernstein, Andrew Bird, D Blackwood Blackwood Bruno, S and Hardy, M Cohen, B Cohen & Lederer Cohen, L Colchamiro,M Cotter, P and Rimington, D Downey, N Flint, J and Gullick, J Splinter Bids End Plays and Coups Play of the Hand, The Complete Book of Opening Leads 2 Over 1 Game Force Bidding Better Bridge Basic ACOL To Bid or Not to Bid - Law of Total Tricks How You Can Play Like An Expert Bridge Play Technique Standard Bidding (SAYC) First Book of Bridge, The

8 Francis, D Francis, D Goodwin, J Goren Goren Granovetter, P and M Grant & Rodwell Official Encyclopedia 5 th Ed Official Encyclopedia 6 th Ed Teach Me To Play (For Beginners) Bridge is My Game Bridge Mystery Deals Switch in Time, A 2/1 Game Force Better Bridge Play of the Hand Bridge (Heart Series) Student manual (Defense) Bridge at a Glance Bridge At Sea (video) Vol 1 Bidding Bridge At Sea (video) Vol 2 Play Bridge Players Video- Better Bidding Bridge (Club Series) Bridge Players Vol 1, 2, and 3 video tape udrey Griffiths, D and Lederer, R Hardy, M Bridge, The Club Series Fits and Misfits Two Over One

9 Hardy, Max Harrison, R Helms, Jerry Horton, M Jacoby, Jim Jourdain, P and Reese, T Kantar Kantar, E Fourth Suit Forcing Player s Guide: Rules of Duplicate Bridge Helms to hello Bridge Master/Bridge Amateur Is It Forcing Squeeze Plays Made Easy Defensive Bridge Play Modern Bridge Defense Kantar, Edwin B. Roman Key Card Blackwood Kantar, Edwin B. Declarer Play software Karpin, Fred Bridge Strategy at Trick One Karpin & Sheinwold How to Play Winning Bridge Kauder, J Return of the Bridge Declarer Play Philosopher Kay, Sildon & Karpin Kelsey, H.W. Kelsey, H.W. Kelsey, H.W. Klinger, Ron Lampert, Harry Complete Book of Duplicate Bridge, The Killing Defense at Bridge Matchpoint Bridge More Killing Defense Bid Better Much Better Fun Way to Serious Bridge

10 Balancing Complete Book on Overcalls Hand Evaluation How to Read Your Opponent s Cards ike Balancing ike Lebensohl Convention, The ike Overcalls ike Conventions software ike 2/1 Bidding System software Ledentu Lucas, P and Rubens, J Mallon, John Markus, R Martin, Neil Miles, Marshall Milnes, E Mollo & Gardener Mollo, Victor North, Freddie Championship Bridge Test Your Play as Declarer How to Play Your Cards When You are Declarer Book of Bridge Play Winning Bridge Bridge from the Top Improve Your Dummy Play Card Play Technique Bridge in the Fourth Dimension Aunt Agatha Plays Tournament Bridge

11 Passell, Michael Michael's Cue Bids Pottage, J Great Deal, A Play of the Hand Reese, T Reese, Terence Precision Bidding and Precision Play Bridge Reese, Terence Reese, Terence Rengel, H Rodwell, Eric Bridge by Question and Answer Practical Bidding and Practical Play Plan Before You Play Bidding Topics Rodwell, Eric Rodwell Files, The Play of the Hand Root, W How to Defend a Bridge Hand Root, W.S. Standard Bidding Roth, Alvin Negative Doubles Roth, Alvin Unusual No Trump Roth, D Beat the Experts Play of the Hand Seagram, B Seagram, B Seagram, Bl Sheinwold, Alfred Sheinwold, Alfred 25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding Pocket Guide to Acol 25 Bridge Conventions AutoBridge Pocket Book of Bridge Puzzles, The

12 Smith, Tom Solowy, Paul Sontag, Alan Stewart, Frank Sydnor Truscott, A Truscott, Dorothy Watson, Louis H Opening Leads in Bridge Staymen Convention, The One No Trump Forcing 1000 and 1 Bridge Problems Bridge Made Easy Contract Bridge Bid Better Play Better Play of the Hand, The Wei, C.C. Precison Bidding System Wolff, Bobby Sacrifices Woolsey, Kit MatchPoints

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