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The official book of the 2022 World Bridge Series Championships which were staged in Wroclaw, Poland with colour photographs and a full list of results.

A guide to bidding at bridge based on the author's long-running column in the American Contract Bridge League's Bridge Bulletin , giving the reader a chance to learn from someone else's mistakes.

A sequel to the author's previous book about errors in bridge which generated a popular series of monthly articles in the American Contract Bridge League's Bulletin.

A detailed picture of the history and archaeology of Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire.

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This is the essential guide to getting in on the fun enjoyed by millions. From bridge basics, language and no-trump play to analysing hands, working with trump suits, defence, bidding and keeping score, with plenty to learn for the slightly more advanced too. Clear explanations and examples with fresh illustration make learning easy.

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Second volume in a two-book series which describes some of the most memorable bridge matches of the last fifty years, co-authored by the editor of UK Bridge magazine.

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Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the Swahili peoples. A scholarly but accessible account of this famous yet little understood society. .

The turbulence and confusion of contemporary life should motivate us to ask the big questions of life anew and to reexamine the disastrous naturalism of the twentieth century. This volume gathers well-known thinkers from a breadth of confessional Christian traditions who share a passionate interest in better understanding the nature of persons. The contributors to Personal Identity in Theological Perspective aim to recover the ancient biblical...

Based on the acclaimed Step by Step Signalling, this revised edition incorporating suggestions by Tim Bourke and Sandra Landy, is guaranteed to see the reader scoring more points on defence in every session they play. Every chapter includes examples featuring the world's finest players. Mark Horton is a British author, journalist and expert on bridge, as well as a former lawyer and chess champion. He has been the editor of Bridge Magazine si...

A collection of fascinating bridge games from the history of the game which were decided by the last board and even the last card played - representing a world title or an individual triumph or tragedy. Co-authored by the editor of UK Bridge magazine.

What makes a bridge expert, and why does he always come out on top compared to the average club player? No, it's not the ability to execute esoteric squeezes and endplays ? they simply don?t come up enough to account for the way the experts consistently win against weaker opposition. This book is a collection of deals that illustrate the difference between the expert player and the would-be expert. These are decisions that will come up in ever...

A fascinating collection of the 'best of the best', selected by one of the world's top bridge writers. Taken from nearly a hundred years of bridge history, these deals will provide any bridge player with hours of fascinating reading. Each of them has its own unique point of interest, sometimes deriving from a brilliant maneuver in the play or bidding, sometimes from the historical circumstances surrounding the deal or its consequences. Some of...

The late Terence Reese, perhaps the greatest bridge writer of all time, introduce the "over-the-shoulder" style of bridge writing in his classic "Play These Hands With Me." In this wry homage to the master, Horton leads the reader through a plausibly logical line of play on each instructive deal, but usually a line that ends in failure. In each post-mortem, the "expert" realizes how he could have improved on his play, and (usually) made his co...

The principle of the "Multi" - the idea that one bid can encompass a variety of different meanings - has a well-established history. In the modern game, the Multi Two Diamonds is one of its most popular applications. If you adopt the Multi, you have now opened up interesting alternative uses for as many as three other two-level openings. This book is a first comprehensive look at Multi ideas as they are used today, also covering the Multi Land...

New edition of the book which has sold more than 30, 000 copies, written in the same user-friendly style and explaining the most important bidding conventions for the ACOL system.

This is two books in one. You can treat it is an advanced text on declarer play, trying to solve each problem hand as it comes up. Or you can just relax and enjoy finding out more about these Polish stars who have won more international medals than the players from any other country over the last twenty years.

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 experience, as well as the stories only they can tell. The reader will share the excitement of the key hands and plays that made the diffe...