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Any Lengths to Please is a uniquely entertaining compendium by BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and acclaimed novelist Paul A. Mendelson. A short story, a novella, a medium-sized novel and a brief literary âEUR¿confectionâEUR(TM), designed to whet any appetite.

A compendium of the key elements of bidding, declarer play and defence, amusing hands and bridge stories, written for the social bridge player, but with much for more experienced players too.

When an acclaimed Scottish author, on a book tour to the US to promote his latest romantic novel, The Forever Moment, meets a young woman who looks strikingly similar to a long-lost love from a high-school exchange to Kentucky, he wonders if he left behind more than memories twenty-two years ago.

PRAISE FOR HOW TO BE A LAWYER "How To Be a Lawyer should be required reading for anyone entering the legal profession. Today, more than ever, to represent clients effectively, attorneys must not only be experts in the law, but be practical, creative, and emotionally intelligent problem solvers. This book goes a long way in helping new lawyers get a jumpstart on the critical skills they will need to succeed." --RICH BAER, Chief Legal Officer,...

We used to get standing ovations. Now we get ovations for standing. The last place in which that great lady of the theatre Elspeth Quest wishes to spend her final years is Dustingford Hall, rest-home for retired actors and entertainers.

To get the girl of his dreams he needs a good sense of humour. To get a good sense of humour he needs a miracle.

Can you imagine growing up without a sense of humour?

Stories don't emerge out of thin air. They're inspired from what we see, what we hear and most importantly, what we experience. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes moving, often plain weird. All a writer has to do is - listen. This charming collection of seven short stories is inspired by Paul's many experiences...

A Meeting in Seville follows a couple whose marriage is on the rocks. They return to Seville on Semana Santa (Easter) for a `second honeymoon', a gift from their daughter, only to encounter their own younger selves, on their first honeymoon exactly 30 years earlier.

How to think as a bridge player, instead of trying to remember what to do, so that the answers to expert problems become readily accessible at the table Amidst an abundance of hints, charts and conflicting advice, it can be exhausting trying to remember what to do. In this book, bestselling bridge writer Paul Mendelson explains that when you stop trying to remember what to do and start to think instead, the answers to problems become more appa...

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General

FICTION / General

From the author of the acclaimed The First Rule of Survival, praised by Lee Child as 'excellent and uncompromising', comes Paul Mendelson's explosive latest thriller.Apostle Lodge looks out over the ocean, an award-winning mansion built by a renowned architect. Stark and minimal, its black opaque windows hide a terrible secret. As Colonel Vaughn de Vries investigates the depraved crime committed within its walls, he believes there may be more ...

Duplicate Pairs is the most absorbing and demanding form of Bridge: a true mental combat sport. Starting with the mechanics of the scoring system, through the key philosophies for success, to detailed tactical advice, esteemed author Paul Mendelson takes the reader through all the steps needed to improve your scores, boost your enjoyment and become a successful Duplicate Pairs player at club level and beyond. In the second part of the book, s...

Learn how to play bridge with this bestselling step-by-step guide.

Even after the release of Nelson Mandela and the promise of free elections, extremist groups terrorized South Africa, bombing churches, opening fire in bars and restaurants. Twenty-one years ago, as a young captain, Vaughn de Vries finds himself in pursuit of the suspects of a fatal bombing in his precinct, under the command of one of the most feared white police officers of the time: Major Kobus Nel. Out of radio communication and without cle...

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Seven years ago in Cape Town three South African schoolboys were abducted in broad daylight on consecutive days. They were never seen again. Now, a new case for the unpredictable Colonel Vaughn de Vries casts a light on the original enquiry, for him, a personal failure which has haunted him for those seven years and has cost him his marriage and peace of mind. Struggling in a mire of departmental and racial rivalry, de Vries seeks the whole tr...

How to play Texas Hold 'Em Poker for beginners, all the terms, definitions, etiquette and rules you need.

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