Bridge Club Lending Library Books by Author

• Bird, David and Ron Klinger. Kosher Bridge. A series of humorous episodes of bridge played out by the Rabbi and other characters involved with the synagogue.

• Cohen, Larry. To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks. Exposition and application of the highly influential law of total tricks in competitive auctions. The law essentially states that if the deal were played once by each side in that side's longest fit, the total number of tricks taken (by the declaring sides) would be equal to the total number of trumps held.

• Granovetter, Matthew. Murder at the Bridge Table. A mystery novel woven around a series of bridge lessons.

• Grant, Audrey. The ACBL Club Series. An introduction to bridge with emphasis on a basic standard American bidding system. Assumes no previous knowledge of the game. Textbook for the Club Series lessons.

• Grant, Audrey. The ACBL Diamond Series. An introduction to declarer play: counting winners and losers, promotion, finessing, trumping, sidcarding, enties, holding up, the drawing of trumps and its postponement. Sequel to The ACBL Club Series; textbook for the Diamond Series lessons.

• Kantar, Edwin B. Kantar for the Defense. One hundred defensive problems with solutions and explanations.

• Lawrence, Mike. The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge. Thorough discussion of balancing situations with suggested agreements and numerous example hands. Quiz at the end.

• Mollo, Victor. Bridge in the Fourth Dimension. Fascinating stories featuring the Hideous Hog, the Rueful Rabbit, and a whole Menagerie of other characters playing deals in which almost anything turns out to be possible.

• Reese, Terence and David Bird. How the Experts Do It: Improving your Bridge. A collection of short topics followed by quizzes, increasing in difficulty. Mostly declarer play, from the finesse to the squeeze, with some defensive sections.

• Root, William S. How to Defend a Bridge Hand. A comprehensive guide to defense, with chapter end quizzes plus a final cumulative quiz. Complete with a section on conventional leads and signals.

• Simon, S. J. Why You Lose at Bridge. An entertaining examination of common losing tactics, illustrated by caricature players such as Mr. Smug and The Unlucky Expert, culminating in an example rubber which you could win easily by bidding and playing sensibly replacing any of the original players.

• Von Elsner, Don. The Best of Jake Winkman. A collection of short stories revolving around Jake Winkman, bridge pro.