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"Bridge - Know the Game" by T.E.Bramley is designed to help the reader get more out of the game. It is packed with information, photographs and illustrations to explain the core skills, tactics, and rules of bridge
 
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“The Basics of Winning Bridge” by Montgomery Coe is an easy-to-read primer that shows, step-by-step, all the information needed for beginning players to sit down and play bridge in just one quick and easy reading.
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"Learn Bridge in a Weekend" by Jonathan Davis introduces the basic rules and concepts and, with the help of illustrations, easily guides the beginner through an elementary game.
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In "The ABCs of Bridge" ex-USA national bridge champion William S Root explains standard bidding, play and defense for beginners, combinations, and contracts.
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"The Everything Bridge Book by Richard Mueller and Brent Manley offers techniques for learning the fundamentals of the popular card game, including advice on keeping score, communicating with your partner, and differentiating between good and bad hands.
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"The Complete Book of Duplicate Bridge" by Norman Kay is now a revised and updated edition that covers important topics such as mechanics, scoring, strategy, preempts, weak twos, overcalls, doubles and defense.
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"Entertaining Bridge: Social Bridge at Home" by Caroline Salt
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"Starting Out in Bridge" is a user-friendly introduction to the game in which prolific Bridge author Paul Lamford provides newcomers to the game with a thorough grounding in the essentials of play.
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From teaching the rank of the suits to a sensible glossary of terms, "Beginning Bridge Complete" by Michael Penick is a bridge book for beginners that is complete yet streamlined, solid but thoroughly understandable.
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"Beginning Bridge Quizzes" by Michael Penick ia a quiz book of basic bridge questions, with answers following each quiz. It can be used alone or as a companion to beginner's bridge book
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"Bridge" by Robin Jackson contains a hardback book and two decks of cards (if bought new). This book is a useful introduction to the world's favourite card game for beginners, and it also serves as a reference for more experienced players.
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"Don't Be a Dummy" by Elliot Sternlicht covers basic bridge principles relating to all three aspects of bridge - bidding, defending and declaring a hand. The author has imparted ideas that he learned in over twenty years of playing high-level tournament and rubber bridge.
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"A Guide to Bridge" by Norman Squire is a book about bridge basics, suitable for the complete beginner.
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"How to Win at Bridge in 30 Days: A Crash Course in Bridge Basics" by David Bird will have you up and running and competing with others within a month.
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"An Introduction to the Science of Bidding: Bridge with Brian Book One" by Brian Richardson is a beginner's book that will appeal to those who intend to eventually play duplicate bridge. In addition to the basics, the author teaches weak two bids, Jacoby transfers and other popular conventions.
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"An Introduction to the Art of Taking Tricks: Bridge with Brian Book Two". Brian Richardson has lived and worked for extended periods of time in New Zealand, Australia, Britain, Indonesia and the United States. Now retired, Brian is both Director employed by the American Contract Bridge League and an ACBL "Star" Teacher. He is much in demand in the Los Angeles area as a bridge teacher, particularly for novice and intermediate players.
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In "Bridge For Absolute Beginners" by Robert Sheehan and Sally Brock each page of this text represents a lesson which the reader can follow. It starts with minibridge - a simplified version of the game, and gradually increases the student's knowledge of the game until they can be proud to be called a bridge player.
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It doesn't matter whether you know a heart from a spade right now - by the time you finish this book you'll be able to enjoy a social game of bridge with your friends. "Beginning Bridge" by Barbara Seagram and Linda Lee is a new (2008) book for complete beginners, based on the material that Barbara uses in her own classes to introduce hundreds of new players to the game every year.
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"Learn to Play Bridgein 9 Minutes" by Pamela Granovetter can help aspiring players learn the game ...fast!
In just nine minutes, bridge champions Matthew and Pamela Granovetter teach the basics of bridge in this simple step-by-step guide. With a glossary of terms, and a complete lesson in scoring, Learn to Play Bridge in 9 Minutes will have anyone mastering the game-in no time at all.
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"Building Bridge" by Bo Schambelan, Arnold Fisher and Richard Lederer presents a new, easy way to learn America's favorite card game. Because bridge is a game in which you have to learn many things, all at once, in order to play at all, beginners will welcome the logical, well-paced, yet fun and friendly approach in this book as they learn the basics of bidding, playing the hand, defending and the value of communication between partners, keeping score and much more.
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"Easy Guide to Duplicate Bridge
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"Learn Bridge in One Hour" by Samir Riad shows you a new way to learn the complex game in ten easy steps. The key to success is learning while you play. You don't have to memorize anything at first, just use the reference tables provided in each section to guide you through bidding, scoring, and playing the hand. You'll quickly learn the basics of the game. George Washington played bridge and now you can, too. Appropriate for all ages, the author hopes to induct a whole new generation of players into the fun game of bridge.
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"Beginning Bridge " by Alan Hiron and Maureen Hiron practical guide for beginners to the game of bridge, this title starts from absolute basics - the cards - and explains the principles of bidding, building up tricks, the use of trumps, opening moves, and the development of a winning hand. Assisted by diagrams and quizzes, and by encouraging constant review and practices, this book should enable anyone to play with confidence and competence.
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With this guide, "Learn Bridge in Five Days" by Terence Reese, by their side even newcomers who have never played before can become the star of their bridge club in no time. A daily schedule of fundamental techniques and rules enables the reader to absorb the basics more quickly and easily, leaving them more time to develop and perfect winning strategies. Day One begins with the basics, from the initial deal to simple bidding procedures. Then, it’s time to move on to more advanced bidding techniques, a round of declarer’s play, and defensive play etc...
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"Invitation to Bridge" by Charles Goren, Sol Immerman and Sam Sloan is a simple, complete and illustrated guide to the game of bridge. It
is unique in several ways. It is specifically designed for people who are complete beginners, giving the novice a solid foundation and approach to the game by means of clear and simple text accompanied by a pictorial presentation of procedures and play. The hundreds of illustrations and diagrams instruct the reader simply and forcefully, doing away with much of the labored and involved explanation which makes other Bridge books for beginners seem so technical.
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Jeff Bayone, the owner of the Manhattan Bridge Club and bridge teacher to the stars, has translated his totally comprehensive, easy-to-follow method of learning bridge into a book that will have you up and playing in ten easy lessons - even if the last card game you mastered was Old Maid.
"It's Bridge, Baby: How to be a Player in Ten Easy Lessons" is the first book that asks you to bring nothing to the table but your common sense. Bayone teaches you how to visualize rather than memorize, how to love the game rather than fear it, how to channel your killer instinct in a way that's safe, fun and addictive. You'll learn to appreciate the beauty of the game through this master teacher's enthusiasm and lucid approach.
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Tricks, trumps, auctions, contracts. Bridge is a challenging card game, but you can quickly grasp its basics with this guide that shows how it's played. "Teach Yourself VISUALLY Bridge" by David Galt covers everything from evaluating a hand and bidding it through playing the cards and scoring the results - guiding you play by play and trick by trick. With this book and with practice as declarer or defender, you'll quickly be playing competant bridge. The text helps to de-mystify bridge rules, lingo, and traditions with each strategy or tactic is clearly explained. Graphics help you visualize concepts and build your bridge skills with helpful tips that provide additional guidance.
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