The Pocket Guide to Declarer Play at Bridge
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1771400021 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bird, PhD . David M
"Sorry I purchased The Pocket Guide to Declarer Play At Bridge and also The Pocket Guide to Defensive Play At Bridge" according to Ruth Ann Bock. Her manner of explaining kept me wondering and confused. I am a retired teacher and found this book difficult to understand due to the way it explained everything. I was constantly looking back and rereading and highlighting to see if I could figure out the moves she was attempting to explain. I was very disappointed with this booklet and gave up on it after struggling through just a few pages. I started taking bridge lessons several months ago and have played weekly with other members of the class. I find Audrey Grant's booklet "Bridge At A Glance" extremely hel. Great for Reminders and Review, Lousy for Initially Learning Bridge Barbara Seagram's Pocket Guides provide great summaries for review and relearning. I agree with the one star reviewer that they are lousy for first time learning of the concepts, and she usefully provides a list of the best books for learning bridge. Often, just before I play, I use a pocket guide for a few minutes to remind myself of strategies. Also, they are useful before playing with a new partner - you look at the guide together asking each other, "Do you do this?, do you do that?" The small size and flexible covers allow me to take them with me to bridge. A. "Best guide" according to GInger. Barbara has a way of summarizing the key elements in bridge with fine examples and just the right amt. of words. A good thing to keep in your purse when first starting out in bridge.
About the Author David M. Bird, PhD
Using the same format as 'The Pocket Guide to Bridge', this book provides a handy pocket summary of about two dozen basic concepts in declarer play.