Bridge Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies for Staying ahead of the Game »

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Master the art of bridge, the greatest of all card games, with this comprehensive and compact take-anywhere guide.

Over 300 examples demonstrate how to bid, play, and defend on a wide range of hands. Learn bridge strategies, from opening bids to endgame.

Learn key bridge players' techniques, including communication through bids and signals, hand valuation, planning, counting, inferences, and deceptive card playing.

JULIAN POTTAGE has written 20 books on bridge. He also writes bridge columns for several magazines and has been a qualified teacher of the game for more than 20 years. As a player, he has won three national titles in the United Kingdom and one international title. He lives with his wife and three sons in Wales.