The Bridge Bum

Author : Alan Sontag
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154576

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The Bridge Bum by Alan Sontag Pdf

Author : Eddie Kantar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Contract bridge
ISBN : 0962829749

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Roman Key Card Blackwood by Eddie Kantar Pdf

Author : Larry Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1992-06
Category : Bridge whist
ISBN : 0963471503

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To Bid Or Not to Bid by Larry Cohen Pdf

This guide explains the Law of Total Tricks, invented by the French in the 1950s. It is one of the best-selling and most influential bridge books of the past three decades.

Author : Thane Gustafson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780674987951

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The Bridge by Thane Gustafson Pdf

Europe and Russia are pushing against each other in a contest of economic doctrines and political ambitions, seemingly erasing the vision of cooperation that emerged from the end of the Cold War. Thane Gustafson argues that natural gas serves as a bridge over troubled geopolitical waters, uniting the region through common economic interests.

Author : Barbara Seagram,Marc Smith
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Contract bridge
ISBN : 189415407X

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25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know by Barbara Seagram,Marc Smith Pdf

Explains twenty-five bidding conventions, including the grand slam force, lead-directing doubles, negative doubles, new minor forcing, responsive doubles, reverse Drury, splinter bids, Stayman, takeout doubles, and weak two-bids.

Author : Gary M. Pomerantz
Publisher : Crown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400051632

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The Devil's Tickets by Gary M. Pomerantz Pdf

Kansas City, 1929: Myrtle and Jack Bennett sit down with another couple for an evening of bridge. As the game intensifies, Myrtle complains that Jack is a “bum bridge player.” For such insubordination, he slaps her hard in front of their stunned guests and announces he is leaving. Moments later, sobbing, with a Colt .32 pistol in hand, Myrtle fires four shots, killing her husband. The Roaring 1920s inspired nationwide fads–flagpole sitting, marathon dancing, swimming-pool endurance floating. But of all the mad games that cheered Americans between the wars, the least likely was contract bridge. As the Barnum of the bridge craze, Ely Culbertson, a tuxedoed boulevardier with a Russian accent, used mystique, brilliance, and a certain madness to transform bridge from a social pastime into a cultural movement that made him rich and famous. In writings, in lectures, and on the radio, he used the Bennett killing to dramatize bridge as the battle of the sexes. Indeed, Myrtle Bennett’s murder trial became a sensation because it brought a beautiful housewife–and hints of her husband’s infidelity–from the bridge table into the national spotlight. James A. Reed, Myrtle’s high-powered lawyer and onetime Democratic presidential candidate, delivered soaring, tear-filled courtroom orations. As Reed waxed on about the sanctity of womanhood, he was secretly conducting an extramarital romance with a feminist trailblazer who lived next door. To the public, bridge symbolized tossing aside the ideals of the Puritans–who referred derisively to playing cards as “the Devil’s tickets”–and embracing the modern age. Ina time when such fearless women as Amelia Earhart, Dorothy Parker, and Marlene Dietrich were exalted for their boldness, Culbertson positioned his game as a challenge to all housebound women. At the bridge table, he insisted, a woman could be her husband’s equal, and more. In the gathering darkness of the Depression, Culbertson leveraged his own ballyhoo and naughty innuendo for all it was worth, maneuvering himself and his brilliant wife, Jo, his favorite bridge partner, into a media spectacle dubbed the Bridge Battle of the Century. Through these larger-than-life characters and the timeless partnership game they played, The Devil’s Tickets captures a uniquely colorful age and a tension in marriage that is eternal.

Author : Mary Lawson
Publisher : Dial Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780440336372

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The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson Pdf

From the author of the beloved #1 national bestseller Crow Lake comes an exceptional new novel of jealously, rivalry and the dangerous power of obsession. Two brothers, Arthur and Jake Dunn, are the sons of a farmer in the mid-1930s, when life is tough and another world war is looming. Arthur is reticent, solid, dutiful and set to inherit the farm and his father’s character; Jake is younger, attractive, mercurial and dangerous to know – the family misfit. When a beautiful young woman comes into the community, the fragile balance of sibling rivalry tips over the edge. Then there is Ian, the family’s next generation, and far too sure he knows the difference between right and wrong. By now it is the fifties, and the world has changed—a little, but not enough. These two generations in the small town of Struan, Ontario, are tragically interlocked, linked by fate and community but separated by a war which devours its young men—its unimaginable horror reaching right into the heart of this remote corner of an empire. With her astonishing ability to turn the ratchet of tension slowly and delicately, Lawson builds their story to a shocking climax. Taut with apprehension, surprising us with moments of tenderness and humour, The Other Side of the Bridge is a compelling, humane and vividly evoked novel with an irresistible emotional undertow.

Author : Matthew Granovetter,Pamela Granovetter
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154398

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The Best of Bridge Today Digest by Matthew Granovetter,Pamela Granovetter Pdf

Bridge Today Digest recently celebrated its first anniversary (and 100th issue) as an Internet-based 'bridgezine'. It is renowned for its practical advice, its wonderful bridge stories, and the wry humour and personal touch of its editors. For this collection, they have selected the very best pieces from their first year, and come up with a compendium that every bridge player can read, enjoy, and learn from. It includes short pieces from world-renowned writers, questions and comments from readers (and the editors' responses to them ), and a wealth of fascinating hands, anecdotes and advice from the editors.

Author : Joyce Lankester Brisley
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781509845026

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More of Milly-Molly-Mandy by Joyce Lankester Brisley Pdf

Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a tiny village in the heart of the countryside, where life is full of everyday adventures! Join the little girl in the candy-striped dress as she enjoys her first ever visit to the seaside, goes to a concert and has a picnic with her friends – whatever Milly-Molly-Mandy and her friends are up to, you're sure to have fun when they're around. More of Milly-Molly-Mandy contains thirteen short stories that are wonderful to read aloud and are the perfect way to introduce younger readers to the enduringly popular heroine, not forgetting her friends little-friend-Susan and Billy Blunt! This second book in Joyce Lankester Brisley's Milly-Molly-Mandy series, which have charmed generations of children since their first publication in 1928, brings the characters to life with the authors original, iconic black and white illustrations.

Author : Bret Contreras
Publisher : Victory Belt Publishing
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781628602357

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Strong Curves by Bret Contreras Pdf

This is not your run-of-the-mill fitness book. Developed by world-renowned gluteal expert Bret Contreras, Strong Curves offers an extensive fitness and nutrition guide for women seeking to improve their physique, function, strength, and mobility. Contreras spent the last eighteen years researching and field-testing the best methods for building better butts and shapelier bodies. In Strong Curves, he offers the programs that have proven effective time and time again with his clients, allowing you to develop lean muscle, rounded glutes, and greater confidence. Each page is packed with information decoding the female anatomy, providing a better understanding as to why most fitness programs fail to help women reach their goals. With a comprehensive nutritional guide and over 200 strength exercises, this book gets women off the treadmill and furnishes their drive to achieve strength, power, and sexy curves from head to toe. Although the glutes are the largest and most powerful muscle group in the human body, they often go dormant due to lifestyle choices, leading to a flat, saggy bum. Strong Curves is the cure.

Author : Peter Christen Asbjørnsen,Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0156901501

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The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen,Jørgen Engebretsen Moe Pdf

The three billy goats outsmart the hungry troll who lives under the bridge.

Author : Alyson Noël
Publisher : Square Fish
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1429993901

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Radiance by Alyson Noël Pdf

Riley has crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. She has picked up life where she left off when she was alive, living with her parents and dog in a nice house in a nice neighborhood. When she's summoned before The Council, she learns that the afterlife isn't just an eternity of leisure. She's been assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi, a possibly cute, seemingly nerdy boy who's definitely hiding something. They return to earth together for Riley's first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But all of that was before he met Riley . . . Radiance is the first book in the Riley Bloom series from bestselling author Alyson Noël.

Author : Audrey Grant,Eric Rodwell
Publisher : Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 093946084X

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2 Over 1 Game Force by Audrey Grant,Eric Rodwell Pdf

This book covers a popular variation of Standard American bidding methods called Two-Over-One Game Force.

Author : Sarah Milne
Publisher : Little Love
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0473573954

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Kiwis and Koalas by Sarah Milne Pdf

"When Lily's Mum tells her that she wishes she could build a bridge between their two homes, Lily and her dog, Woof, swap stick hunts for bridge hunts and set off in search of a bridge to Australia. This is a charming and whimsical tale of a little girl, her furry best friend and a big imagination. Kiwis and Koalas is a beautifully illustrated story that will take you on a magical journey around Australia and New Zealand, stopping to sightsee along the way."--Publisher.

Author : Barnet Shenkin
Publisher : Master Point Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1894154215

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Playing with the Bridge Legends by Barnet Shenkin Pdf

Since winning the world's most prestigious pairs event in his early twenties, with the equally precocious Michael Rosenberg, Barnet Shenkin has continued to build a an impressive bridge career. Over the last 25 years, he has had the opportunity to play with and against some of the best in the world, and in this book he recounts his favourite hands and stories. While much of his early career was based in Scotland and England, Barnet now lives in Florida and is becoming well-known on the US tournament scene. The book comes to a climax with the US team's record-breaking world title win in January 2000, an event which Barnet covered as a journalist.