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The book is aimed at beginners, with each chapter outlining a single convention, including takeout doubles, negative doubles, and cuebid raises. [1] All chapters are followed by a quiz. Since its publication, the book has sold over 300,000 copies, [2] and won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year (Student) award. [3]
The 1st edition bibliography spans 8 pages and lists about 400 titles; the 6th edition bibliography, prepared by Tim Bourke, spans 60 pages and lists approximately 4,100 titles; Up to the 6th, each edition of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge contains a bibliography of bridge and bridge related books; the following is a summary of their contents.
Edwin Kantar is a bridge player and writer with over 35 bridge books written since 1960; he is a regular contributor to the ACBL Bridge Bulletin, The Bridge World, and Bridge Today. In a survey of bridge writers and players, Complete Defensive Bridge Play was among the top 10 of all-time favorite bridge books. Kantar won the American Bridge ...
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The first edition is described in the bibliography of bridge books compiled by Tim Bourke and John Sugden as follows: "A massive work that is an essential reference for any Bridge player. The work derives some of its structure from both The Whist Reference Book by William Mill Butler, and Ely Culbertson's, The Encyclopedia of Bridge.
Notable bridge players whose works have been published by Master Point Press include Michael Rosenberg, Larry Cohen, Edwin Kantar, Terence Reese, Barbara Seagram, and David Bird. [ 3 ] Master Point Press receives funding from the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for their publishing activities.
Leslie Charteris bibliography Novels ↙ 19 Collections ↙ 14 Scripts ↙ 8 Translations ↙ 1 Novellas ↙ 11 Non-fiction ↙ 2 Introduction ↙ 1 References and footnotes Leslie Charteris (born Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin; 1907–1993) was a British-American writer best known for his series on stories featuring Simon Templar, also known as The Saint. Born in Singapore to a Chinese father ...
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