Book Description
Explores whys and wherefores of competitive bridge. Unlocks secrets of play.
Book Description
Expert player outlines rules, scoring, and etiquette of duplicate bridge. Taking nothing for granted, he explains everything from the basics — how hands are moved from round to round, etc. — to duplicate bridge philosophy, assessing strength of your contract, when to take risks, more.
Customer Reviews:
Duplicate Bridge.......2006-03-19
I'm just learning how to play and score in Duplicate Bridge. This is a very helpful book and would recommend it to anyone new to Duplicate. It's an easy read.
A straight-forward, easy read........2001-12-13
If you're looking for in depth strategy and complex bidding systems for winning duplicate bridge, this is NOT the book you seek. If, however, you are looking for a quick read before you go to your first duplicate game, or if you are saddled with the task of organizing an impromptu tournament to "try something new", you won't regret purchasing this book. Furthermore, it will give you a firm foothold from which to explore the more detailed books on strategy and bidding.
Product Description
A comprehensive exposition of the Kaplan-Sheinwold bidding system, incorporating up-to-date aggressive methods. Advantages of this Aggressive Weak No Trump bidding system include: (1) A greater proportion of limit bids and a higher frequency of bids in general, improving communication between partners. (2) More accurate low-level descriptive bids, making it easier during the auction to envision the probable play of the hand and to find your best contract. (3) Increased use of preempts, making it more difficult for the opponents to find their best possible result in a competitive auction.
Customer Reviews:
The title should be "Erics personal Bidding System".......2006-12-09
I bought this book because I read Sabine Auken's "I Love This Game" which is dynamite. She uses the Mini No Trump (10-12). I wanted to learn more about it and the title of this book made me think it would be useful.
Unfortunately, this book is Eric Lufs personal Bidding system.
Most of the book is on all aspects of his system, Bergen Raises, "Funny Raises", etc. He does have some material on the weak NT, but not much. Not how to use it effectively, with examples. I feel I was midlead by the title. A better title would be "This is my own bidding system, I use a lot of Martry Bergens stuff, oh, by the way, I use the weak No Trump"
What are Eric Lufs credentials that I would be interested in his personal system? He describes himself as an Intermediate level player. He's never won a Regional, let alone a National Tournament. Why would I be interested in his take on Bergen Raises or in his system when I can read Marty Bergens "Better Bidding With Bergen". At least Marty Bergen has won 10 national titles and has the experience and expertise to suggest useful conventions.
If you don't like Bergen, there are books by Max Hardy, Mike Lawrence, and Marshal Miles. These guys have serious experience and played in top flight competition.
I got little out of the book. I will try the other one "Weak No Trump" by Andy Stark.
Maybe Eric is a great guy in person but he's not someone I'd care to play with.
worth it, a very good read..........2006-12-03
This is not a book for bridge snobs. Luft does not pretend to be a great player. But he is a pretty good bidding theorist. He's an average player and his audience is other average players who hope to get better. His general suggestions about aggressive bidding are in tune with Marty Bergen, Larry Cohen, etc.
Luft has a light, friendly, conversational style. Some of his claims are hard to swallow, but he knows that, and is frank about it. Some of his stories are hilarious. His tips for wannabe experts are worth taking seriously, whether you play weak NT or not.
This is a very entertaining book. You don't have to believe what Luft says about bridge to enjoy it.
I especially like the book's emphasis on trusting and respecting your partner. Luft comes out very strongly against masterminding auctions. I think he would be a fun guy to play with.
Try the Andy Stark Book on the Weak No Trump.......2006-11-27
I first read Andy Starks Weak No Trump and wanted more. That book is a good introduction, but half the book is devoted to NT responses / runouts / defense. I wanted a book on "How a weak NT will affect your contructive bidding".
For example with a 12-14 NT, your 1 Club and 1 Diamond opening bids tend to be stronger, no longer those 12 HCP 4432 balanced hands. They may have 15-17 HCP and/or a longer minor suit. How does that affect your constuctive bidding? How does it affect the opponents overcalls?
This book devoted very little to that, and overall it offered me little of what I was looking for.
It was mainly about the authors personal set of favorite conventions, which don't interest me at all. [Note: the author describes himself as an Intermediate and a Life master]. I wanted a book mainly on the weak NT, not a homegrown system. There are plenty of other books (like Washington Standard) for that.
- It includes various responses to NT and run outs (just like the stark book). I prefered the coverage of Starks book.
I disagree with the authors tone and hand evaluation. He lectures on the benefits of the Rule of 20, but then doesn't apply judgment.
- his definition of a weak 2 is having any 5 card suit. That great if you can play like Marty Bergen, or have Larry Cohen as your partner. Or if your opponents are not made aware of this and are taken by surprise in a set of short contests, like 2-3 hands in Duplicate.
- He says he would never play with someone who wont open the hand below 1 Spade or 2 Spades:
S: J x x x x
H: x
D: Q x x x x
C: A K
While that meets the rule of 20, the 2 long suits are dreadful.
Switch the hands to:
S: A K x x x
H: x
D: Q J x x x
C: x x
And I too would open that 1 Spade.
There is more to hand evaluation than just counting HCP or initial losers. The texture of the long suits is critical.
- I disagree with the author about the value of some conventions.
- I didn't like the authors attitude, I would never want to play with someone like that. A partnership doesn't require clones, it requires agreements and understanding.
The book didn't meet my expectations and I returned it.
Customer Reviews:
Recommended!.......2003-05-21
I highly recommend this book (along with its predecessor "100 Winning Tips ..") for intermediate players who want to do well playing duplicate bridge. The bite-sized and extremely applicable tips are guaranteed to take your game to the next level. Mr. Klinger talks about duplicate strategies for bidding, declarer play as well as defense. For example the correct strategy for play of the hand depends on whether you think you are in the ideal but hard to find contract (play it safe) or an inferior contract (go all out for the overtrick to make up).
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Incredible Bridge Tutorial!.......2000-02-09
This is the best book on bridge that I have ever read! Routman is a wonderful teacher and a genious in the game.
Incredible Bridge Tutorial!.......2000-02-09
This is the best book on bridge that I have ever read! Routman is a wonderful teacher and a genious in the game.
Book Description
Many players are frustrated by an apparent inability to score well at duplicate pairs. In this revised edition of his popular book, Ron Klinger shows you how to do it. There are five sections covering constructive bidding, competitive bidding, opening leads, declarer play, and defence, and they are full of well-chosen example hands and sound advice.
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Features lessons on weak two bids, the forcing no-trump response, negative doubles and counting out a hand. The duplicate lessons explain the mechanics and tactics of duplicate bridge.
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The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and
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The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully. It provides a clear road map to becoming more physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned -- both on and off the job.
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"We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless. Facing crushing workloads, we try to cram as much as possible into every day. We're wired up, but we're melting down. Time management is no longer a viable solution. As bestselling authors Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in this groundbreaking book, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live your life. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully both on and off the job. During the past decade, dozens of Fortune 500 companies have paid thousands of dollars to learn the Corporate Athlete training system. So have FBI swat teams, critical care physicians and nurses, salesmen, and stay-at-home moms. The Power of Full Engagement lays out the key training principles and provides a powerful, step-by-step program that will help you to: . Mobilize four key sources of energy . Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal . Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do . Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals Above all, this book provides a life-changing road map to becoming more fully engaged on and off the job, meaning physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned. "
Customer Reviews:
Manage Energy - great insight........2007-08-23
We need to manage our energy to perform the most important things. We often take our energy for granted and are not aware of our ebbs and flows.
We need to do the most important things when we have the most energy. We need to eat and sleep to have more energy. It originally comes from a sports performance model, but has been adapted for executives. It is also important as we grow older. Truely a new insight for me that unified a few things I ahve been learning.
Push Past Your Limit To Grow.......2007-06-04
I felt this book's main premise was a useful idea, but nothing novel. Expanding past one's limit, followed by a rest period resulting in growth whether physical or psychological. I liked the informational nature of the book, however, I didn't care much for the examples of actual people written about in it. I understand it is used to help prove the points, but it appeared to be fluff to me and I would have liked more information to drill the point home and more sources to back up the info.
Those opinions aside, it is worthwhile, to the point and contains enough information to satisfy reading it once, but I don't expect to re-read it.
Not a silly self-help book.......2007-05-17
At first look, the subtitle "Managing Energy, Not Time" smells of another 'just do this and your life will be great' self-help book. However, this book avoids most of the simplistic approaches other books take. Outlined is excellent, yet straightforward guidance on how to bring into balance a work life that is out of control or at least a bit out of whack. The simple advice given (which regretfully requires some basic self discipline - I prefer to avoid self discipline) is both helpful and if followed, effective. The book is relatively careful not to imply that applying its principles or introducing self discipline is easy. It is, however, unapologetic when suggesting that making a set of changes in how one manages one's life will make a difference. The book also lays out a very helpful distinction between one's energy and one's time - and it is a very helpful distinction - describing a truth that I had not before carefully considered. The book includes numerous case studies of actual people with which the authors have worked. I think you will be able to identify with a number of these case studies. If you feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and/or lack balance in how your work life, home life, and downtime function, take a look at this book.
Disappointing.......2007-03-21
Nothing new here. Eat right, get plenty of sleep and drink your water and you too can have more energy. I have to agree with other reviewers that state that this book is poorly written. Instead of providing a method for creating your own energy plan, the authors give simple hazy case examples.
WOW! Awakened to New Way of Looking At Work.......2007-03-06
This book really helped me to discover how to manage my energy and not my time. It gave me skill sets to use for daily life processes.
I have recommended to over 50 people since reading the book and everyone has loved it. Great Book!
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Title: The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal.(Book Review)
Author: Allen Gustafson
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Date: June 1, 2005
Publisher: Lutheran School of Theology and Mission
Volume: 32
Issue: 3
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