This instructional title presents 50 problems in declarer play and defence for the beginning bridge player, with the emphasis placed on planning the play at the first trick. Bridge hands are presented as the player would encounter them at the table. Unlike in a textbook, where topics are introduced systematically, there is no clue as to what type of play is required.

Mike Cappelletti, who has impressive credentials both as a bridge expert and as a poker authority, believes that the enlightened solution-or "preferred view"- to many difficult bridge bidding problems can be determined by applying poker tactics such as intimidation or bluffing at the bridge table. In this book, Mike discusses one hundred classic bridge problems often recommending an exciting course of action. The reader will learn to appreciate the possibility, and in some cases, the likelihood of human error or misjudgment, and to consider deceptive bids that gamble on a miscalculation or a misguess by the opponents.

Space pirate Rory Thorne and her crew trace an abandoned ship to vicious advanced alien tech and a sentient floral plant designed to be a massive biological weapon.

One exceptional boy journeys into the ashes of society to find the cure for a devastating plague in this riveting post-apocalyptic standalone set in the same world as the USA Today-bestselling The Girl With All the Gifts. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived. "Strange and surprising and humane" (Lauren Beukes), The Boy on the Bridge is a gripping, powerful story that will make you question what it means to be human.

"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers."--Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times Bestseller Amal Unbound Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Padma Venkatraman's stirring middle-grade debut. Life is harsh on the teeming streets of Chennai, India, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge that's also the hideout of Muthi and Arul, two homeless boys, and the four of them soon form a family of sorts. And while making their living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, the kids find plenty to take pride in, too. After all, they are now the bosses of themselves and no longer dependent on untrustworthy adults. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.