Ten lessons for the beginner. Mechanics, notrump bidding & play, opening bids, responses, overcalls, slam bidding, responses to 1 NT, doubles, preemptive bids and basic reference charts.

Another title in the best-selling '25' series, using the same popular format. Over the last fifteen or so years, the 2/1 Game Forcing bidding method has gained substantial popularity, but for various reasons it is not taught in beginner classes. This book is therefore designed for players who are familiar with Standard bidding and are interested in switching to the 2/1 method. It covers basic concepts as well as the differences between 2/1 and Standard auctions, and includes a discussion of more advanced ideas and conventions that fit particularly well with 2/1 methods. Existing books on this topic (notably by Max Hardy and Mike Lawrence) are too advanced and/or too technical for this level of player.

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

A knot K is said to have Property P if simply-connected 3-manifolds cannot be obtained by non-trivial Dehn surgeries along K. Torus knots, twist knots, a class of 2-bridge knots, and 2-bridge knots with 9 or fewer crossings are known to have Property P. On the other hand, Ochiai proves that the 3-sphere cannot be obtained by a non-trivial surgery along a two-bridge knot. In this monograph we shall prove that every non-trivial two-bridge knot has Property P. In the proof we shall use Bezout's theorem in algebraic geometry.

This books contains articles adapted into book form that have been designed for all levels of player: by starting with the basics on the topic and gradually filling in details up to expert level, I hope to frame the issues in a way all can understand and also raise issues for a partnership to discuss. The techniques in this book are sustainable and can be incorporated into any bidding system. Learn from the best and see instant improvement in your results at the bridge table.

Two teenagers, strangers to each other, have decided to jump from the same bridge at the same time. But what results is far from straightforward in this absorbing, honest lifesaver from acclaimed author Bill Konigsberg. Aaron and Tillie don't know each other, but they are both feeling suicidal, and arrive at the George Washington Bridge at the same time, intending to jump. Aaron is a gay misfit struggling with depression and loneliness. Tillie isn't sure what her problem is -- only that she will never be good enough.On the bridge, there are four things that could happen:Aaron jumps and Tillie doesn't.Tillie jumps and Aaron doesn't.They both jump.Neither of them jumps.Or maybe all four things happen, in this astonishing and insightful novel from Bill Konigsberg.