ACBL EXCESS BOOKS AND BACK ISSUES

June 2007 - The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) maintains the Albert H.
Morehead memorial library, which is supplied primarily through book donations from private individuals and estates. The overstock from this library is shipped to me for disposition through my bridge book website at http://www.carlritner.com

My website features only bridge books (and some software). It offers primarily used and out of print books, plus the complete line of Marty Bergen products. Part of the net proceeds from each sale goes back to the ACBL for library purposes.

I have just recently listed some new inventory received (these are on the main books page) and I will be listing more titles this week, as soon as the ACBL ships. There's a lot of Truscott material on the way. There's currently 2,014 items listed but a good portion of this is single copy, so books are always reserved in the order requests are received. Carl Ritner

BRIDGE HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHIES BOOK LIST

This list is based on the bibliographic listings of bridge developed by Tim Bourke (see the sixth edition of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge).The bibliographic listing of bridge books and pamphlets in the encyclopedia is sixty pages long. It is divided into 29 subjects of which one (W) is "History and Biographies".. Click Here for Tim's great list!

FEATURED BOOKS

"I Fought the Law of Total Tricks" by Mike Lawrence and Anders Wirgren

NewBridgeLaw - The newly released book by Mike Lawrence & Anders Wirgren is available now. The title, I Fought The Law of Total Tricks, suggests it is a critical study of the so popular Law of Total Tricks. But it also presents a totally new way of estimating one side's potential. To broaden the discussion started in the book and to let readers submit questions and read more about our new ideas, we have put up a web site called www.newbridgelaw.com Sincerely, Anders Wirgren

"Famous Bridge Records" by David Bird and Nikos Sarantakos

Now that bridge has been recognized as a sport, the absence of bridge records is conspicuous. "Famous Bridge Records" by David Bird and Nikos Sarantakos comes to fill the gap. Records have a perennial fascination and the authors have brought together a riveting collection of record-breaking deals from the history of bridge. What is the fewest high-card points on which someone has made 3NT, 4S, 5D, 6D, 6NT or 7NT? What is the biggest penalty ever suffered or the worst adverse swing? How about the longest auction ever, the most costly opening lead, the greatest number of redoubled overtricks or the greatest number of redoubled undertricks? The answers are all here. As ever with David Bird's books, you will be greatly entertained and painlessly instructed at the same time. Look for the book on amazon.co.uk : Famous Bridge Records

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BRIDGE BOOK SHOPS

The Bridge Shopping Mall Visit this site to find commercial bridge books & supplies web sites.

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SOME INTERESTING BRIDGE BOOK SITES

Post Free Books - Welcome to bridge book heaven! Includes museum - lovely site.

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The Bridge Companion Book Store - The Bridge Companion website now has a bookstore with all of my reviews and recommendations. To review the books I suggest simply go to the Bridge Companion website and click the easy link to the Bookstore area. There are bridge books for fun, bridge books for beginners, and bridge books for the more advanced player. These books make great gifts as well. - Gary King

PLAYBRIDGE.COM "Expert Reviews - Easy Ordering." Most Books Reviewed by ACBL Columnists (Reader Reviews Welcome)

KAREN'S BRIDGE LIBRARY Short reviews of recommended books, organized by skill level, - in cooperation with Amazon Books.

BRIDGE-PLUS MAGAZINE Eight Reviews

BARON BARCLAY'S 50 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TITLES Categorized according to level and/or content

THE BRIDGE SHOP, AUSTRALIA Each book is accompanied by a short description and/or review.

May 23, 2000 - Recommended Bridge Books - Book reviews with links for ordering (Amazon.com).