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5 Weeks to Winning Bridge
5 Weeks to Winning Bridge [paperback] Alfred Sheinwold [Jul 20, 1971] …
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576 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1959
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September 10, 2018
Even though it's over fifty years old and mentions five-card major bidding style only in passing, I'd pay the inflated price of FIVE WEEKS TO WINNING BRIDGE happily if I didn't already own it.
PROS: Cheap, and surprisingly comprehensive. Devoted to both the bid and the play of the game. I know of no one-volume "beginner's" bridge text that will take a novice to seasoned beginner so quickly. The lessons increase in complexity, build on prior lessons, and include numerous pauses for quizzes and sum-ups. Topics include putting the dangerous player off lead, falsecards (the legal type), and defensive bidding (for example when it might be worthwhile to incur a loss to keep the opponents from an even larger gain).
CONS: I have to admit that at over 57 years of age, some of the book is obsolescent. This applies most of all to the fact that practically everyone now waits for a five-card suit in the "Majors" (Hearts and Spades) rather than bid a four-carder. This was mentioned briefly toward the end of this book, as what a different kind of guide once referred to as "sauces and pickles." Now it's pretty much the norm, except for some beginners' classes.
Other than that, I'd have given this remarkable book five stars.
PROS: Cheap, and surprisingly comprehensive. Devoted to both the bid and the play of the game. I know of no one-volume "beginner's" bridge text that will take a novice to seasoned beginner so quickly. The lessons increase in complexity, build on prior lessons, and include numerous pauses for quizzes and sum-ups. Topics include putting the dangerous player off lead, falsecards (the legal type), and defensive bidding (for example when it might be worthwhile to incur a loss to keep the opponents from an even larger gain).
CONS: I have to admit that at over 57 years of age, some of the book is obsolescent. This applies most of all to the fact that practically everyone now waits for a five-card suit in the "Majors" (Hearts and Spades) rather than bid a four-carder. This was mentioned briefly toward the end of this book, as what a different kind of guide once referred to as "sauces and pickles." Now it's pretty much the norm, except for some beginners' classes.
Other than that, I'd have given this remarkable book five stars.
November 23, 2024
It's a little outdated with opening bids at 13 pts.
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