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  • Paperback: 270 pages
  • Publisher: Pomona Press (23 July 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1406793523
  • ISBN-13: 978-1406793529
  • Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.7 x 21.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsA thoughtful and humorous look at the technique and psychology of bridge
By Mr. Ian C. Kemp on 20 Nov. 2010
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This book is reaching its 65th birthday, having been originally published in 1945/6, but is certainly not ready for retirement! It is humorous and practical, concentrating on the unspectacular but effective ways to avoid making mistakes and make the most of your cards - and your partner. The first part, on technique, is interesting; the second part, on the psychological aspects of playing with different partners, is virtually unique. We meet people like the Unlucky Expert, the well-meaning but incompetent Mrs Guggenheim, Mr Smug and Futile Willie (the "very bad good player", who uses conventions without real understanding) in our clubs - and if we are honest, we recognise something of them in ourselves. Of course some of the material is dated - bidding has changed considerably since then on both sides of the Atlantic, and the examples concentrate on rubber rather than duplicate bridge - but the key insights come up as fresh as ever. I would definitely have had better results in the last 10 years if I had read this book earlier, for example because I would have had more realistic expectations of what a partner can remember or deduce in a bidding system (unlike the Unlucky Expert)! I remember similar "lightbulb moments" from the chess equivalent, Simon Webb's Chess for Tigers (Batsford Chess Book). Sadly, S.J.Simon died relatively young, at 44, only a couple of years after writing this book, which is why it and the equally insightful "Design for Bidding" have never been updated.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsStill the best bridge book I have ever read.
By A Customer on 24 Aug. 1998
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Written long ago, but by no means out of date, this book describes the major ways that average players achieve less than they could.
The first half of the book describes common technical errors and how to learn to avoid them: the second half describes common personality types and how to minimize their destructiveness as your partner. At the end is the reproduction of a rubber in which many common mistakes were made.
The book is a wonderful combination of instruction and humour.
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5.0 out of 5 starsPractical tips
By Shirley on 4 Mar. 2016
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This book really worked for me and I have put a number of the practical tips into action and it has improved my play. The book would be useful for all levels of players, the style is clear, slighly humerous and easy to read. The only challenge is reading it on a kindle as it is useful to be able to flick back to the examples given.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhy I STILL loose at Bridge
By Bryan on 16 July 2012
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I first read this book over 40 years ago, it is still as relevant now as it was then. Or for that matter when it was written 3O years earlier.

Simon identifies the mistakes I made then and the mistakes I still make now. Do I follow Simon's advice "Never win a trick until you have made up your mind what you are going to play to the next one" ? No, so how am I going to plan the play of the entire hand. I know I should, but I still don't. You don't either! Simon's analysis of why I lose is still accurate and relevant. The game may have changed in the 70 years since the book was written, but human nature has not. And it is human nature that is responsible for why I lose, not my limited technical ability.

Oh yes, Simon is still funny as well.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhy You Lose at Bridge (S.J.Siimon)
By John Peter Claver Toalster on 27 May 2013
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This is without a doubt the best book on bridge ever written. Not for the beginner but for the player with some experience who wants to (or should) improve his game.
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