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Play of the Hand in the 21st Century
This is the 2nd in the American Contract Bridge League's series of bridge books for beginning and advancing players. Successfully used by students and teachers for over 20 years, this edition has been updated to reflect current standards for playing bridge. This book concentrates on the play of the hand (making a plan, promoting winners, finessing, trumping losers, etc.). The initial bidding concepts are reviewed and Jacoby transfers and slam bidding are introduced.
Standard Bridge Bidding for the 21st Century
..an easy recommendation for all but experts as the new 2/1 reference manual. American Contract Bridge League Magazine.
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Intermediate Bridge in Three Weeks
"Written by one of the foremost experts on bridge today, this comprehensive 21-day program will help the player who knows the basics to learn about the modern styles of bidding, play, and defense. Loaded with examples and helpful advice, each daily lesson features a theory section, together with reinforcing quiz questions and "points to remember." Information on assets, scoring, and laws is also included. You'll soon approach bridge mastery, as Intermediate Bridge in Three Weeks easily guides you through every aspect of the game."--Back cover.
Advanced Bridge Bidding for the 21st Century
"An up-to-date presentation of the two-over-one game forcing bidding system used by the top players in the world, including upgrades and refinements"--Cover.
Peking University and the Origins of Higher Education in China
Renowned as one of the most distinguished universities in the world, Peking University (PKU or, colloquially, "Beida") has been at the forefront of higher education in China since its inception. Its roots arguably date to the origin of Chinese higher education. Hao Ping traces the intricate evolution of the university, beginning with the preceding institutions that contributed to its establishment, and stretching from the first Opium War of 1839 through the first of several eye-opening defeats for the then-isolated Middle Kingdom to the Xinhai Revolution and the early days of the Republic of China. Hao Ping chronicles the contentious debates between reform-minded leaders who championed Western models of learning and conservatives who favored the traditional schooling and examination system, providing readers with details about the workings of the imperial court as well as the individual officials and scholars involved in Chinese educational reform. This authoritative history of the founding of Peking University defends the university's claim to be the first modern university in China and offers insight into the formation of higher education as it exists in China today.
China in Family Photographs
This book is a collection of translations from Old Photos, a Chinese bimonthly publication launched in 1996 that presents photographs and narratives from ordinary readers and professional historians in a manner that proclaims: this is our history, not the history those above would have us believe. The magazine was concerned with the everyday lives of ordinary people while also covering the momentous, often traumatic, political life of the People's Republic. It became clear it would also serve as a forum and archive for people's experiences and reflections about life in the People's Republic. Old Photos presented an open format where readers' contributions were published alongside that of professional writers, historians', and novelists.
Defense in the 21st Century
This is the 3rd in the American Contract Bridge League's series of bridge books for beginning and advancing players. Successfully used for over 20 years, this edition has been updated to reflect modern theory. Lessons include Opening Leads vs. Notrump Contracts, Opening Leads vs. Suit Contracts, Third-Hand Play, Second-Hand Play, Defensive Signals, Developing Defensive Tricks, Interfering with Declarer, Making a Plan, and the new bonus lesson on Negative Doubles.
Commonly Used Conventions in the 21st Century
"This series of bridge books allows the reader to have fun while learning the fundamental concepts of modern bridge bidding, play and defense--the game for a lifetime!"--Page 4 of cover
Bridge 21 System
Bill Wheeler has been playing bridge for decades and loves everything about bridge. He enjoys seeing both the improvement of player's memory and their enhanced cognitive abilies. Most of all, he relishes the amazing people he has met while teaching and playing bridge around the world. The "Bridge 21 System" is his gift (a secret weapon) to the bridge community everywhere, making bridge easier, helping everyone get to the right contract.
