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Abrahams, GeraldGerald AbrahamsAuthor of: Brains in Bridge
ACBL ACBLAuthor of: 6 Books.
Ace-High Ace-HighAuthor of: How to Play Solo
Amsbury, JoeJoe AmsburyAuthor of: Bridge TNT & Competitive Bidding
Anderson, RonRon AndersonAuthor of: 5 Books.
Anon AnonAuthor of: 2 Books.
Austin, W. B.W. B. AustinAuthor of: Welcome to Bridge
Baron, RandyRandy BaronAuthor of: Clobber Their Artifical Club
Beard, JohnJohn BeardAuthor of: Develop Your Bridge the Acol Way
Becker, B. J.B. J. BeckerAuthor of: Becker on Bridge
Belladonna, GiorgioGiorgio BelladonnaAuthor of: Precision & Superprecision Bidding
Bergen, MartyMarty BergenAuthor of: 3 Books.
Berthe, RobertRobert BertheAuthor of: Step by Step Card Play: No Trumps
Bird, DavidDavid BirdAuthor of: 17 Books.
Blackwood, EasleyEasley BlackwoodA fine player and writer and the inventor of the game's most loved and hated bridge convention.
Boeder, JohnJohn BoederAuthor of: Thinking about IMPS
Borel, EmileEmile BorelAuthor of: Mathematical Theory of Bridge
Borin, JimJim BorinAuthor of: 2 Books.
Borin, NormaNorma BorinAuthor of: Our Precision Style
Bourke, TimTim BourkeAuthor of: 2 Books.
Brock, SallySally BrockAuthor of: Complete Book of Bols Bridge Tips
Brown, JohnJohn BrownAuthor of: 2 Books.
Burgay, LeandroLeandro BurgayAuthor of: Bridge the Burgay Diamond
Burkoff, StanleyStanley BurkoffAuthor of: Short Tall Bridge Tales
Burn, DavidDavid BurnAuthor of: How to Survive Your 1st Bridge Tournament
Burrows, PeterPeter BurrowsAuthor of: The Art of Psychic Bidding
Cayley, FrankFrank CayleyAuthor of: Bridge Play Made Easy
Champney, KenKen ChampneyAuthor of: Clobber Their Artifical Club
Cheron, A.A. CheronAuthor of: Thinking about IMPS
Chua, CathyCathy ChuaAuthor of: 2 Books.
Cioffi, RaphaelRaphael CioffiAuthor of: Bridge Endings
Clay, JohnJohn ClayAuthor of: Culbertson: the Main who Made Contract Bridge
Coffin, GeorgeGeorge CoffinAuthor of: 5 Books.
Cohen, BenBen CohenAuthor of: 11 Books.
Cohen, LarryLarry CohenAuthor of: 3 Books.
Cohen, RuthRuth CohenAuthor of: 2 Books.
Cook, Dorothy JaneDorothy Jane CookAuthor of: Learn to Play Winning Bridge
Cook, MaryMary CookAuthor of: Confessions of a Bridge Addict
Corn, IraIra CornThe man whose money and vision changed the nature of professional bridge.
Cotter, PatPat CotterAuthor of: 4 Books.
Courtney, MichaelMichael CourtneyAuthor of: Play Bridge with Seres
Crawford, RichardRichard CrawfordAuthor of: Men, Women & Bridge
Crowhurst, EricEric CrowhurstA fine bridge player and a major author in the devlopment of Acol. Serious Acol players should read his books.
Culbertson, ElyEly CulbertsonOne of the most important early figures of the game. His books are dated but worth a look if you interested in bridge history.
Cummings, RichardRichard CummingsAuthor of: The Cummings Collection
Daniels, DavidDavid DanielsAuthor of: Golden Age of Contract Bridge
Danielson, Robert J.Robert J. DanielsonAuthor of: 5 Books.
Darvas, RobertRobert DarvasHe wrote a book 60 years that is a legend and is still in print. Not bad.
Darwen, HughHugh DarwenAuthor of: Bridge Magic
Davis, Frank MaxieFrank Maxie DavisAuthor of: Precision Bridge
Dewhurst, VictorVictor DewhurstAuthor of: Two Club System
Diosy, AndrewAndrew DiosyAuthor of: There must be a way
Donnelly, John L.John L. DonnellyAuthor of: Happiness is a Squeeze
Dormer, AlbertAlbert DormerProlific author of quality bridge books, some in combination with Terence Reese.
Downey, NedNed DowneyAuthor of: Standard Bidding with SAYC
Dutton, NigelNigel DuttonAuthor of: Moscito
Eber, PattyPatty EberAuthor of: Have I Got a Story for You
Ehlermann, Carl Jnr.Carl Jnr. EhlermannAuthor of: Cornerstones of Auction Bridge
Elsner, Don VonDon Von ElsnerAuthor of: 4 Books.
Eng, Fook H.Fook H. EngAuthor of: Bridge Squeezes Illustrated
Ewen, RobertRobert EwenFine author with a style similar to Mike Lawrence. His book on opening leads, particularly, is a fine work.
Falk, AllanAllan FalkAuthor of: Bridge Toolkit
Farringtron, FrankFrank FarringtronAuthor of: Duplicate Bridge Movements
Feldheim, HaroldHarold FeldheimAuthor of: 3 Books.
Filarski, HermanHerman FilarskiAuthor of: 2nd World Olympiad Tournament Book
Flannery, Willam L.Willam L. FlanneryAuthor of: Two Diamond Opening
Flint, JeremyJeremy FlintClass player who could also write well. His biographical work Tiger Bridge is a dynamic read.
Forquet, PietroPietro ForquetAuthor of: 2 Books.
Forrester, TonyTony ForresterFine analyst and highly entertaining writer who uses his great skill as a player to advantage.
Fox, C. G. H.C. G. H. FoxAuthor of: 5 Books.
Freehill, H. G.H. G. FreehillAuthor of: Squeeze at Bridge
Freeman, MikeMike FreemanAuthor of: Have I Got a Story for You
Frey, RichardRichard FreyAuthor of: 5 Books.
Frost, Frederick H.Frederick H. FrostAuthor of: Bridge Odds Complete
Gardener, NicoNico GardenerAuthor of: Card Play Technique
Gardener, NicolaNicola GardenerKnown for one book but what a book! Card Play Technique written with Mollo is still considered the definitive book on basic card play.
Garozzo, BenitoBenito GarozzoFew card players who have graced the world stage are his peers when at his peak. His cry But you should have made it! echoes through bridge reporting of the Blue Team.
Glauert, MichaelMichael Glauert
Gooden, George S.George S. GoodenAuthor of: 3 Books.
Goren, CharlesCharles GorenA fine player as well as a great promoter of the game. Few names in bridge are as instantly recognizable.
Granovetter, MatthewMatthew GranovetterAuthor of: 7 Books.
Granovetter, PamPam GranovetterAuthor of: 4 Books.
Grant, AudreyAudrey GrantAuthor of: 2 Books.
Greenwood, DavidDavid GreenwoodAuthor of: 2 Books.
Griffiths, David C.David C. GriffithsAuthor of: Winning Ways at Bridge
Griffiths, J. N. R.J. N. R. GriffithsAuthor of: Golden Years of Bridge
Groner, AlexAlex GronerAuthor of: Duplicate Bridge Directions
Hackett, JustinJustin HackettAuthor of: Practise Your Roman Keycard Blackwood
Hackett, PaulPaul HackettAuthor of: Practise Your Roman Keycard Blackwood
Hale, GloryaGlorya HaleAuthor of: Bridge
Hall, BurtBurt HallAuthor of: How the Experts Win at Bridge
Hamman, RobertRobert HammanAuthor of: At the Table
Hanson, KeithKeith HansonAuthor of: Winning Bridge Intangibles
Hardy, MaxMax HardyAuthor of: 2 Books.
Harrison-Gray, MauriceMaurice Harrison-GrayPut fear into the hearts of his opponents and sometimes the people he wrote about. Fine analyst.
Hart, Norman De VereNorman De Vere HartAuthor of: Right Through the Pack
Havas, GeorgeGeorge HavasAuthor of: Australian Book of Bridge
Hayden, DorothyDorothy HaydenAuthor of: 2 Books.
Hegelmo, GeirGeir HegelmoAuthor of: 2 Books.
Hervey, George F.George F. HerveyAuthor of: Bridge Player's Bedside Book
Hiron, AlanAlan HironAuthor of: Eleven Plus Book
Hiron, MaureenMaureen HironAuthor of: Eleven Plus Book
Hirsch, TannahTannah HirschAuthor of: 2nd World Olympiad Tournament Book
Hoffman, MartinMartin HoffmanOne of the great card players. Stories of his table analysis make you realize how little we really know about card play.
Holland, TimTim HollandAuthor of: Beginning Backgammon
Horton, MarkMark HortonAuthor of: Step-by-Step Signalling
Horton, SallySally HortonAuthor of: A Fisftul of Honours
Howard, DenisDenis HowardAuthor of: 2 Books.
Hughes, NickNick HughesAuthor of: Opening Two Bids
Hughes, SpikeSpike HughesAuthor of: Art of Coarse Bridge
Jacoby, JimJim JacobyAuthor of: Bridge Toolkit
Jacoby, OswaldOswald JacobyAuthor of: Improve your Bridge
Jago, WillieWillie JagoAuthor of: Team Tactics
Jannersten, EricEric JannerstenAuthor of: 8 Books.
Jassem, KrzysztofKrzysztof JassemAuthor of: The Polish Club
Jeronimidis, ElenaElena JeronimidisAuthor of: More Bedside Bridge
Jourdain, PatrickPatrick JourdainAuthor of: Sqeeze Play is Easy
Kambites, AndrewAndrew KambitesAuthor of: 4 Books.
Kantar, EddieEddie KantarProlific and talented both as a champion player and a writer. His sense of humour and love of the game shine through his writing.
Kaplan, EdgarEdgar KaplanOne of the great players and the guru of sound bidding. One of the game's most important theorists.
Karpin, FredFred KarpinAuthor of: 9 Books.
Katz, RalphRalph KatzAuthor of: Breakthrough in Bridge
Kauder, James A.James A. KauderAuthor of: 2 Books.
Kay, NormanNorman KayAuthor of: Duplicate Bridge
Kearse, AmalyaAmalya KearseAuthor of: 2 Books.
Kelsey, HughHugh KelseyHow he was able to generate so much expert material is beyond me. In the consistent standard of high level analysis he maintained in his expert books, he has very few peers.
Kempson, EwartEwart KempsonAuthor of: 3 Books
Klinger, RonRon KlingerA class act. Unusually, he writes effectively at all levels of the game. Few authors are as capable of bringing practical bridge problems into focus.
Lavinthal, HyHy LavinthalAuthor of: Defense Strategy in Bridge
Lawrence, MikeMike LawrenceOne of the the kings of bridge literature. His instructional books on single topics and over-the-shoulder storybooks are amongst the finest books published.
Le Dentu, JoseJose Le DentuAuthor of: 4 Books.
Lebely, NorbertNorbert LebelyAuthor of: Step by Step Card Play: No Trumps
Lederer, RichardRichard LedererAuthor of: 11 Books.
Lindsay, Kenneth L.Kenneth L. LindsayAuthor of: 3-D & the Mafia Club
Lipkin, MikeMike LipkinAuthor of: Invitation to Annihilation
Love, Clyde EltonClyde Elton LoveHis name is synonymous with writing about squeezes. Check him out.
Lukacs, PaulPaul LukacsAuthor of: 3 Books.
MacLeod, IainIain MacLeodOne of the early major Acol talents who became British Chancellor of the Exchequer instead of continuing to play bridge.
MacMillan, W. S.W. S. MacMillanAuthor of: Simply Blue
Mahmood, ZiaZia MahmoodAuthor of: 2 Books.
Mallon, JohnJohn MallonAuthor of: 3 Books.
Markus, RixiRixi MarkusOne of the great female bridge players. Her style is clear and you feel the power of her as a player through her writings.
Marston, PaulPaul MarstonAuthor of: 9 Books.
Masters, ColinColin MastersAuthor of: Mind Games
Matheson, JohnJohn Matheson
McIlrath, JohnJohn McIlrathAuthor of: A Director is Called
McKee, JudyJudy McKeeAuthor of: Bridge Director's Handbook
McNeil, KeithKeith McNeilThe Great Curmudgeon himself. He spent many years in charge of the Bidding Forum in Australian Bridge to great effect. There are plenty of current players who still have whipping scars from his commentary...
Michaels, CharlesCharles MichaelsAuthor of: The Ideals Student Textbook
Miles, MarshallMarshall MilesA class player who created some fine bridge literature and advanced many significant bidding concepts.
Mill, AndrewAndrew MillAuthor of: Bridge and Beyond
Miller, BillyBilly MillerAuthor of: Dear Billy
Milnes, Eric CharlesEric Charles MilnesAuthor of: 2 Books.
Mollo, VictorVictor MolloWrote an amazing array of books. From Card Play Technique to the legendary Bridge in the Menagerie series.
Morehead, AgnesAgnes MoreheadAuthor of: 3 Books.
Nicholson, JoyceJoyce NicholsonAuthor of: Why Women Lose at Bridge
Nielsen, Aksel J.Aksel J. NielsenAuthor of: 2 Books.
Noall, WilliamWilliam NoallAuthor of: Australian One Club System
North, FreddieFreddie NorthAuthor of: 4 Books.
Nunes, JackJack NunesAuthor of: Improve your Bridge
Olsen, JackJack OlsenAuthor of: The Mad World of Bridge
Ostrow, Albert A.Albert A. OstrowAuthor of: Bridge Player's Bedside Companion
Ottlik, GezaGeza OttlikThe author of the bridge book that Stephen Hawking would have written.
Payne, DickDick PayneAuthor of: Bridge TNT & Competitive Bidding
Phillips, HubertHubert PhillipsAuthor of: Bridge with Mr. Goren
Pomer, EllenEllen PomerAuthor of: Standard Bidding with SAYC
Pottage, JulianJulian PottageAuthor of: 5 Books.
Powell, RichardRichard PowellAuthor of: Tickets to the Devil
Priest, DenisDenis PriestAuthor of: 2 Books.
Radin, JudiJudi RadinAuthor of: Precision One Club
Reese, TerenceTerence ReeseWrote more books than I've had hot dinners. Most to a very high standard. Includes his landmark over-the-shoulder expert card play books.
Rimington, DerekDerek RimingtonAuthor of: 2 Books.
Rose-Hall, LynnLynn Rose-HallAuthor of: How the Experts Win at Bridge
Rubens, JeffJeff RubensBridge theorist and major contributing editor to Bridge World - THE bridge magazine.
Sarantakos, NikosNikos SarantakosAuthor of: Famous Bridge Records
Seabrook, BarryBarry SeabrookAuthor of: Expert Dummy Play
Seagram, BarbaraBarbara SeagramAuthor of: 2 Books.
Senior, BrianBrian SeniorAuthor of: 4 Books.
Sharif, OmarOmar SharifWrites like he acts. His writing exudes charm and his analysis is clear and on the money. Played effectively at the highest level.
Sharp, RichardRichard SharpAuthor of: Competitive Bidding
Sheinwold, AlfredAlfred SheinwoldAuthor of: 13 Books.
Silodor, SidneySidney SilodorAuthor of: Duplicate Bridge
Simon, S. J.S. J. SimonOne of the founders of Acol and the author of Why You Lose at Bridge - universally acclaimed as the finest bridge book ever published.
Singer, GeorgeGeorge SingerAuthor of: Shrink's Contract Bridge
Smith, MarcMarc SmithAuthor of: 6 Books.
Smith, NickNick SmithAuthor of: Bridge Literature
Sontag, AlanAlan SontagLong time world class player. His biography The Bridge Bum is a wonderful read.
Sowter, TonyTony SowterAuthor of: 2 Books.
Squire, NormanNorman SquireAuthor of: 5 Books.
Stanley, JacksonJackson StanleyAuthor of: Gamesman Bridge
Starr, NancyNancy StarrAuthor of: Bridge
Stayman, SamSam StaymanHe is real and he wrote about his convention very effectively. I don't think I have ever played a session of bridge where his name was not spoken at least once - pretty spooky, eh?
Stern, Milton H. L.Milton H. L. SternAuthor of: Expert Bridge
Stewart, FrankFrank StewartTries to emulate the early works of Reese. Can be a little pretentious but still has a lot to say and says it well. Serious players will definitely get something out of his works.
Swanson, JohnJohn SwansonAuthor of: Inside the Bermuda Bowl
Tait, James WilliamJames William TaitAuthor of: 3 Books.
Theimer, ErnstErnst TheimerAuthor of: Shrink's Contract Bridge
Thomas, Frank Jnr.Frank Jnr. ThomasAuthor of: Sherlock Holmes Bridge Detective
Thorne, HaroldHarold ThorneAuthor of: Contract Bridge in 20 Minutes
Tislevoll, GeoGeo TislevollAuthor of: Helgemo's World of Bridge
Trezel, RogerRoger TrezelAuthor of: 9 Books.
Truscott, AlanAlan TruscottAuthor of: 3 Books.
van der Porten, RonaldRonald van der PortenAuthor of: Introduction to Defensive Bidding
VBA VBAAuthor of: Articles of Association
Vinje, HelgeHelge VinjeAuthor of: New Ideas in Defensive Play
Wallace, MeredithMeredith WallaceAuthor of: Shrink's Contract Bridge
Wang, Chien-HwaChien-Hwa WangAuthor of: Squeeze at Bridge
Watson, Louis H.Louis H. WatsonWriter of a classic early card play book.
Wei, C. C.C. C. WeiAuthor of: 2 Books.
Wei, KathieKathie WeiAuthor of: 6 Books.
White, TravisTravis WhiteAuthor of: Odd Tricks
Wiss, Mike DornMike Dorn WissAuthor of: Shadow in the Bridge World
Wohlin, JanJan WohlinAuthor of: 2 Books.
Wolff, BobbyBobby WolffAuthor of: Bidding Challenge
Woolsey, KitKit WoolseyWrites with Lawrence's flair (has played with him at the highest level). His book on Matchpoints is a tactical wonderland.
Yallouze, LeanLean YallouzeAuthor of: Blue Club
Young, RayRay YoungAuthor of: Bridge for Blood
Zenkel, SabineSabine ZenkelAuthor of: Preempts from A to Z
Publishers
ACBLAuthor of: 6 Books.
VBAAuthor of: Articles of Association





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