{"id":67649,"date":"2023-06-19T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=67649"},"modified":"2023-06-16T16:47:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:47:02","slug":"lets-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/lets-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s read!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lets-read-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lets read\" class=\"wp-image-69089\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Summer is the perfect time to re-read the great classics\u2026 of bridge.<\/strong> The game has always been commented on, carried further, animated by<strong> an abundant and inventive literature <\/strong>thanks to which we can dive back into the basics, <strong>experience the breathless suspense of legendary games<\/strong>, <strong>immerse ourselves in the head of a champion<\/strong> or even<strong> get a good laugh.<\/strong> This tradition of books, so specific to bridge, which links generations of players, is already quite a story in itself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-2f2ad7f\" data-block-id=\"2f2ad7f\"><style>.stk-2f2ad7f{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8182e12\" data-block-id=\"8182e12\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8182e12-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-efe4c3d\" data-block-id=\"efe4c3d\"><style>.stk-efe4c3d-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-efe4c3d-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-efe4c3d{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-efe4c3d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-efe4c3d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter uagb-block-b5f53c56 wp-block-uagb-counter--number\"><span class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"><path d=\"M144.3 32.04C106.9 31.29 63.7 41.44 18.6 61.29c-11.42 5.026-18.6 16.67-18.6 29.15l0 357.6c0 11.55 11.99 19.55 22.45 14.65c126.3-59.14 219.8 11 223.8 14.01C249.1 478.9 252.5 480 256 480c12.4 0 16-11.38 16-15.98V80.04c0-5.203-2.531-10.08-6.781-13.08C263.3 65.58 216.7 33.35 144.3 32.04zM557.4 61.29c-45.11-19.79-88.48-29.61-125.7-29.26c-72.44 1.312-118.1 33.55-120.9 34.92C306.5 69.96 304 74.83 304 80.04v383.1C304 468.4 307.5 480 320 480c3.484 0 6.938-1.125 9.781-3.328c3.925-3.018 97.44-73.16 223.8-14c10.46 4.896 22.45-3.105 22.45-14.65l.0001-357.6C575.1 77.97 568.8 66.31 557.4 61.29z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter__number\"><span class=\"uagb-counter-block-number\" data-duration=\"1.5\" data-to-value=\"107\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter__title\">published books.<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-7040486\" data-block-id=\"7040486\"><style>.stk-7040486-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-7040486-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7040486{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7040486-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7040486-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>Terence Reese&#8217;s record<\/strong> was surpassed a few years ago by <strong>David Bird<\/strong>, with <strong>153 books<\/strong> published to date.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Writing to disseminate, to codify or to teach.<\/strong> Ever since the game came into existance, many great champions, teachers and other players have taken up the pen to mark blank pages with their imprint. \u201cIn the early days of bridge, television didn&#8217;t exist. The only way to know what people had played was to write,\u201d explains<strong> Philippe Cronier<\/strong>, connoisseur of bridge literature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6f6df06\" data-block-id=\"6f6df06\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6f6df06-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-7c0bf90\" data-block-id=\"7c0bf90\"><style>.stk-7c0bf90-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-7c0bf90-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-7c0bf90{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7c0bf90-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7c0bf90-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>This tradition has never ceased. <\/strong>\u201cThe game lends itself well to writing. And you can easily read it and follow the descriptions, for the bidding as well as for the play of the cards,\u201d adds the American <strong>Larry Cohen,<\/strong> who, in<strong> the 1990s, <\/strong>wrote the bestseller <em>The Law of Total Tricks<\/em> and many books after that. At the start of the 20th century, the advent of modern bridge had already given rise to a large number of works, particularly in the United States. In 1930,<strong> Ely Culbertson&#8217;s Contract Bridge Blue Book<\/strong>, written to make the rules of contract bridge in the way they were codified by <strong>Harold Vanderbilt<\/strong> accessible to all, was a great success in bookstores. <strong>In the 1940s and 1950s<\/strong>, <strong>Charles Goren&#8217;s books<\/strong> helped bring the game to a peak of popularity. His <em>Contract Bridge Complete,<\/em> published in <strong>1942 <\/strong>and written to disseminate his ideas on the new American bidding standard was also a commercial success.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-93ed55f\" data-block-id=\"93ed55f\"><style>.stk-93ed55f-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-93ed55f-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-93ed55f{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-93ed55f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-93ed55f-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_Larry_Cohen_Bridge.png\" alt=\"Larry Cohen\" class=\"wp-image-68806\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Larry Cohen @D.R.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In France, at the same time,<strong> Pierre Bellanger <\/strong>wrote<em> Les impasses au bridge (Finesses in bridge),<\/em> published in<strong> 1936.<\/strong> \u201cIn this book, he developed a number of techniques and theories which are very modern and which are still in use.<strong> Bellanger<\/strong> is the first avatar of a genre of writers that we often find in England or the United States: <strong>the champion writer<\/strong>,\u201d underlines <strong>Philippe Cronier.<\/strong> Even if these books are mainly intended <strong>for passionate bibliophiles<\/strong>, others are <strong>real must-haves for anyone with a keen interest in the game.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-a9c132a\" data-block-id=\"a9c132a\"><style>.stk-a9c132a{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bridge champions, publishing champions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-23204b9\" data-block-id=\"23204b9\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-23204b9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-b8496ab\" data-block-id=\"b8496ab\"><style>.stk-b8496ab-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-b8496ab-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-b8496ab{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b8496ab-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b8496ab-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.1_Over-my-Shoulder-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Over my Shoulder\" class=\"wp-image-69322\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-85f822a\" data-block-id=\"85f822a\"><style>.stk-85f822a-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-85f822a-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-85f822a{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-85f822a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-85f822a-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Huge player and talented writer, <strong>Terence Reese<\/strong> wrote a copious number of books. For instance,<em> Reese on Play<\/em> published in <strong>1948 <\/strong>and intended for already experienced players remains unforgotten. But it&#8217;s above all the <strong>\u201cOver my shoulder\u201d method<\/strong> that his name is associated with. Used for the first time in <strong>Play Bridge<\/strong> with <strong>Reese (1960),<\/strong> it allows the reader to be immersed in the head and the reflection of this champion. \u201cHe brings bridge to life from the inside. And gives a very subjective vision of the game. He describes the table, the opponents and what is happening <strong>with the real talent of a storyteller.<\/strong> This introduces <strong>a human dimension<\/strong>\u201d, notes  <strong>Philippe Cronier<\/strong>, \u201cand most of his books are still considered today as must haves of technique.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-7f5a2b6\" data-block-id=\"7f5a2b6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-7f5a2b6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-3280deb\" data-block-id=\"3280deb\"><style>.stk-3280deb-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-3280deb-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-3280deb{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3280deb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3280deb-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Another unmissable is Scotsman <strong>Hugh Kelsey<\/strong>. \u201cAll the French champions had, at some point, a book by Kelsey on their bedside table,\u201d says <strong>Philippe Cronier<\/strong>. He didn&#8217;t cause bookstore sales like others, but the critical success is undeniable. His first two books, <em>Killing Defense<\/em> at Bridge and<em> Advanced Play at Bridge<\/em>, are essential for any bridge library about technique. <strong>Kelsey<\/strong> is also at the origin of one of the great classics of bridge literature,<em> Adventures in Card Play<\/em>. Written with Hungarian player <strong>Geza Ottlik<\/strong> and published in <strong>1979,<\/strong> it was a resounding success. \u201cThis is a novel about the play of the cards. The two authors confront the reader with technical curiosities and let them discover new ways of playing. Experts consider it an unsurpassable technical sum,\u201d explains <strong>Philippe Cronier.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-fe899a0\" data-block-id=\"fe899a0\"><style>.stk-fe899a0-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-fe899a0-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-fe899a0{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fe899a0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fe899a0-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3_hugh-kelsey-1.jpg\" alt=\"3_hugh-kelsey-1\" class=\"wp-image-69307\" width=\"216\" height=\"335\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Hugh Kelsey<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As card play doesn&#8217;t evolve much this type of work can still find an audience today, but the situation is different for bidding, where there is much more movement.<strong> But are all the old books about bidding obsolete?<\/strong> \u201cYes\u201d, responds<strong> Philippe Cronier <\/strong>categorically. \u201cAs far as this part of the game is concerned, there is an obsolescence. When we don&#8217;t play like that anymore, we don&#8217;t play like that anymore.\u201d<strong> But he adds some nuance to his point. <\/strong>\u201cThere is also everything to do with judgment. And in this area, there are a few books that should be recommended for younger generations to read. I am thinking in particular of that of <strong>Jeff Rubens<\/strong>, <em>The Secrets of Winning bridge (1969)<\/em> or old books by <strong>Pierre Albarran <\/strong>or <strong>Jos\u00e9 le Dentu.<\/strong> They remain interesting to explore today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-98f3cd8\" data-block-id=\"98f3cd8\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-98f3cd8-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-ff4ca9e\" data-block-id=\"ff4ca9e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ff4ca9e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ff4ca9e-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Only obstacle, they are not re-issued. But it is still possible to find old editions on the internet, a gold mine to find these pearls and out-of-print volumes. <em>Closer to us,<\/em> a few books have left a considerable mark on people&#8217;s minds. Published in 1992, in the United States, <em>The Law Of Total Tricks<\/em> by <strong>Larry Cohen<\/strong> sold <strong>more than 100,000 copies <\/strong>in the years following the release of its English version. It was subsequently translated into many other languages. At the time, his partner <strong>Marty Bergen <\/strong>informed him about this theory that had been developed <strong>in the 1950s<\/strong> by the French<strong> Jean-Ren\u00e9 Vernes.<\/strong> \u201cNo one really knew about that theory, so I thought I should write about it. I printed a few hundred of them and never imagined it would become a bestseller.<strong> It&#8217;s a book for an advanced level, I find it hard to understand this success,<\/strong>\u201d the author expresses his surprise. And yet, <strong>\u201cThere are still several thousand copies sold each year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-771ae8a\" data-block-id=\"771ae8a\"><style>.stk-771ae8a{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-b6f7d33 is-style-highlighted\" data-block-id=\"b6f7d33\"><style>.stk-b6f7d33-container{box-shadow:0px 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-b6f7d33-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-44ec836\" data-block-id=\"44ec836\"><style>.stk-44ec836 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-44ec836 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#95bf93 !important}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-44ec836\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-44-ec-836-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-44-ec-836-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f2149b7\" data-block-id=\"f2149b7\"><style>.stk-f2149b7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-f2149b7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>The saga of the law of total tricks:<\/strong><br>To write his bestseller <em>The Law of Total Tricks<\/em>, American <strong>Larry Cohen <\/strong>relied on a much more confidential French book by <strong>Jean-Ren\u00e9 Vernes<\/strong>. \u201cI never claimed to have discovered the law of total tricks. So, at the beginning of the book, I was doing justice to <strong>Jean-Ren\u00e9 Vernes<\/strong> for his work. A few years after the publication, I received a letter from Paris. I was afraid he would sue me. In fact, the letter said, <strong>\u201cDear Mr. Cohen, As you know, I wrote about the law of total tricks. I am much older today. <\/strong>My ideas hadn&#8217;t really resonated, but since your book came out, the world seems to know this theory. And I&#8217;m very happy about that and I thank you for making it popular.<strong> I can now die in peace, knowing that the whole world knows the law of total tricks!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-9f5476f\" data-block-id=\"9f5476f\"><style>.stk-9f5476f{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teaching books, a promising niche<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Book-final-1024x328.jpg\" alt=\"Book\" class=\"wp-image-69309\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Players who are teachers also write a lot.<\/strong> And some of their books are obligatory passages. And for a good reason, they are the ones who sell the most. \u201cThe more you target low-level players, the more players you hit. The market is larger,\u201d explains Canadian <strong>Ray Lee<\/strong>, founder and CEO of the specialist publishing house <em>Master Point Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-8499c51\" data-block-id=\"8499c51\"><style>.stk-8499c51{height:15px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-cd3a5eb\" data-block-id=\"cd3a5eb\"><style>.stk-cd3a5eb{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-d5a3ee9 is-style-highlighted\" data-block-id=\"d5a3ee9\"><style>.stk-d5a3ee9-container{box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 rgba(18,63,82,0.035) !important}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-d5a3ee9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-1ff3809\" data-block-id=\"1ff3809\"><style>.stk-1ff3809 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-1ff3809 .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#95bf93 !important}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-1ff3809\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-1-ff-3809-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-1-ff-3809-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b7952c8\" data-block-id=\"b7952c8\"><style>.stk-b7952c8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-b7952c8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">It was from a conversation with <strong>his mother-in-law,<\/strong> far from being a champion of the game, that the idea for his No. 1 sales book came about. \u201cShe regularly plays very bad bridge with friends. One day I asked her what topic she would like to read about. She didn&#8217;t even think about it and replied: <strong>conventions<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-a857b34\" data-block-id=\"a857b34\"><style>.stk-a857b34{height:15px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201d That&#8217;s how 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, by Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith, was born in 1998. A collection of different themes, it still sells very well. \u201cNext year we are going to do a new edition. It is time to revise this book, but we will have to be vigilant and not throw the baby out with the bathwater.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f01c023\" data-block-id=\"f01c023\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f01c023-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-e209be0\" data-block-id=\"e209be0\"><style>.stk-e209be0-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-e209be0-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-e209be0{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e209be0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e209be0-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5_Michel-Lebel.jpg\" alt=\"Michel Lebel\" class=\"wp-image-68810\" width=\"234\" height=\"312\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Michel Lebel @D.R.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-323263a\" data-block-id=\"323263a\"><style>.stk-323263a-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-323263a-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-323263a{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-323263a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-323263a-inner-blocks\">\n<p>In the English version alone, <strong>it has sold over 250,000 copies <\/strong>and has been translated into many languages. \u201cBeyond 300,000 copies for a bridge book, we can consider it a bestseller,\u201d explains the publisher. <strong>How to qualify in this case a book which was sold more than 500,000 times? <\/strong>This is the case of <em>La Majeure cinqui\u00e8me (Five-card Majors) <\/em>by <strong>Michel Lebel.<\/strong> Multiple French champion and World champion, <strong>he found a vocation in writing and teaching.<\/strong> <strong>\u201cIn 1974<\/strong>, <strong>Pierre Ja\u00efs <\/strong>asked me to write a book on my system. This system was the one I played in competitions <strong>with Paul Chemla.<\/strong> We developed it to become world champions. <strong>Pierre <\/strong>suggested that I make it a system for the general public,\u201d recalls the author.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefiting from a generalist publisher, <strong>Les \u00c9ditions du Rocher,<\/strong> it was then sold in all bookshops in France. Later produced in exercise books and other titles, <strong>it defined the contours of the new French bidding standard <\/strong>and pushed<strong> Michel Lebel<\/strong> towards writing &#8211; first <strong>with Pierre Ja\u00efs,<\/strong> then alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-5037e85\" data-block-id=\"5037e85\"><style>.stk-5037e85{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 1979, <\/strong>confident because of his first experience, he wrote <em>Tout le monde peut jouer au bridge<\/em>, <em>(Everyone Can Play Bridge),<\/em> still published today. Another success, the book reached the record number of one million sold copies. In terms of pedagogy, two other names stand out. Those of<strong> Robert Berthe and Norbert L\u00e9bely.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-6a553db\" data-block-id=\"6a553db\"><style>.stk-6a553db{height:15px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-a52bdda is-style-highlighted\" data-block-id=\"a52bdda\"><style>.stk-a52bdda-container{box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 rgba(18,63,82,0.035) !important}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-a52bdda-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-75d554a\" data-block-id=\"75d554a\"><style>.stk-75d554a .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-75d554a .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#95bf93 !important}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-75d554a\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-75-d-554-a-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-75-d-554-a-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b0f3bfd\" data-block-id=\"b0f3bfd\"><style>.stk-b0f3bfd .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-b0f3bfd .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>\u201cI liked writing.<\/strong> I felt able to explain and simplify whereas at the beginning it is very hard for a bridge champion to explain things that are understandable by all.\u201d <strong>&#8211; Michel Lebel<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-b35d99c\" data-block-id=\"b35d99c\"><style>.stk-b35d99c{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bb2b89d\" data-block-id=\"bb2b89d\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bb2b89d-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-99a8f85\" data-block-id=\"99a8f85\"><style>.stk-99a8f85-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-99a8f85-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-99a8f85{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-99a8f85-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-99a8f85-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Their Pas \u00e0 pas (Step by Step) series has accompanied the learning process of thousands of young bridge players. The first four volumes were released in the 1980s, the last three after 2010. \u201cRobert was definitely ahead of his time when it came to pedagogy for teaching card play. Every month, he would explain a deal in the magazine Le Bridgeur with a lot of clarity by employing the method of \u201cstep by step\u201d. When we met and he offered me an opportunity to write books, I accepted straight away. My interest was huge, if only to improve myself,\u201d recalls the former professor of literature Norbert L\u00e9bely, who then left teaching to devote himself to bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-9c85573\" data-block-id=\"9c85573\"><style>.stk-9c85573-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-9c85573-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-9c85573{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9c85573-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9c85573-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6.2_Pas-a-pas.png\" alt=\"Pas \u00e0 pas\" class=\"wp-image-68811\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Their innovative pedagogy was the key to their success. \u201c<strong>This question-and-answer method was revolutionary<\/strong> at the time and readers loved it, because it lets them participate and progress in the somewhat mysterious field of card play, an area that is quite tricky to explain, to understand and to assimilate\u201d, underlines the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-04c2ca8\" data-block-id=\"04c2ca8\"><style>.stk-04c2ca8{height:15px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-7333394\" data-block-id=\"7333394\"><style>.stk-7333394{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter uagb-block-a98d4147 wp-block-uagb-counter--number\"><span class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M384 48V512l-192-112L0 512V48C0 21.5 21.5 0 48 0h288C362.5 0 384 21.5 384 48z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter__number\"><span class=\"uagb-counter-block-number\" data-duration=\"1.5\" data-to-value=\"26\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-counter__title\"><strong>versions of La Majeure cinqui\u00e8me in 26 languages have been published.<\/strong><br>Officially. Because according to its author, pirate copies circulate in Indonesia, Bulgaria and elsewhere in the world.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-2b5e654\" data-block-id=\"2b5e654\"><style>.stk-2b5e654{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Humor, another way<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rabbit-final-1024x448.jpg\" alt=\"Rabbit\" class=\"wp-image-69310\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game, even if it remains a mind game, offers another ground for writing: <strong>humor. <\/strong>The greatest representative of this branch, the Englishman <strong>Victor Mollo<\/strong>, has provoked giggles and laughing fits of generations of bridge players. Many players cite him as an example for the book that they were marked by. Originally published in <em>The Bridge World and Bridge Magazine,<\/em> the stories of the <strong>Rueful Rabbit<\/strong>, <strong>the Hideous Hog, Oscar the Owl and their cronies<\/strong> are collected in <em>Bridge in the Menagerie<\/em>, first published in <strong>1965. <\/strong>The author&#8217;s stories let you follow a group of tasty characters in the form of animals. <strong>Not to be missed!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b2347a5\" data-block-id=\"b2347a5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b2347a5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-1c1a993\" data-block-id=\"1c1a993\"><style>.stk-1c1a993-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-1c1a993-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-1c1a993{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1c1a993-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1c1a993-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/8_David_Byrd.jpg\" alt=\"David Bird\" class=\"wp-image-68813\" width=\"225\" height=\"337\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>David Bird<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-f102daf\" data-block-id=\"f102daf\"><style>.stk-f102daf-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-f102daf-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f102daf{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f102daf-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f102daf-inner-blocks\">\n<p>Following the footsteps of <strong>Victor Mollo<\/strong>, the Englishman <strong>David Bird<\/strong> placed his characters in the monastery of Saint Titus. <strong>\u201cIn the 1960s, <\/strong>at the school I attended in London, my classmates were nervous and scared of some teachers. I used this idea with the novices fearing<strong> the arrogant Abbot<\/strong> and his reactions to their mixed efforts at the bridge table.\u201d It was with <strong>the help of Terence Reese<\/strong> that he started his series. \u201cI was having trouble selling my first volume in the Abbot series. I asked <strong>Terence Reese <\/strong>to write the preface and he offered better:<strong> to co-write.<\/strong> We ended up producing <strong>twenty books together<\/strong> and I learned a lot about writing from him.\u201d Besides his books featuring the Abbot, <strong>David Bird <\/strong>has developed other scenarios following a similar model, with<strong> Robin Hood<\/strong> and <strong>the Convent of Saint Hilda.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In France, it&#8217;s the writing style of <strong>Pierre Saporta <\/strong>that comes closest to this movement. Even though he doesn&#8217;t seek to insist on <strong>humor <\/strong>but rather on <strong>pedagogy<\/strong>, he brings greater accessibility thanks to his stories. \u201cThe books are technical and the fact of presenting with dialogues and characters helps to convey the message better, in a slightly <strong>more flexible and less arid way<\/strong>\u201d, explains the author. <em>Bridge magique, bridge logique<\/em>, published in 2003, still sells. In 2017, he published <em>Jouez un tournoi avec moi  (Play a Tournament with Me)<\/em><strong>, in which the reader sits across from the author.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-59eb811\" data-block-id=\"59eb811\"><style>.stk-59eb811{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-stackable-blockquote stk-block-blockquote stk-block stk-4187a72 is-style-highlighted\" data-block-id=\"4187a72\"><style>.stk-4187a72-container{box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 rgba(18,63,82,0.035) !important}<\/style><div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-blockquote__content stk-container stk-4187a72-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-10d5c8e\" data-block-id=\"10d5c8e\"><style>.stk-10d5c8e .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child,.stk-10d5c8e .stk--svg-wrapper .stk--inner-svg svg:last-child :is(g,path,rect,polygon,ellipse){fill:#95bf93 !important}<\/style><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-10d5c8e\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-10-d-5-c-8-e-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-10-d-5-c-8-e-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-307d675\" data-block-id=\"307d675\"><style>.stk-307d675 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-307d675 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:16px !important}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">\u201cEvery four deals, <strong>we meet two different opponents. <\/strong>We are in a tournament and the idea is that the two opponents can be strangers, or characters that I have already met in tournaments.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-f0470b7\" data-block-id=\"f0470b7\"><style>.stk-f0470b7{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books about the play or bidding, technical or fun books<\/strong>, all that is left for you to do is choose the ones that will accompany you this summer. But beware, according to<strong> Ray Lee, \u201cBridge books are like cookbooks.<\/strong> I like cookbooks for two reasons: First, <strong>they don&#8217;t go out of style.<\/strong> Then, even someone who already has two shelves full of cookbooks is likely to go and<strong> buy one more.<\/strong> <strong>People don&#8217;t buy only one bridge book.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-afa9096\" data-block-id=\"afa9096\"><style>.stk-afa9096{height:20px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Bridge book on your bedside table<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Scroll the green horizontal bar from left to right!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-horizontal-scroller stk-block-horizontal-scroller stk-block stk-ba2a2d1\" data-block-id=\"ba2a2d1\"><style>.stk-ba2a2d1-horizontal-scroller{--stk-column-gap:14px !important;--stk-column-width:310px !important;--stk-snapping:center !important;--stk-scrollbar-height:11px !important;--stk-scrollbar-track-color:var(--stk-global-color-84351,#f2f4f7) !important;--stk-scrollbar-thumb-color:var(--paletteColor2,#00aa00) !important;--stk-scrollbar-thumb-radius:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ba2a2d1-horizontal-scroller stk--fit-content stk--with-scrollbar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-f057197\" data-block-id=\"f057197\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f057197-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f057197-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.1_Bridge-dans-la-menagerie.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge dans la m\u00e9nagerie\" class=\"wp-image-68814\" width=\"210\" height=\"294\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Philippe Cronier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe one that marked my career as a reader and gave me the most pleasure is Bridge in<em> the Menagerie<\/em> by Victor Mollo. It&#8217;s irresistible. <strong>Victor Mollo was truly a writer.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-cdde4bd\" data-block-id=\"cdde4bd\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-cdde4bd-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-cdde4bd-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.2_Winning-Declarer-Play.jpg\" alt=\"Winning Declarer Play\" class=\"wp-image-68815\" width=\"210\" height=\"294\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Larry Cohen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe book that struck me the most was <strong>Winning Declarer Play by Dorothy Hayden.<\/strong> I read it as a teenager and not only was it entertaining but also I learned a lot from it. <strong>It opened my eyes to the possibilities <\/strong>and made me want to play and read more about the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-93d2e1e\" data-block-id=\"93d2e1e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-93d2e1e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-93d2e1e-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.3_Bridge-with-the-blue-team.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge with the blue team\" class=\"wp-image-68816\" width=\"210\" height=\"294\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Pierre Saporta<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>My best book? <\/strong>The one written by <strong>Pietro Forquet,<\/strong> Bridge with The Blue Team. <strong>This book is marvelous. <\/strong>It has not been translated into French; it exists in English or Italian. It tells us about deals that were played by the Italian champions of the 1960 and 1970s, the Blue Team. <strong>Extraordinary and elegant deals<\/strong> that make you want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-0b145bc\" data-block-id=\"0b145bc\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0b145bc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0b145bc-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.4_Droles-de-donne.jpg\" alt=\"Dr\u00f4les de donnes\" class=\"wp-image-68817\" width=\"210\" height=\"294\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Nicolas Lhuissier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe book that I have already read three times and that I will probably reread again is<strong><em> Dr\u00f4le de donnes <\/em>by Vincent Labb\u00e9<em>.<\/em><\/strong> A book <strong>with somewhat spectacular deals <\/strong>staged with characters and a humorous tone. I like to take a page at random and <strong>study a deal when I have a little time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-00f247d\" data-block-id=\"00f247d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-00f247d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-00f247d-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.5_Bridge-magique-bridge-logique.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge magique\" class=\"wp-image-68818\" width=\"210\" height=\"294\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Godefroy De Tessi\u00e8res<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am not a big reader of bridge books. At one point or another, I nevertheless had <strong>Michel Lebel&#8217;s La Majeure cinqui\u00e8me<\/strong> in my hands. When it comes to card play, there is one book that fascinated me, probably the only one that I have read in full, it is <em>Bridge magique, bridge logique<\/em> by<strong> Pierre Saporta.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-34a7a14\" data-block-id=\"34a7a14\"><style>.stk-34a7a14{height:50px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What did you think about this article? What is your next book?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Share your opinion and the name of your next book in <em>the Commentary Section!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer is the perfect time to re-read the great classics\u2026 of bridge. 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