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I, Radiologist, and the Evolution of Medicine in ‘West’ West Broward County, Florida

James Marsh Sternberg

This is a true story. A young radiologist, fresh out of training, starts working in south Florida but has difficulty establishing himself in a practice. Finally, working alone in west…

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The Finesse

James Marsh Sternberg

How much do you really know about finesses? A finesse is one of the most common techniques in bridge and yet one of the most abused. The term "finesseaholic" describes…

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Blocking & Unblocking

James Marsh Sternberg

In this book, we will see a variety of examples of how to unblock your suits and how to block theirs. Mastering these will lessen your frustrations. The plays are…

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When Michaels Met the Unusual

James Marsh Sternberg

In the earlier days of bridge, a direct cue bid of the opponent's opening bid was traditionally played as a 'strong cue bid', a hand too strong for an ordinary…

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Reversing the Dummy

James Marsh Sternberg

When discussing declarer play, the first thing I always suggest is for declarer to try to determine what kind of hand he is dealing with. Proper play of the hand…

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Shortness

James Marsh Sternberg

This book is about only one thing. Shortness, singletons or voids. It's impossible to overestimate the value distribution plays in bidding accuracy. High cards are nice; anybody can bid games…

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From Zero to Three Hundred

James Marsh Sternberg

Three hundred. What's so special about the number 300? It's the magic number all serious bridge players seek, often unsuccessfully. It takes three hundred masterpoints of varying types to become…

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Trump Promotion

James Marsh Sternberg

How do defender's win trump tricks? Other than having high honors, natural winners, it's by getting an early ruff of a short suit. Far more fulfilling and intriguing possibilities arise…

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Active or Passive

James Marsh Sternberg

Innumerable books have been written on declarer play. Far less attention has been paid by bridge writers to defense, which is the weakest part of most players' game. This book…

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Improving Your Timing

James Marsh Sternberg (Dr J)

Timing is everything. Playing a bridge hand, either as declarer or defender is often difficult enough. But in addition, knowing when to do whatever it is you are supposed to…

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Playing to Trick One

James Marsh Sternberg

Bridge is a game of mistakes.The best players make fewer mistakes. It's not a matter of being brilliant The real expert players never make basic mistakes, they keep the ball…

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Trump Suit Headaches

James Marsh Sternberg (Dr J)

The trump suit adds a dimension that makes bridge so different from other card games. In a suit contract, play is complicated by declarer's need to keep control. If control…

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The Search for a Second Suit

James Marsh Sternberg, Danny Kleinman

Becoming a good declarer starts with some basic principles. All the books tell you the same thing; before playing to Trick 1, think and form a plan. But what should…

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L O L

James Marsh Sternberg, Danny Kleinman

Just what is LOL? Yes, a common abbreviation for Laughing Out Loud, and often used to refer to a Little Old Lady, but in bridge it means a Loser-On-Loser play…

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Elimination & Endplays

James Marsh Sternberg, Danny Kleinman

Card play at bridge embraces both declarer play and defense. Hundreds of books have been written about it. Our approach here, as in our previous books, is to focus on…

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Suit Preference

James Marsh Sternberg, Danny Kleinman

SUIT PREFERENCE SIGNALS If there was ever an area in bridge that resembles walking thru a mine field this is it. No topic causes more confusion and arguments than suit…

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Simple Squeezes

James Marsh Sternberg (Dr J)

Squeezes. Just the word strikes fear into the heart of many bridge players. But simple squeezes are actually quite simple. The single or simple squeeze accounts for 90% of squeezes…

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Solving the Mystery of the Redouble

James Marsh Sternberg (Dr J), Danny Kleinman

More often than any other calls in bridge, redoubles produce confusion. When they do, the resulting disasters are more catastrophic than any others. Many doubles originally treated as penalty have…

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“Second Hand High, Third Hand Not so High”

James Marsh Sternberg (Dr J), Danny Kleinman

"Second hand low" and "third hand high" are adages we learned in Bridge 101 along with others like "cover an honor with an honor" and "always return your partner's suit."…

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To Ruff or Not to Ruff

James Marsh Sternberg (Dr J), Danny Kleinman

To ruff or not to ruff. The question seems so easy. To draw trumps promptly or is there something else to do first? Declarer has so many options. Ruff in…

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An Entry, an Entry

James Marsh Sternberg (Dr J), Danny Kleinman

This little word is vital in every bridge player's lexicon in it's entirety, and especially important is the final syllable- TRY. A clear understanding of this topic should be one…

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