Bridge Books

I AM AN ENGINEER TURNED PHYSICIAN, and I too have built bridges to provide health for those who can then cross this man's Bridges. I read every word. It will become required reading for young engineers with dreams and vision and the will to perservere as they trouble shoot the job until it is done Reads like a novel so that anyone with a Process Guided mind will treasure it..Richards Lyon MD

In 1951 the author was 21 when she arrived in New Guinea to live with her new husband. Festooned in pearls, she soon found a world filled with snakes in the ceiling, spiders as big as dinner plates, and cultural challenges galore - but it was her involvement with Pole Stan Rybarz which led to her journey into the jungles of New Guinea to construct roads and bridges. Plenty of cultural insights meld with an autobiography of adventure which will engross any reader.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

The title above refers to the fact that there are VERY few memoirs, diaries or published letters relating to the engineers in the Civil War, even though the engineers were considered the "elite" of the army. "Bridge Building in Wartime" is a great addition to the literature of the engineers. As a field officer, Brainerd was "in the know" about many behind the scenes occurrences in the 50th New York Volunteer Engineers. Because the memoir was not for publication, but written chiefly for his son, it contains many honest and frank comments about his colleagues and superior officers that might not have seen the light of day had his reminiscences been published while he lived.
Ed Malles, the editor, needs to be thanked for bringing Brainerd's memoir to the public. He does a good job of explaining things Brainerd takes for granted in the memoirs. The only disappointment is that the memoirs end about the time the siege of Petersburg begins in June of 1864. Hopefully, the rest of the manuscript (if available) will be found and brought to light in time...
I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the War Between the States and especially for those who want to know more about the war fought by the engineers.

I really liked this book. It was a book I could read and pass it on to my older grandchildren. I have been trying to find another book by this author. I hope she has written more books....

James Thomas Stevens is an incredible poet; at once intelligent, precise, and provocative, his work can level you with a single line. Ever since I read "Combing the Snakes From His Hair," and the line "sentenced to hear the cry of all things broken" literally tore me apart, I've loved Stevens' work. Please find some of his poetry online and buy any of his collections you can get your hands on. Trust me, this is a poet who is putting out work worth reading.

Good book for anyone working in Bridge Design. Compiles alot of information into just one book making it an easy reference, with lots of useful information and review problems.

Rip-off of the century.
You can buy a USED copy from one of three sellers. Prices vary from $47 through $102.What you are buying is the 4th edition. Talk about being out of date! The 5th edition was printed in late 2007. It currently retails for $24.95. Among other things, it has alert procedure updates...a complete restructuring of movements when hand records are used...ACBLscore handling of many common tasks, etc. In short, massive changes were made.
The 5th edition does not contain the two major changes made to the Laws that were implemented by the ACBL in Sept. 2008. Both of these changes are handled via an errata that is included if you happen to purchase from Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies. All copies are brand new.
As far as the three sellers listed are concerned...one has to wonder how they can sleep at night.

Bridge Endplays for Everyone: Yes, Even You! is a bridge guide intended for intermediate to advanced players. Though the endplay of a bridge game can be extraordinarily complex, its basic principles are much more straightforward; Bridge Endplays for Everyone covers different types of elimination play (such as loser-on-loser or partial elimination play), aspects of the trump (such as the trump coup, trump elopement, or trump endplay), the throw-in, the strip squeeze, and much more. Author David Bird, well-known for his "St. Titus Abbey" stories that appear regularly in bridge magazines worldwide, walks the reader through the workings of bridge endplays in a conversational, easy-to-follow style. A "must-have" for any bridge devotee seeking to improve their game!

This is the best book I have come across for someone who is a total beginner at Bridge. The explanation of the basic principles that govern the game, both in the area of card play, as well as bidding, is very simple and lucid. The first two chapters provide the beginner with an introduction to this great game.

The remaining ten chapters cover the areas of bidding and card play.

I bear testimony to the fact that this book is worth it's weight in gold for the complete beginner.

Three cheers for Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener!!!

A Bridge for Grandma This is a very beautiful book that is so needed in our time of pervasive fear and denial of death. We were pleased with the reaction of our 7 year old grandchild who has often talked about her fear of dying. The wonderful pictures and reassuring story gave her a new view of death and relieved some of her fears while also giving her, and us, something more to think about. I highly recommend this book for parents and grandparents as well as schools, hospitals, and clinics. It is a gift for kids of all ages!
Elizabeth Tempel