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Play Bridge with Mike Lawrence
A two-session matchpoint event at a regional tournament, How to gather information from the auction, play of the cards, the atmosphere at the table, when to go against the field.
The Horror Film
Focusing on recent postmodern examples, this is a collection of essays reviewing the history of the horror film and the psychological reasons for its persistent appeal.
How to Read Your Opponent's Cards
Each chapter takes a principle, helps the reader understand it, and gives examples, plus a quiz on the subject. A great help if you seem to guess right half the time or less when playing the dummy.
The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge
This revised and expanded edition examines bridge auctions where the opponents bid something and you have the opportunity to either let them have it or to balance. The cost of not balancing can be huge, but you must weigh the cost of passing against the cost of bidding and getting a bad result. Lawrence's discussion of hand evaluation and planning a balancing auction goes beyond generic rules. Hundreds of examples help you develop judgment
Falsecards
The definitive book on (legally) pulling the wool over your opponents eyes. Even if you dont want to get into more esoteric situations, there are times at the bridge table when playing a misleading card is essential if you are to have any chance of an optimum result. This new edition of a classic from Mike Lawrence includes a number of ideas that are new since it was originally published.
The Complete Book on Takeout Doubles
"A revised re-issue of a classic bridge textbook, generally regarded as the definitive guide to the oldest (and most useful) convention in the game - the takeout double."--Publisher description.
Colin Chapman Wayward Genius
Mike Lawrence shows how Chapman operated in a fast-moving, highly pressurized world of international racing and car making that generated huge rewards and temptations. The crunch came when he became involved with the ill-fated Delorean car company.
Tips on Bidding
Twenty years ago, Mike Lawrence published a series of short booklets entitled Topics on Bridge, offering tips on various aspects of cardplay and bidding for intermediate players. Now this material is being republished as a three-book series - revised, updated, and with new topics added. Included in this volume: Avoiding Common Errors, How Long is Partner's Suit? The Three-card Raise, Reverses, The Splinter Bid, Bidding after an Opponent's Takeout Double, Weak Two-bids, Preempts, Drury, Passed Hand Bidding, The Fine Art of Hanging Partner Book jacket.
I Fought the Law of Total Tricks
Are you tired of using the law of total tricks and wondering why there are often one or two tricks more or less than predicted? I Fought the Law of Total Tricks shows why this is so.
