Advanced Bridge Bidding for the 21st Century [Paperback]

Max Hardy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

Max Hardy follows his first volume, Standard Bridge Bidding for the 21st Century, with his comprehensive second volume, including contributions by expert players Grant Baze, Marty Bergen, Fred Hamilton, Jeff Mechstroth, Mike Passell, and Eddie Wold.

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"Max takes players to the next level..with clarity and style worthy of the author and teacher that he is." -- John Swanson

About the Author

Max Hardy is one of the most versatile professionals in the world of bridge. Recently retired after forty years as a tournament director, he also found the time to win more than 10,000 master points. In constant demand as a lecturer, he also had more than 150 students take his intensive fourty hour bridge course.

The author of more than ten books on bidding, Max is best known for promoting a five card major, forcing notrump, two-over-one forcing to game bidding system. Here he shows how even social players can keep up with the newest innovations in bridge bidding.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Vivisphere Publishing (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587761254
• ISBN-13: 978-1587761256
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars continuing education, April 5, 2008

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GRANDPA DOOLEY "COUNTRY GUY (C.G.)" (ZANESVILLE, OH USA) - See all my reviews

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Having been away from duplicate since the late 1980's, this book was just what I needed. It really is a comparison of the Standard American bidding system used from 1970 until, at least, the mid or late 1990's.
It outlines, in detail, the many conventional changes and their advantages. Many example hands make it very easy to understand how the various conventions work. The main danger is that you may think the book too
detailed and time consuming to read. This is not a book you read and forget. It becomes a reference text. Incidentally, If your serious about getting in shape, you should also buy Hardy's earlier book on Standard American bidding. The first volume is referred to frequently while reading this book. I'm not a gadget fan and that's not what these books are about. I recommend both the books without reservation. It's funny but I only bought the first book because Mike Lawrence wrote the Forward.

5.0 out of 5 stars my wife the bridge maven, February 8, 2012

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this book according to the boss in the family is
for the advanced bridge player (1500 pts atleast)
it realy explains the newer systems of bidding and
much more

56 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Bridge Book for Experts Only, February 7, 2003

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David M. Germaine (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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I read and studied Standard Bidding for the 21st Century and liked it so much I bought Advance Bridge Bidding for the 21st Century. It was an interesting read, but I found it of little value. This book is based on the first book (Standard Bidding). For each topic in the first book Hardy moves it up a level or two. The techniques described here are so abstract and theoretical I would need a partner who studied it with me and practiced with me for a long time. There is no one on the internet sites who use these techniques. The conventions and gadgets are for the most part, not intuitive. They require a LOT of memory work. I have enough problems playing what everyone else plays. I can see Experts experimenting with this scientific stuff, but definitely, not the average "advanced" player. My advice to the average: stick with the first book.