PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Barbara's NEW 25th Book
by Barbara Seagram

Over the years, readers have suggested that it would be an even better book if it offered some way to practice what they had learned. Now, here it is: a brief summary of each of those 25 conventions, together with example hands that can be dealt out and used to apply your new or brushed up knowledge. it can be mailed to you or you can pick it up in Toronto.

$20.00 plus shipping

Available by emailing Barbara at , or at HABONIM. It can be mailed to you or you can pick it up in Toronto!

NEW:

TWO OVER ONE TEXT BOOK
by Barbara Seagram

Simply explains all you need to know about this system that has swept the world. Quizzes within will make you very comfortable with the system very quickly. And if you don’t play it, at the very least you should understand what your opponents are playing.

$20.00 plus shipping

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TWO OVER ONE CHEAT SHEET IS NOW OUT!

Everything you need to know about this system, in a nutshell. Simply explained. Why you need to know the system that has swept North America by storm!

$12.00 (CDN)

Available at Habonim (5 Glen Park Ave) or we can mail it to you for discounted shipping price: Add $2.50

• What is the Forcing No Trump
• Questions to agree on with partner
• Recommended conventions you should consider playing
• Opener's rebid after Forcing 1NT
• Rebids by Responder after bidding Forcing 1NT
• Raising Partner's Major
• Tips to Help you Learn 2/1
• Semi-Forcing No Trump & an alternative approach
• Fourth Suit Forcing
• Quizzes

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!

The Pocket Guide to Even MORE Bridge Conventions by Barbara Seagram & David Bird

$9.95 + tax = $10.00

A summary of all the fancier conventions. A VERY useful summary in a nutshell. You will love it.

Available at Habonim (5 Glen Park Ave) or at 220 Lawrence Ave East on request. OR we can mail to you for discounted shipping price:
Add $2.50

• Cappelletti Support Doubles
• Flannery Fit-showing jumps
• Bergen Raises DOPI, ROPI, DEPO
• Responding to 3 bids Puppet Stayman
• Four-suit transfers Inverted minors
• Gambling 3NT Leaping Michaels
• D.O.N.T. The Forcing 1NT
• Namyats Italian Cuebidding
• More about Stayman Unusual over Unusual
• Exclusion Blackwood SOS & other Redoubles
• Ingberman 2NT Pick-a-Slam 5NT
• Weak Jump Shifts Snapdragon Doubles
• Multi-coloured 2D

*NEW - Barbara's 23rd Book*
Bidding At Bridge - A Quizbook by Barbara Seagram & David Bird

Retail price is $15.95 + tax.
GET YOURS for $15.00 total!!

Available in person at 5 Glen Park, or
call Barbara, 416-487-8321, or by
email to .

You probably know that there are many different bidding methods, or 'systems' - Standard, Two-over-One, Acol, Precision, and a host of others. This book is based on one of the most popular around the world: so-called Standard bidding.

Once your basic bidding is sound and accurately describes the hands that you hold, then you can begin to add special conventions that are designed to cope with specific circumstance.

Each of the fourteen chapters begins with three or four pages of instruction. These are followed by several pages of multiple-choice bidding problems, illustrating everyday situations you will face countless times at the table. For each problem, choose the bid that seems to best describe your hand. You can then turn the page to see which bid we rate as best and an explanation of why.

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Defensive Play at Bridge - A Quizbook by Barbara Seagram & David Bird

SPECIAL! $15.95 + tax = $15.00 for a limited time!

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to . It can also be purchased as an E-Book @ ebooksbridge.com

Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand by the same author team, Seagram & Bird, was named the 2010 Book of the Year by the American Bridge Teachers' Association. Building on the success of that title, this book gives near-beginners a chance to practice principles on which sound defensive play is based, from the opening lead on.

This is not just a series of problem hands, however. Each section contains a brief introduction of its topic, and the ideas are reinforced with carefully explained solutions and helpful tips throughout. The problem is presented. Then there is a clue at the bottom of that page (should you require one!) and then the solution is presented overleaf.

Declarer Play at Bridge (New!) by Barbara Seagram

($15.00 CAD incl. tax - Reg: $15.95 CAD plus tax)

This book is very gentle and is written for less experienced players. There are many, many practice hands within. The first page always has the problem and the second page has the solution. Detailed planning for playing hands in suit contracts and in No Trumps. This is Barbara's 18th. published book.

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Barbara Seagram's Bridge Defence Cheat Sheet

($12.00 CAD)

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to

Pocket Guide to Bridge by Barbara Seagram & R. Lee

($10.00 CAD)

Do you need a quick hint about what to bid? Do you know what you are supposed to lead from KJ10x? Do you remember what a reverse is?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this handy reference book is for you!

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It can also be purchased as an E-Book @ebooksbridge.com

Pocket Guide to Conventions You Should Know (New!) by Barbara Seagram & Marc Smith

($10.00 CAD)

Using the same format as The Pocket Guide to Bridge, this book will provide a handy pocket summary of a number of popular bidding conventions. In a concise but readable manner, it summarizes the ideas presented in 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know from the same author team - a book that is now the bestselling bridge title of the last 50 years (almost 150,000 copies sold in four languages).

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Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand Barbara Seagram & David Bird

($22.95 CAD)

Winner of Book of the Year Award 2010

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to . It can also be purchased as an E-Book @ ebooksbridge.com

Now in Interactive Software @ ebrooksbridge.com

Do you get that terrible sinking feeling when you first see dummy? Does your mind go blank as everyone waits for you to play to the first trick? If so, you're not alone. Beginning bridge players are taught some of the basic techniques of declarer play: suit establishment, ruffing losers, the finesse, and so forth. The hard part is learning what to do when. In the dreaded moment following the opening lead, the typical novice declarer has no idea where to start. Yet the key to success is simple: before playing from dummy at Trick 1, make a plan.

In this book, two of the world's best bridge teacher/authors explain how to go about making a plan as declarer, using a simple step-by-step process. Readers will learn how to decide what to do on a given deal, both in notrump contracts and suit contracts. By the end of the book, even the most inexperienced declarer will be comfortable with more advanced material, such as entry management and counting the hand.

25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know (Bestseller!) by Barbara Seagram and Marc Smith

($21.95 CAD)

"It doesn't get any better ..."
-- Eddie Kantar

The topics covered in this book include: Balancing, Blackwood & Gerber, Cuebid Raises, Control-showing Cuebids, Fourth-Suit Forcing, Grand Slam Force, Help Suit Game Tries, Jacoby & Texas Major-suit Transfers, Jacoby 2NT as a Major-suit Raise, Landy 2C over an Opponent's 1NT, Lebensohl after a 1NT Opening is Overcalled, Lead-directing Doubles, Michaels Cuebids & Unusual Notrump, Negative Doubles, New Minor Forcing, Ogust Responses to Weak Two-Bids, Responsive Doubles, Reverse Drury, Reverses, Roman Key Card Blackwood, Splinter Bids, Stayman, Takeout Doubles, Two Clubs Strong Artificial Opening, Weak Two-Bids

BARBARA SEAGRAM is the former owner and operator of Toronto's oldest bridge studio. Each year, she teaches over one thousand students to enjoy bridge. She has been awarded Master Teacher status by the American Contract Bridge Teacher's Association.

MARC SMITH writes monthly columns for Bridge and Bridge Plus magazines in Britain and for the OKbridge Spectator on the Internet. He occasionally writes for the ACBL Bridge Bulletin and is an expert bidding forum panelist for numerous magazines. Among his recent books are World Class (1999), Countdown to Winning Bridge (1999, with Tim Bourke), and the Bridge Technique series (with David Bird).

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to , or as an E-Book ONLINE @ www.ebooksbridge.com in English, German, Japanese and Danish.

25 MORE Bridge Conventions You Should Know (New!) by Barbara Seagram and David Bird

($21.95 CAD)

If you're comfortable with the material in Barbara Seagram's best-selling first book, then you're ready to move on to the more sophisticated bidding gadgets in this one. Even if you don't want to add all these to your own system, you need to be familiar with them because you'll find your opponents using them. Once again, each convention is clearly and simply explained, and you'll see how it fits into any standard bidding system if you decide to use it. Each chapter includes a helpful summary of the key points and a quiz with full explanations of the answers.

CONVENTIONS: Ace-and-king (Italian) cuebidding, Bergen Raises, Cappelletti, D.O.N.T., DOPI, ROPI and DEPO, Exclusion Blackwood, Fit-showing Jumps, Flannery, Forcing 1NT, Four-suit transfers, Gambling 3NT, Ingberman, Inverted Minor Raises, Leaping Michaels, Multi Two Diamonds, Namyats, Pick-a-slam 5NT, Puppet Stayman, Responding to Three-bids, Snapdragon Doubles, SOS and other Redoubles, Stayman continuations, Support Doubles, Unusual over Unusual, Weak Jump Shifts

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to , or as an E-Book ONLINE @ www.ebooksbridge.com ($14.99 US).

Barbara Seagram's Bridge Cheat Sheet by Barbara Seagram

($10.00 CAD)

This is a detailed summary of bidding that you can keep on your lap and refer to as you play! You can't live without it. Version 2.0

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Barbara Seagram's Advanced Bridge Cheat Sheet Conventions & More by Barbara Seagram

($12.00 CAD)

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Beginning Bridge by Barbara Seagram & Linda Lee

($21.95 CAD)

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to

It can be purchased online as an E-Book

NOTE: It can also be purchased in Spanish by contacting,
Lorett Rodriguez Schaefer at her email

This book is based on the material that Barbara Seagram uses in her own classes to introduce hundreds of new players to the game every year.

Suitable for both classes and for readers learning on their own, it will take new players to the point where they can enjoy a social game with friends or begin to explore their local bridge club.

Matching coded playing cards: $8.00

25 Ways to Compete in the Bidding by Barbara Seagram & Marc Smith

($19.95 CAD)

"You are holding a winner in your hands; just make sure you get one in your partner's hands as well."
-- Eddie Kantar

The topics covered in this book include: Simple Suit Overcall, Raising Partner's Suit, Responding To Overcalls Without Support, Overcalls That Show Two Suits, Jump Overcalls, Takeout Doubles at the One Level, Responding to a Takeout Double, Later Bidding After a Takeout Double, Other Takeout Double Situations, Notrump Overcalls, RHO Bids Over a 1NT Overcall, Competing over 1NT, Doubling 1NT, Conventional Defenses to 1NT, Takeout Doubles of Weak Two Bids, Overcalling Weak Two Bids, Bidding Over 3-Level Openings, Bidding Notrump Over a Preemt, Bidding Over Other Preempts, Balancing - General Principles, Other Balancing Auctions, Forcing Passes, Locating Stoppers for Notrump, The Law of Total Tricks, Hand Evaluation

BARBARA SEAGRAM is the former owner and operator of Toronto's oldest bridge studio. Each year, she teaches over one thousand new students to enjoy bridge. She has been awarded Master Teacher status by the American Contract Bridge Teacher's Association.

MARC SMITH writes monthly columns for Bridge and Bridge PLus magazines in Britain and for the OKbridge Spectator on the Internet. He occasionally writes for the ACBL Bridge Bulletin and is an expert bidding forum panelist for numerous magazines. Among his recent books are World Class (1999), Countdown to Winning Bridge (1999, with Tim Bourke), and the Bridge Technique series (with David Bird).

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or as an E-Book @ www.ebooksbridge.com.

25 Ways to Take More Tricks as a Declarer by Barbara Seagram & David Bird

($21.95 CAD)

This book deals with the play of the cards as declarer, perhaps the most important part of the game.

As usual in the '25' series, basic ideas on the strategies and tactics available to declarer are covered comprehensively in the early part of the book, while in later chapters, more advanced players will find ideas and topics that challenge their own understanding of the game.

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or as an E-Book ONLINE @ ebooksbridge.com

25 Ways to be a Better Defender by Barbara Seagram

($21.95 CAD)

Defense is the hardest part of playing bridge, but that doesn't mean that it's impossible to learn.

In the final book of the bestselling '25' series, the authors explain how to make a plan as a defender: how to work out from the auction and play what declarer probably has, and which of the strategies available to defenders is likely to be successful. Opening leads, signaling and discarding are all covered in this basic guide to a vitally important topic.

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or as an E-Book online @ ebooksbridge.com

Stayman Auctions by Barbara Seagram, Linda Lee & Andy Stark

($10.00 CAD)

Part of the popular Practice Your Bidding Series.

Each book in the series in in paperback format, 72 - 80 pages.

With these handy little books, you can: Learn a new convention, or extend your knowledge of it, Learn and practice by yourself using the unique quiz format, Practice with your partner using the specially selected sample hands, and compare your results with the recommended auctions.

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to . It is also available as an E-Book @ ebrooksbridge.com

Jacoby Transfers by Barbara Seagram, Linda Lee & Andy Stark

($10.00 CAD)

Part of the popular Practice Your Bidding Series.

Each book in the series in in paperback format, 72 - 80 pages.

With these handy little books, you can: Learn a new convention, or extend your knowledge of it, Learn and practice by yourself using the unique quiz format, Practice with your partner using the specially selected sample hands, and compare your results with the recommended auctions.

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to , or as an E-Book online @ ebooksbridge.com

Four-Suit Transfers by Barbara Seagram, Linda Lee & Andy Stark

($10.00 CAD)

Part of the popular Practice Your Bidding Series.

Each book in the series in in paperback format, 72 - 80 pages.

With these handy little books, you can: Learn a new convention, or extend your knowledge of it, Learn and practice by yourself using the unique quiz format, Practice with your partner using the specially selected sample hands, and compare your results with the recommended auctions.

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to .

Purchase this as an E-Book online @ ebooksbridge.com

Jacoby 2NT, Roman Keycard Blackwood or Splinter Bids by Barbara Seagram, Linda Lee & Andy Stark

($9.95 EACH CAD)

With these handy little books, you can; Learn a new convention, or extend your knowledge of it, Learn and practice by yourself using the unique quiz format, Practice with your partner using the specially selected sample hands, and compare your results with the recommended auctions.

Available in person at our Bridge Studio, or by email to , or ONLINE @ ebrooksbridge.com as E-Books, Jacoby 2NT, Roman Keycard Blackwood, Splinter Bids