How to Play a Bridge Hand: 12 Easy Chapters to Winning Bridge by America's Premier Teacher

The ideas are clear and presented with easy to comprehend examples. No side tracking with high level ideas as many Bridge writers love to do (we know you are a genius, but here we want to learn with our own level) Every idea is presented separately with plenty to examples and a good quiz for each chapter.

Root's book on play of the hand is the best textbook on the topic. It is one of only three bridge books I recommend. It is written by an American for Americans. The book's organization is fantastic. I've written thousands of pages of instructional material for college students, and I think anyone can learn from studying this book.

I was very pleased with the price and the speed of obtaining the book about Bridge. It was recommended by a Bridge teacher and I find it to be clear and helpful.

Great book ..I am intermediate -advanced. don’t be put off by the fact it was written years ago. Stats don’t change

I'm surprised this book is as revered as it is. Despite his admission that "The best approach is to learn the important guidelines... and then try to figure things out for yourself at the table," Root spends almost no time on guidelines or how to think for yourself at the table. He repeatedly introduces a subject, and instead of discussing any theory simply jumps into example after example of the subject. We are left to tease out any general principles for ourselves. It's a good reference of hands illustrating different challenges, but it's a terrible book to learn from.

Watson is (was) the undisputed classic on Play of the Hand. But today, you cannot do any better than this. Any novice or Intermediate level player will gain from reading this, and even more advanced players may find things of interest. Highly recommended.

I not only learned a great deal, I had a lot of fun doing it. I highly recommend this book for people who are ready to move beyond being a beginner. It you're a beginner, try Root's book on the ABC's of bridge.

Bought this book because I want to improve my play of the hand. A friend loaned it to me. When I realized how little I knew of the contents of this book, ordered my own copy and returned hers to her. Excellent book!

Very easy to read

El libro es rico en ejemplos y razona de manera profunda todos los conceptos que plantea. Muy recomendable para iniciados.

Extremamente didático. Ótimo para jogadores intermediários que buscam melhorar o seu carteio. No meu caso acredito que ainda melhorou o meu ataque pois hoje consigo visualizar mais facilmente o que o Carteador está fazendo e agir de acordo.

本書はデクレアラーのプレー（ダミー・プレー）についての基礎から応用まで詳しく書かれており初級者から上級者まで楽しめる画期的な本だ。全体は次の１２章からなっている。 １．How to play suit combinations ２．Blocking the opponent's communication ３．Communication problems ４．Trump Entries;Timing;and ruffing lusers in the dummy ５．Trump control problems ６．Choosing the master hand;the crossruff;and ruffing in the long hand ７．Going with the odds ８．Clues from the opening lead and the bidding ９．How to count the suits and the squeeze play １０．Throw-in play １１．Deception and psychology １２．Matchpoint strategy 各章の説明は非常に詳しくて、章末にはそれぞれ８問ずつ練習問題が載っている。

Great book, opened my eyes to a whole new way of playing my cards. Many examples and easy to understand.