Master Point Press
Contributions Library
In the Spotlight
February 1, 2026
MIKE LAWRENCE: BRIDGE TIPS
Twenty years ago, Mike Lawrence published a series of short pamphlets for intermediate players with advice on various aspects of...
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February 1, 2026
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PASSED HAND BIDDING
The definitive book on auctions that begin in third or fourth seat. Originally published in 1989, this book quickly became...
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February 1, 2026
THE COMPLETE BOOK ON OVERCALLS
Originally published in 1980, this book quickly became recognized as a “must-read” for any would-be bridge expert and has never...
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February 1, 2026
THE COMPLETE BOOKON TAKEOUT DOUBLES
The definitive book on the oldest – and most useful – convention in bridge, the takeout double. Originally published in...
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February 1, 2026
BE A DIFFICULT MATCHPOINT OPPONENT
Whether you play at a club or primarily online, most of your bridge will be at matchpoints. Those who do...
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February 1, 2026
BRIDGE IN THE MENAGERIE
Victor Mollo’s Bridge in the Menagerie is on any list of the all-time top ten books on the game. The...
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February 1, 2026
2/1 ON STEROIDS
DISCOVER A NEW BIDDING SYSTEM Modern bidding systems have evolved over the past hundred years, starting with four-card majors and...
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February 1, 2026
WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024
Published by the World Bridge Federation, the official book of the World Bridge Games 2024, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina,...
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February 1, 2026
IT’S A KNOCKOUT!
You have reached the final of your country’s most prestigious knockout Teams event, but the toughest test is yet to...
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February 1, 2026
CONFESSIONS OF A BRIDGE ADDICT
LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Joey Silver and John Carruthers (JC) have been top Canadian bridge players for over fifty...
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February 1, 2026
BE A DIFFICULT BRIDGE OPPONENT
Many players you face are competent enough, but fairly easy to play against. Just a few will be in an...
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February 1, 2026
GUARANTEE YOUR CONTRACT
If there is one thing that satisfies a bridge player, it is making their contract. If there is one that...
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February 1, 2026
TWELVE IMPORTANT BRIDGE LESSONS
DECLARER PLAY: THE NEXT LEVEL The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the...
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February 1, 2026
WORLD BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
Published by the World Bridge Federation, the official book of the World Bridge Championships 2023, held in Marrakech, Morocco. It...
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February 1, 2026
PLAY BETTER BRIDGE
If you want to become a complete player, you absolutely must acquire the techniques you need to know to master...
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February 1, 2026
WORLD CLASS 21ST CENTURY: USA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD
Marc Smith’s original World Class, published in 1999, became a classic. This all-new edition features the world’s best players of...
In the Spotlight
February 1, 2026
TWELVE IMPORTANT BRIDGE LESSONS ON DECLARER PLAY
The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series...
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February 1, 2026
SUBLIME DECLARER PLAY: AFTER THE CONTESTED AUCTION
It’s not often that a bridge book comes along that takes dummy play into a new dimension, but Sublime Declarer Play does...
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February 1, 2026
MY LIFE WITH BRIDGE
This is an absolute classic. Apart from the fact that (whatever your standard) it will afford you some of the...
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February 1, 2026
DOUBLE DUMMY
The first of two volumes forming a sequel to the author’s A Compendium of Double Dummy Problems (Master Point Press, 2021), containing...
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February 1, 2026
Bridge’s first hippie – Book 2
The Next Forty Years... Peter Weichsel has been part of great teams (C.C. Wei’s Precision Team in the 1970s, and...
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February 1, 2026
TWELVE IMPORTANT BRIDGE LESSONS ON DEFENSE
The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series...
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February 1, 2026
Bridge: The Cutting Edge
This book examines the application of modern technology to the game of bridge. In particular, it focuses on information science,...
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February 1, 2026
TALES OUT OF SCHOOL
Move over Victor Mollo and David Bird! Fans of the Hideous Hog, the Abbot, and the Rabbi will find a...
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February 1, 2026
BRIDGE BIDDING TIPS
Bridge Bidding Tips is a great addition to the knowledge base for intermediate duplicate bridge players. Players are often in doubt...
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February 1, 2026
BRIDGE’S FIRST HIPPIE BOOK 1 – THE FIRST 40 YEARS
Peter Weichsel has won five world bridge championships, and twenty-seven North American titles, and became a member of the Bridge Hall...
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February 1, 2026
GOOD, BETTER, BEST
Bridge players constantly argue about the 'best' bidding systems and conventions. Strong Club or Natural? With or without relays? Standard...
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February 1, 2026
WHY I LOSE AT BRIDGE
LEARN FROM BEN’S MISTAKES Here is a rare jewel: an expert bridge player admitting to his own mistakes. In this,...
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February 1, 2026
ON THE OTHER HAND
In these unusual books, David Bird and Larry Cohen combine to present cardplay and defence instruction in a new way....
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February 1, 2026
SHARK’S POINTERS
The original "Shark’s Pointers" article appeared in 1975, in a small Boston-area newspaper. Thirty years later, the idea re-emerged as...
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February 1, 2026
THE ART OF BECOMING A TOP BRIDGE PLAYER
Dr. Samantha Punch has interviewed many of the world’s top bridge personalities. The players discuss their approach to the game,...
