Bridge for Everyone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Rules, Bidding, and Play of the Hand

Bridge is a famously challenging card game, one that’s next to impossible to learn without a whole host of visual aids. But books on the subject all too often seem to ignore this.

Enter Bridge for Everyone, which takes a step-by-step, visual approach to explaining the game clearly to beginners and intermediates. With 400 full-color photos, it begins with the rules and the fundamentals of bidding, play, defense, and scoring. Not only does it give you what it takes to hold your ground no matter what your hand, it then takes the bidding up a notch by introducing more techniques—and strategies for winning.

D. W. Crisfield has been teaching and playing competitive bridge for over three decades. She has earned the rank of Gold Life Master, and while she still often competes in national tournaments, her main focus is teaching new players to love the game. Crisfield has written thirty books, but this book on bridge is her favorite. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Stephen Gorman is a photographer and writer whose work has appeared in several books and whose photo-essay books include Northeastern Wilds. He lives in Norwich, Vermont. Visit him at stephengorman.com.

Eli Burakian is a freelance photographer whose work has appeared in many books. He lives in Windsor, Vermont. Visit him at burakianphotography.com.