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Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the Celticans have disappeared, their town abandoned. The scheming hand of Morgarath, it seems, has been far from idle. He has found a way to bring his legions over the once... (more)

Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson

A secret world of their own Jess Aaron's greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new kid, a new girl, boldly crosses over to the boy's side of the playground and outruns everyone. That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and... (more)

Truck Stuck

by Sallie Wolf

When a truck gets stuck under a bridge, it causes a terrible traffic jam that soon turns into a block party. When attempts to remove the truck fail, two kids, some balloons, and a dog save the day. Sparse text, energetic rhyme, and clever illustrations bring depth to this simple tale.

The Backwash Squeeze and Other Improbable Feats: A Newcomer's Journey into the World of Bridge

The Backwash Squeeze and Other Improbable Feats: A Newcomer's Journey into the World of Bridge

by Edward Mcpherson

At one time the game was even bigger than baseball. Today bridge is played by more than twenty-five million people in the United States alone, with Bill Gates, a sitting Supreme Court justice, and the guys from Radiohead among its devotees. In this spirited homage, Edward McPherson recounts the colorful history of the game and his attempts to master its mysteries in time to compete at the North American Bridge... (more)

First Book of Bridge

by Alfred Sheinwold

Who Killed The Queen Of Clubs? A Thoroughly Southern Mystery

Who Killed The Queen Of Clubs? A Thoroughly Southern Mystery

by Patricia Houck Sprinkle

State bridge champion and club woman Edie Whelan Burkett has been dealt many a bad hand, but after being widowed, the only things she has to sustain herself are a job at the library and a thousand-acre pecan grove. And just when the stress of it all seems too much, the grove's foreman dies...followed by Edie-and not by natural causes. Now, county magistrate Mac Yarbrough is on the case to prove the foreman's son... (more)

The Prey Series: Book 18

Phantom Prey

by John Sandford

Lucas Davenport has had disturbing cases before— but never one quite like this, in the shocking new Prey novel from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author. John Sandford’s most recent Davenport novel, Invisible Prey , was hailed as “one of his best books in recent memory” ( The Washington Post ); “as fresh and entertaining as ever” ( Chicago Sun-Times ); and “rivetingly readable” ( Richmond Times-Dispatch... (more)

Bridge For Bright Beginners -

by Terence Reese

Natural step-by-step method allows you to see the inner logic of game from start. Simple common-sensical chapters on bidding, play and defense, scoring, elementary bridge strategies and how they work. 130 bidding hands and 18 full sample games help you at each step.

Death Takes a HandSusan Moody

Death Takes a Hand

by Susan Moody

Cassandra Swann, who left the teaching of biology to become a professional bridge player, an occupation that lets her indulge in her amazing detective ability, faces a tough challenge when three of her bridge students mysteriously die. Reprint.

Play of the Hand in the 21st Century, 3rd Edition: The Diamond Series (Acbl Bridge)

Play of the Hand in the 21st Century, 3rd Edition: The Diamond Series (Acbl Bridge)

by Audrey Grant

This is the 2nd in the American Contract Bridge League's series of bridge books for beginning and advancing players. Successfully used by students and teachers for over 20 years, this edition has been updated to reflect current standards for playing bridge. This book concentrates on the play of the hand (making a plan, promoting winners, finessing, trumping losers, etc.). The initial bidding concepts are reviewed... (more)

Hercule Poirot: Book 14

Cards on the Table

by Agatha Christie

It was the match-up of the century. Four sleuths -- Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard, mystery writer Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race of His Majesty's Secret Service, and the incomparable Hercule Poirot -- invited to play bridge with four specifically invited rivals, each of whom had once gotten away with murder. For the host it was irresistible entertainment -- until his own murder became part of the game. Now... (more)

Bridge trilogy: Book 2

Idoru

by William Gibson

The New York Times bestselling author takes readers to 21st-century Tokyo after the millennial quake--where something violently new is about to erupt...

Bridge trilogy: Book 1

Virtual Light

by William Gibson

2005: Welcome to NoCal and SoCal, the uneasy sister-states of what used to be California. Here the millenium has come and gone, leaving in its wake only stunned survivors. In Los Angeles, Berry Rydell is a former armed-response rentacop now working for a bounty hunter. Chevette Washington is a bicycle messenger turned pickpocket who impulsively snatches a pair of innocent-looking sunglasses. But these are... (more)

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

by Thornton Wilder

This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary mate- rial, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder. "On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714,the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipi-tated five travelers into the gulf below." With this celebrated sentence Thornton Wilder begins The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of the towering... (more)

Naruto: Book 4

Naruto, Vol. 4

by Masashi Kishimoto

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief, and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuki and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! There comes a time in every ninja's training when he must put aside his morals and face the... (more)

100 Winning Duplicate Tips: For the Improving Tournament Player (Master Bridge (Cassell))

100 Winning Duplicate Tips: For the Improving Tournament Player (Master Bridge (Cassell))

by Ron Klinger

Many players are frustrated by an apparent inability to score well at duplicate pairs. In this revised edition of his popular book, Ron Klinger shows you how to do it. There are five sections covering constructive bidding, competitive bidding, opening leads, declarer play, and defence, and they are full of well-chosen example hands and sound advice.

Michael Lawrence's opening leadsMike Lawrence

Michael Lawrence's opening leads

by Mike Lawrence

The New York Times Bridge Book: An Anecdotal History of the Development, Personalities, and Strategies of the World's Most Popular Card Game (New York Times Bridge Series)

The New York Times Bridge Book: An Anecdotal History of the Development, Personalities, and Strategies of the World's Most Popular Card Game (New York Times Bridge Series)

by Alan F. Truscott

Finally, a book for every bridge fan -- never before has there been a comprehensive history of the game, filled with anecdotes about famous players, key tournaments, strategies, scandals, and a little instruction for good measure . Evolving at some point in the 18th century from a card game known as "whist," bridge has undergone countless variations, and acquired a massive following of clubs and organizations in... (more)

Five Weeks to Winning Bridge

by Alfred Sheinwold

Improve Your Bridge Memory (Master bridge series)

Improve Your Bridge Memory (Master bridge series)

by Ron Klinger

Many bridge errors arise from a poor memory, and those who learn to improve their memories will automatically improve their games. This book covers beginner, intermediate, and advanced players; rather than just a course of memory lessons, it helps one learn and remember what is important to bridge players. New Edition

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by John Flanagan

by Katherine Paterson

by Sallie Wolf

by Edward Mcpherson

by Alfred Sheinwold

by Patricia Houck Sprinkle

by John Sandford

by Terence Reese

by Susan Moody

by Audrey Grant

by Agatha Christie

by William Gibson

by William Gibson

by Thornton Wilder

by Masashi Kishimoto

by Ron Klinger

by Mike Lawrence

by Alan F. Truscott

by Alfred Sheinwold

by Ron Klinger