Books

Teachers and bridge clubs will be offered between 20% & 30% discount, and up to 50% is available on bulk orders (more than 20 copies of the same item).

Joan Butts' Books

Beginners Pack

Play Bridge: A Workbook for the Absolute Beginner (Student Edition)by Joan Butts Designed to have students playing the game quickly. Ideal for four, six or eight lessons, covers basic play techniques, and an intro to bidding. Each hand from the book, (32 hands), may be practised online with an explanation from Joan to match.
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A Guide By Your Side by Joan Butts & Kathy Johnson A summary of the basics to be used at the table
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Practice Your Bridge by Joan Butts 32 basic hands with analysis for supervised play. Hands match the beginners text, in bidding and play.
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Play Bridge: A Workbook (Teacher Edition) Lesson plans for teachers to follow. (emailed free for teachers using Joan Butts material)
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Introduction Cards and Matching Booklet 32 hands with analysis from Audrey Grant's Beginners material
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Audrey Grant Books

ACBL The 'Diamond' - Play A classic on bridge play, a standard essential text book.
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ACBL The 'Heart" - Defence A classic on defence.
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ACBL Commonly Used Conventions Covers many conventions used in tournament bridge -Stayman, Transfers, Jacoby 2NT,Fourth Suit Forcing, Strong 2C & Weak 2's. EZ Cards: available to match.
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ACBL More Commonly More Used Conventions Includes Negative Doubles, Redoubles,Michaels, Unusual Notrump, Blackwood, Gerber, Cuebidding, Leads, Signals, and Two-Over-One Game Forcing. EZ Cards: available to match.
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Better Bridge Series: Improve Your Judgement: The Opening Bid Introduces concepts such as the Guidelines of 15 and 20, light opening bids, pre-emptive bids and strong 2 Clubs.
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Better Bridge: Improve Your Judgement: Doubles Covers takeout doubles, advancing the double, rebids by the doubler and advancer, balancing and other doubles.
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Competitive Bidding Introduces basic competitive tools-preempts, overcalls, and takeout doubles.
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Bridge at a Glance A quick summary reference to the Audrey Grant Bridge Basics series.
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Two-Over-One Game Force By Audrey Grant & Eric Rodwell. A popular variation of Standard. A small modification will make it easier for to get to the best game or slam contract. Also describes the 1NT forcing response.
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BridgeMaster 2000 Software By Fred Gitelman: King

An educational computer programme to improve declarer play. The program will present you with a series of instructional bridge deals to play. Each deal is accompanied by an animated "bridge movie" that explains the correct line of play.
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BridgeMaster 2000 Software By Fred Gitelman: (Audrey Grant) Queen

In this edition, Audrey Grant has designed 117 deals specifically covering basic play technique.
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Contact Joan

Call Joan on 0413 772 650
PO Box 1570 New Farm
Brisbane, Australia, 4005
email: joan@joanbuttsbridge.com

Useful Links

American Contract Bridge League

Audrey Grant's Better Bridge

Baron Barclay Bridge

Queensland Bridge Association

Travel Concepts

New Farm Bowls Club

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