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Review Date: 11/19/2022
This is the best-selling bridge book of all time, and for good reason. It combines useful information with text that is carefully crafted to be both useful and easily understood. The way the game is structured and scored makes accurate bidding essential, and this book helps immensely with precise bidding. It is an absolute must-have for the the beginning or intermediate player.
A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 1/14/2006
Helpful Score: 2
Reading this award-winning biography was a can't-put-it-down experience for me, and I generally don't like biographies. A very interesting portrait of a brilliant, complex person. It's much better than the movie.
Review Date: 6/1/2013
This is a very good bridge book. This author's first book won the "Book of the Year" award from the American Bridge Teachers Association, and I can see why. The hands are carefully constructed to explain the point in question, and the presentation and analysis are refreshingly instructive. I was shocked at how helpful this book is, because, frankly, I had never heard of the author. (I own a lot of bridge books, and follow the national bridge scene at least somewhat.) I recommend it to players of any level.
Review Date: 1/19/2007
The subtitle is "How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion." That pretty much says it all. Carter, and African-American, also wrote "Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby," and is (or was) a law professor at Yale University.
Review Date: 6/29/2007
Helpful Score: 1
The best-selling bridge book of all time. For good reason. The small-book format is irritating, but stick with it. It's worth it.
Galileo's Daughter : A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 9/25/2005
Helpful Score: 1
This is really a biograpy of Galileo; the 'daughter' part is something of an artifice to give it a more human touch. That said, I think it's a pretty good biography. Galileo has always been one of my heroes, and this book did not disappoint.
Review Date: 9/25/2005
This is one of those books of collected essays that is a bit uneven. Some really hit home; others seem a bit of a stretch. One thing can be said for the author: he doesn't mince words. You will never have to guess his thoughts on a subject!
The Language Instinct : How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics)
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Review Date: 1/14/2006
Helpful Score: 1
If you have ever wondered about language--how it is learned, how the brain "makes" it, how it is universal, how it changes--this is your book. This award-winning bestseller is absolutely comprehensive. I found it a bit daunting at first--448 pages plus notes, glossary, etc. But I had to read it for my book group, and I'm really glad I did. Erudite but accessible. I recommend it highly.
Review Date: 9/25/2005
I love Connelly; I've read all of his books. So of course I liked this one. Fair warning, though: the baddie in this book is just about the most evil person I've encountered in literature. (N.B.: when done with this one, read Connelly's "The Narrows.")
Review Date: 6/29/2006
I couldn't put this book down. Engaging plot, with a lot of interesting factual and historical detail. It'll make a much better movie than "The Da Vinci Code" did!
Review Date: 9/25/2005
Helpful Score: 2
I was at a loss when my book club selected this book, but after I started reading it I couldn't put it down. One of those "truth is more amazing than fiction" things. A truly incredible story, well told... like a good suspense novel, but true.
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