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Complete Book on Hand Evaluation in Contract Bridge
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Introduction to
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Lawrence Bridge Tips: Tips on Competitive Bidding
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Lawrence's Workbook on the Two Over One System
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514:Insights on Bridge: Book 3, Bid, Play, and Defend
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340:The Complete Book on Balancing in Contract Bridge
328:The Complete Book on Overcalls in Contract Bridge
44:player, teacher, theorist, and prolific writer.
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