Bridges: The Science and Art of the World's Most Inspiring Structures

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I loved that the author immersed himself in the culture by photographing something that most people would not think to photograph, the bridges. The photos were incredibly vibrant and drew me in to the scenes of each one. He captivated them with an eye that only he probably could do. Basic Book: Kantar, Edwin (1999). Eddie Kantar Teaches Modern Bridge Defense. Master Point Press. ISBN 978-1-894154-02-4.

Bourke, Tim; Sugden, John (2010). Bridge Books in English from 1886-2010: an annotated bibliography. Cheltenham, England: Bridge Book Buffs. ISBN 978-0-9566576-0-2. If so, then Bridges Of Paris by Michael Saint James is a book that you will want to add to your library! So I kept this book handy in my house and both my parents who were born and raised in Italy, loved looking through it when they came over for a visit. My husband translated the text (my parents read only Italian and French) and they spent a few hours just admiring the beautiful photographs. My Dad especially, who loves architecture, called it "un capolavoro". A masterpiece of a book. My husband, a history buff, loved that the book detailed historical aspects of the bridges. The Palace bridges were my favorite. IBPA Book of the Year, awarded at the IBPA AGM at the World Bridge Championships in Wuhan, September 23, 2019

Intermediate/Advanced: Bird, David (2014). Winning Duplicate Tactics. Master Point Press. ISBN 978-1-77140-017-6. Hamman, Bob; Brent, Manley (1994). At the Table. Memphis, Tennessee: DBM Publications. ISBN 0-9642584-0-4. LCCN 94-67897. Rubens, Jeff (1971). The Secrets of Winning Bridge (2nded.). New York: Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 0-448-01746-6 (hardcover), ISBN 0-448-02094-7 (softcover)

This gorgeous coffee table book is a perfect gift for anyone who loves France, bridges or just enjoys looking at beautiful photography. The hardcover is handsomely done making it an added bonus to leave on display for everyone to enjoy. I've never traveled outside my little Southern world, and most of the time I'm okay with that. I'm baffled how planes stay in the sky, and I'm terrified of them. Why on earth would I want to get on one?! ;) Every once in awhile, though, I get the urge to travel out of my little cocoon and see the world. Bridges of Paris gave me that urge. It made me dream of seeing the beauty up close and in person one day. As I was admiring the book one night, my husband asked me what I was doing. "Dreaming of traveling one day." In the meantime, though, I've been enjoying looking through this gorgeous book, and learning more about each of the bridges. Basic Book: Klinger, Ron (1991). Guide To Better Card Play. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. ISBN 9780395591079. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.Jabbour, Zeke (2004). Lawless Territory. American Contract Bridge League, Bridge Bulletin, August 2004, pp.27–28. The following are books on the various precursor games to modern contract bridge; the first books on contract bridge appeared in 1927. [6] His book is separated into sections, according to where the bridges are located in Paris, i.e. island bridges, palace bridges, downstream bridges and upstream bridges. As I was examining the photographs I tried to imagine the different neighbourhoods surrounding these bridges. Ottlik, Géza; Kelsey, Hugh (1979). Adventures in Card Play. London: Victor Gallancz Ltd. in association with Peter Crawley. Also, Adventures in Card Play. (2005) London: Cassell in association with Peter Crawley, 7th Impression. 14 July 2005. ISBN 0-304-36807-5. Senior, Brian (2015). Simply the Best - 20 of the Greatest Bridge Players of all Time. Self-published.

I found the layout of this edition to be practical and easy to follow. Each bridge has it’s own section featuring photographs (taken from different angles, seasons, depths of fields as well as closeups of the art and architechture of each bridge), history, facts about the bridge (dimensions etc.) as well as a satellite map with a yellow arrow pointing to the bridge’s location. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a book so meticulously prepared, it is indeed a labour of love. As a photographer working on my second book on photography, I understand the massive amount of work that went into the preparation of this gorgeous book.Rodwell, Eric; Horton, Mark (2011). The Rodwell Files. Toronto: Master Point Press. ISBN 978-1-897106-67-9. Truscott, Alan; Truscott, Dorothy (2002). The New York Times Bridge Book: An Acetodal History of the Development, Personalities and Strategies of the World's Most Popular Card Game. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 263. ISBN 0-312-29090-X. Landy, Sandra (1998). Really Easy Bidding. Aylesbury, UK: The English Bridge Union. English Bridge Union Teachers' Association Committee ( EBUTA). ISBN 0-9506279-2-5. In this book Jeff Lucas tells the story of each of the 45 bridges which span the main waterways of Bristol, between Avonmouth and St Anne’s, and which can be crossed on foot.

Grant, Audrey; Rodwell, Eric (2009). 2/1 Game Force. Louisville, KY: Baron Barclay Bridge Supply. ISBN 978-0-939460-84-7.All of the photographs were taken by American photographer Michael Saint James, who was asked by an art student, "Which is your favorite Paris bridge? This walk is also the solution to an intriguing mathematical puzzle called The Königsberg Bridge Problem: how to walk around a given set of bridges, crossing each one only once. Chua, Cathy (1998). Fair Play or Foul? Cheating Scandals in Bridge. Melbourne, Australia. ISBN 0-908065-45-0. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Author Jeff Lucas said: “In everyday life we rarely pay attention to bridges, but they are vital to human society and its history". Daniels, David (1980). The Golden Age of Contract Bridge. New York: Stein and Day. p.212. ISBN 0-8128-2576-4.