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Do you turn down invites to poker games because you don't know the rules? Then Card Games Properly Explained is the book for you. Arnold Marks's handbook will teach you not only what you need to know to play the game, but how to play to win. He will teach you Whist and its variations: Solo and Napoleon; Poker and its variations like Seven Card Stud and Deuces Wild; Cribbage; Rummy—the forefather of Gin Rummy and Canasta, among others;...
4) Pokémon
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"Engaging images accompany information about Pokémon. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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“A taut, fraught, look at tragedy, its aftermath, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. With suspense, dread, and always the possibility for redemption, we watch as Zambrano flips the cards of chance and fate.” — Justin Torres, author of We The Animals
In Lotería, the spellbinding literary debut by Mario Alberto Zambrano, a young girl tells the story of her family’s
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Baron Barclay Bridge
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This book teaches card players to remember every card in the deck and in what order they were, played. The author is a successful memory teacher who applied his memory techniques to his own card play with amazing results. Whether you play Bridge, Canasta, Gin Rummy, Spades, Euchre, Poker, Blackjack or any other game, where it helps to remember the cards, mastering these techniques will improve your game.
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Created For Avid Contract Bridge Players And Bridge Teachers Around The World, This Book Makes A Great Gift To Any Bridge Player Who Has Already Learned The Game Of Bridge And Wants To Improve. Author, Ron Feldman, Represented The United States In Three World Championships Of Tournament Bridge. Foreword By Five (5) Time World Champion Bridge Player, Lynn Deas. World Champion Bridge Player, Ralph Katz, Adds: "Ron Feldman Is A Brilliant Bridge Bidding...
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There are many books and articles about how to improve your play, but there are few bridge books like this one. The intention of this book is to present a kind of Reader's Digest of essays and tips that can elevate your enjoyment and help you play with impeccable ethics. In Volume 1, Randy gives invaluable advice including:
- Useful habits to learn
- How to improve your bidding system
- Which conventions to play
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Perhaps the most authoritative work on the subject, this encyclopedic volume is a basic reference to board and table games from around the world. It provides the rules and methods of play for more than 180 different games: Ma-jong, Hazard, Wei-ch'i (go), Backgammon, Pachisi, and many others. Over 300 photographs and line drawings.
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*UNOFFICIAL GUIDE* Are you looking to download and install the game? Do you often find it difficult to beat certain parts? Would you like to play like a PRO? Would you like to get tons of resources? With our unofficial game guide we can teach you how to master the game! Do you want to install and play the game on any Phone, PC, or Tablet? This guide will also help you install on the Kindle, Kindle HD, Kindle HDX, Any Android Phone/Tablet, PC, Windows...
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My name is Jeff Friend I have 33 years' experience in playing the game of blackjack. I think of this game as a sport, and being a good team player. Having good manners and respect for others is so important. I believe people will enjoy reading this book because it teaches, most miss played hands and good common sense plays, and why we do them. At the end of the day hopefully, you have made some money and gained some friends at the table. In 2010,...
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Choir Practice is not a how-to-play manual for poker. Rather, author Ray P. McCord explores the origins of the game and how it quickly became the modern American phenomenon it is today. He considers the complex cultural conditions that helped make the game one of the most popular recreational and professional games in our culture. Is poker really gambling or is it something else? Choir Practice is a distillation of McCord's fond remembrances from...
15) Win at Checkers
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Former Unrestricted World Checker Champion introduces you to the game and lets you in on championship secrets. Shots and traps, opening "blitzkrieg" moves, end game, more.
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Classic and comprehensive, this guide to over 350 games is sure to appeal to all ages. From Bridge to Poker and Solitaireto Hearts, card games are a beloved source of entertainment and competition (and they are recession proof!). This authoritative book is ideal for every household, college dorm, family cabin, or neighborhood bar that has a pack of cards. Designed in the style of the popular Ultimate Bar Book, this essential resource provides the...
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Romping through crooked games, dodgy players, exotic venues and incredible hands, 'Poker's Strangest Hands' celebrates the strange history of Poker's most celebrated tournament, its World Championship event and the characters who have graced it with their presence, compiles some of the strangest things said about the game and fully records the details of the strangest Poker Year yet, 2006. The Poker world is divided between those who believe the game...
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Playing cards have been a part of many of our lives since childhood. You might have played with your parents or with school friends. Card games for many of us are familiar, even nostalgic. Those that are not raised on such games can be surprised later in life when a pack of cards is introduced to the table and everyone else just seems to know how to shuffle without dropping the cards and the rules to a dozen or more games. Whether you're looking for...
19) Win at Poker
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Stimulating, challenging book - written for beginners and moderately experienced players - offers mathematical and psychological strategies specifically designed to improve your betting odds. Includes basic poker principles and rules, smart ways to use wild cards, and proven betting techniques.
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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.
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