Books written by David Bird

  • Agriculture and Industry in South-Eastern Roman Britain
    Agriculture and Industry in South-Eastern Roman Britain

    Oxford, Oxford. Smith, W. 2011b. Charred plant remains from Northfleet. In Barnett et al. 2011, 105–13. Stace, C. 1997. New flora of the British Isles. (Second edition). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Stevens, C. 2006a.

  • Agriculture and Industry in South-Eastern Roman Britain
    Agriculture and Industry in South-Eastern Roman Britain

    Howell, I., Swift, D. and Watson, B., with Cotton, J. and Greenwood, P. 2011. Archaeological landscapes of east London: six multiperiod sites ... Jones, P. and Poulton, R. 2010. Staines: the archaeology of the High Street island.

  • Somehow We Landed in Six Notrump
    Somehow We Landed in Six Notrump

    The first half of the book features the word's finest players at work, tacking all manner of ANT contracts -some commendable, others truly awful.

  • Safety Plays
    Safety Plays

    Each book this series is a collection of bridge problems which provide a fun way to practice and develop your skill in an important cardplay technique at bridge.

  • 52 Bridge Mistakes to Avoid
    52 Bridge Mistakes to Avoid

    "An Honors Book from Master Point Press."

  • Off-Road Declarer Play: Unusual Ways to Play a Bridge Hand
    Off-Road Declarer Play: Unusual Ways to Play a Bridge Hand

    Every intermediate bridge player is familiar with the routine techniques of dummy play. What this book describes are less well-known stratagems that may save the day in non-routine situations.

  • Improve Your Bridge: Teach Yourself
    Improve Your Bridge: Teach Yourself

    This new edition has been fully updated with fresh design and interactive features as well as insider tips from the author to help give your game the winning edge.

  • The Simple Squeeze
    The Simple Squeeze

    This is part of a twelve book series that will add an extra dimension to the Bridge Technique series (Bird & Smith), which won the American Bridge Teachers' Association Book of the Year award in 2002.

  • Planning the Play in Notrump
    Planning the Play in Notrump

    "This book covers declarer's fundamental strategies in notrump contracts and the tactics available for developing extra tricks.

  • Planning in Defense
    Planning in Defense

    Intended for intermediate players, these three books complete a twelve-book series that takes the reader through the most important aspects of card-play technique at bridge.

  • Planning Notrump Contracts
    Planning Notrump Contracts

    These books are designed to add an extra dimension to the detailed instruction contained in the Bridge Technique series (Bird and Smith).

  • Bachelor Bridge: An Honors Book from Master Point Press
    Bachelor Bridge: An Honors Book from Master Point Press

    We greatly enjoyed the entire book. The Scotsman: Anyone who enjoys humorous bridge writing will want to buy this book. (Hugh Kelsey) Irish Bridge Journal: THE book for a light-hearted and hugely entertaining read.

  • Ten Ways to Improve Your Bridge
    Ten Ways to Improve Your Bridge

    If you are a middling player and are keen to advance, this book will show you the way forward.

  • Arrow Through the Heart
    Arrow Through the Heart

    This is David's first book of stories to be illustrated. David Bird (England) has written over 130 bridge books, a record number, including over 50 for Master Point Press.

  • Trick One: An Honors Book from Master Point Press
    Trick One: An Honors Book from Master Point Press

    Parts III and IV contain 44 problems, with each solution triggered by a necessary play at trick one. Perfect your cardplay at Trick One and you will be difficult to beat!

  • Understanding Wine Technology, 3rd Edition: The Science of Wine Explained
    Understanding Wine Technology, 3rd Edition: The Science of Wine Explained

    Any student who has ever logged credits in a viticulture and enology class knows David Bird's book: it is the most widely assigned wine science primer in the English-speaking world.

  • Bridge: 25 Ways to Be a Better Defender
    Bridge: 25 Ways to Be a Better Defender

    Opening leads, signaling and discarding are all covered in this basic guide to a vitally important topic.

  • On the Other Hand: Bridge Cardplay Explained
    On the Other Hand: Bridge Cardplay Explained

    In this unusual book, David Bird and Larry Cohen combine to present cardplay instruction in a new way. 100 pairs of deals are shown ‒ one described by David and the other by Larry.

  • Winning Suit Contract Leads
    Winning Suit Contract Leads

    David is now one of the world's top bridge writers with 116 books to his name. Taf moved on to the USA, where he became a vice president of Cisco Systems. They have joined forces on this ground-breaking book.

  • The Abbot, The Parrot and the Bermuda Bowl
    The Abbot, The Parrot and the Bermuda Bowl

    In this book, the pompous and self-important Abbot spots a chance to take part in that Holy Grail of Bridge - the Bermuda Bowl world championships.