Book excerpt: Reading 57+ Bridge Conventions Made Easy is an ideal way for novice and intermediate bridge players to learn the most popular bridge conventions. Advanced players are also able to learn the conventions with which they are not familiar. 57+ Bridge Conventions Made Easy is easy to read as it has no extraneous details. It is written clearly and concisely so that each member of the partnership will have an exact understanding of their partner's bid. This book is loaded with information about how to use-and avoid abusing-a long list of conventions. The conventions included are the most popular versions. The intent is for partnerships that use this book to be on the same page, to know exactly what each bid made by his partner means. There should be no divergence from the conventions as they are written, except by partnership agreement. Aspiring bridge players have a choice as to which conventions they wish to study and learn. Because the conventions shown are so compact and easy to understand, the readers will have little difficulty committing them to memory. Those conventions not memorized can be referenced immediately. 57+ Bridge Conventions Made Easy can be used by steady partners and by casual partners. The book is arranged alphabetically and indexed so that a convention can be easily found.