This book will prove to be a valuable tool for all players who want to improve in critical situations at the bridge table. Some of the topics covered are: agreements and rules, convention checklist, delayed raises, forcing-pass guidelines, how to be a popular teammate, opening-lead styles, stress, troubleshooting and much more. Also included are three chapters on forming a partnership by Larry Cohen. For partnerships that hope to get off on the right foot or need a new set of guidelines to choose from, this book should provide the answers. This book which was published in 1997, contains 168 pages for beginner to intermediate level players.