Larry Cohen's Bridge Books & CDs

MY FAVORITE 52

Larry's "Favorite 52"

Deals Larry played in past 25 years.
Interactive, "over-my-shoulder" presentation

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My Favorite 52
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Review of Larry Cohen's CD "My Favorite 52' Reviewed By William Frisby (England)

As the title suggests, this a collection of hands The format will be
familiar to those who have seen Larry's other CDs: the 'reader is walked
through each hand interactively, and given a series of decisions to make at
critical points in the bidding and play. . .

This is not a CD for the novice player. Familiarity with standard bidding is
assumed, and the play problems are, in general, quite advanced. However, the
running commentary and analysis are exceptionally clear and comprehensive,
so most regular players will have no problems 'keeping up'.

Obviously what we look for in a product like this is entertainment and
instruction. Do we get them? A resounding YES in both cases.

In the introduction Larry explains he has been 'hoarding' these hands for 25
years, waiting for the right format to present them, and they are wonderful
- intriguing, bizarre, amusing, and exciting by turns. Furthermore, they all
have something out-of-the-ordinary - no small feat given how much has been
written about the game in the past 70 years!

The risk with a collection of 'unusual' or 'brilliant' deals is that we tend
to think of them as something too remote from our normal bridge: 'Oh yes,
that's a clever textbook play but I could never do anything like it in real
life'. That is NOT the case here. Larry takes enormous pains to show that,
however spectacular the winning action appears, it IS possible to find it,
using only simple, logical steps and careful attention to detail. . . The
thing that comes through above all is the author's enormous enthusiasm for
the game. (He even includes 8 'bonus' hands as a little extra that he
couldn't bear to leave out). He loves finding a tricky winning line himself,
but seems to get just as much satisfaction from watching his partner find
one - or even from suffering a crushing defeat because an opponent does!

In short, the majority of bridge players should enjoy and benefit from this
CD. Highly recommended.