THE WINNING BRIDGE CONVENTIONS SERIESCompetitive DoublesBridge students quickly discover that 'basic' bidding' willonly get them so far. If they really want to improve, it isnecessary to master a certain number of bidding conventions,and be prepared both to play them and play against them.Each of the books in this series covers a number of usefulconventions, explaining them carefully along with numerousexamples and quizzes to help the reader understand what isbeing learned.Included in this book: Takeout Doubles, Negative Doubles,Responsive Doubles, Snapdragon Doubles, Balancing Doubles,Re-opening Doubles, Support Doubles, Maximal Doubles,Common Misconceptions and Practice Hands.PATTY TUCKER (Dunwoody, Georgia) isan ABTA Master Bridge Teacher and cofounderof Whirlwind Bridge and AtlantaJunior Bridge. Her success at the bridgetable culminated in her victory in the 2000Baldwin Flight A North American OpenPairs with long-time bridge partner KevinCollins. Patty and Kevin were married in2006.