Eddie Kantar s various bridge books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in ten languages not least because of his unique style and the humor that he introduces into the learning process. Advanced Bridge Defense is intended to cover some of the more complex concepts of defense for the modern novice player and will undoubtedly be a standard reference work and teaching tool for many years to come. The topics covered here (including defensive strategy inferences various ways of counting the hand developing extra trump tricks falsecarding and lead-directing doubles) are handled so thoroughly that even more advanced players will benefit from studying this book. Designed to be used by students learning on their own or by bridge teachers this book contains a host of features that help the reader to grasp the material: clearly laid-out concepts margin notes practice hands chapter-end quizzes key-point summaries at regular intervals and an index. This book covers more advanced topics than its companion Eddie Kantar teaches Modern Bridge Defense. Eddie Kantar is a professional bridge player writer and teacher and has been inducted into the Bridge Hall of Fame. He has been World Champion twice and has won thirteen North American Championship titles. Among his many books are Defensive Bridge Play Complete Introduction to Defender s Play Bridge for Dummies and Roman Key Card Blackwood. He writes regularly for numerous bridge magazines around the world and is a frequent host on bridge cruises. He lives in Santa Monica CA.