EBOOK LIBRARY


Welcome to our unique library of teaching aids.

The Kirsten Hartley Series of Ebooks are an easy to follow colourful guide to Bridge. These inexpensive richly illustrated booklets are designed to step a student through the foundation principles of Bridge in a series of easy to follow pictorial representations. Whilst they are stand alone reference guides, for a more comprehensive over view we would recommend that a reader should also participate in our student self driven online courses.

We are constantly adding to this exciting library of Ebooks .

Our aim is to provided these resource rich books as cost effectively as possible by making them available as downloadable Ebooklets.

Buy them individually as lasting supplements to any online lessons you undertake or use them as stand alone reference books.

ALTERNATIVELY you can preorder your very own printed version of the books by using the PREORDER FORM below.

Each Ebook is supported with Graphics.

Complex narratives are made easy to follow with colourful graphics, and simple diagrams.

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Each Ebook is interactive.


Each section of the booklet is reinforced by a touch sensitive QR Code that leads to an explanatory loom video and vocal narrative.

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Each Ebook has access to practice hands.


Students are able to practice hands on Shark Bridge via touch sensitive QR Codes making lessons learned in Classrooms or workshops "stickier" between sessions.

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Learn the Basics of Bridge



This easy to read flip books guides complete novices through the very basics of the game in a few simple steps. It is designed to be used by both Students and teachers as a step by step guide into the modern game.

Learn about :

The Fundamentals.

  • FUNdamentals
  • How to value your hand in High Card Points
  • Understanding a suit contract
  • Understanding a No Trump contract
  • The Priority of Contracts
  • Keeping the cards after a trick is played How to play
  • Minibridge online

The Play

  • Planning the Play of a Hand
  • Common Suit Distribution Patterns
  • Basics of Playing a Suit Contract
  • Basics of Playing a No Trumps Contract
  • The Basic Finesse
  • Defense Basics
  • Opening Leads
  • Basic Attitude Signals

The Bidding

  • Opening the Bidding
  • How High Do I Bid?
  • Opening the Bidding with a Major Suit
  • Opening the Bidding No Trumps
  • Opening the Bidding with a Minor Suit Bidding with a Strong Hand - Suits
  • Bidding with a Strong Hand - No Trumps
  • Overcalls
  • System Cards  


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Learn more advanced Bidding Conventions.


As well as our Beginner Series we have a range of more advanced books designed to assist intermediate players or those players wanting to gain a better understanding at a deeper level of some of the basic pillars of the game.


Each of Kirstens more advanced concepts builds upon the knowledge absorbed in the beginner series enabling students to gain an better comprehension of bidding conventions from suit contracts through No Trumps and on to Slams.

Section One: Major Suit Openings

  • Opening the Bidding and Bidding Priorities
  • Opening the Bidding with a Major Suit
  • Responding to Partner's Opening Major
  • Responding when there's no fit with Partner's Major

Section Two: No Trump Openings

  • Opening the Bidding 1NT
  • Responses to Partner's Opening Bid
  • Stayman
  • Jacoby Transfers
  • Opening the Bidding 2NT
  • Garbage Stayman

Section Three: Minor Suit Openings

  • Opening the bidding with a minor suit
  • Responding to Partner's Opening Minor
  • Competitive Auctions

These interactive Ebooks are individually priced at $15.