If you read only one bridge book this year this should be it!
That was Alfred Sheinworld’s review of the first edition of this book in 1980, and Overcalls quickly became a recognized as a ‘must-read’ for any would-be bridge expert. Since that time, it has never been out of print. Now, almost thirty years later, Mike Lawrence has revised, updates and expanded the book to take into account developments in the theory and practice of competitive bidding. Every problem and comment in the book (and there are hundreds of them) has been revisited and revised if necessary, to take into account the ways that doubles and cue bids are used today. New conventions are discussed and incorporated into the bidding structure, and there is a major new section on modern methods in competitive bidding.
Anyone who is at all serious about improving their game needs to own a copy of this book.