Backgammon Books

  Wonderful World of Backgammon
 
 
 

 
  AUTHOR: Danny Kleinman
 
  YEAR: 1996 (1981)
 
  PUBLISHER: Larry Strommen
 
  CITY: Los Angeles, CA
 
  BINDING: Softcover, spiral-bound
 
  PAGES: iv+136
 
  SIZE: 28 cm high, 22 cm wide
 
  WEBSITE: http://dannykleinman.com/backgammonbooks.aspx
 
  CONTENTS:
   
About the Author
Simon says
      Honest Abe letter
      Hustler Horton letter
      Molly Holms letter
      Morris (Mouse) Lazarus letter
      Zeyda letter
      Goodhands Horrorwitch letter
Variations in tempo
      Alfred Kleinword letter
      Rob Roy letter
      Rosemarie Ruleseeker letter
      Matthew Titian letter
      Dave Diversify letter
      Hungry Tiger letter
The third roll
      Horace Gobowitz letter
      Dan Sondebar letter
      Albie Guided letter
      Perry Preimacher letter
      Sid Sisyphus letter
      Rueful Ruth letter
      Unlucky at Dice letter
      Dennis Deucepoint letter
      Ronald Runslow letter
      Memphis Marie letter
      Maharishi Mahesh David letter
      Flexible Floyd Letter
Pips versus rolls
      Cleo Sixpoint letter
Holes, rolls, and triroll-reductions
      Slammin' Sammy Letter
      Sarah Sylph letter
      Ace Anamoulos letter
      Hugh Kantel letter
A two-shake bear-off chart
      Cautious Cora letter
Inching into take territory
      Bill Barkis letter
      Stuey Student letter
Mixed bear-offs
      Lowrisk Leo letter
      Careful Kalman letter
      Moneygame Mort letter
      Danny Decimal letter
      Leon Longview letter
      Gordon Gapcloser letter
      Sharon Schattfierer letter
      George von Write letter
The law of diminishing returns
The brink of gammon
Hanging from the cliffs of gammon
      Duane Deuceroller letter
      Paul Pipsaver letter
      Percy Pipsaver letter
The price of backgammons
Fluctuations in the price of backgammons
      Gnu Regretz letter
      Abby Abelovich letter
Anyone for settlements?
      Parviz Paradoxayan letter
      Connie Sistant letter
The Wisecarver Criteria
      Big Duck letter
The Wisecenter Paradox
      Paul Perplexed letter
Playing off halves
The Captain's quandary
      Havelock Hoftheker letter
      Gabriel Gatecrasher letter
      Patti Petite letter
Free, cheap, and final redoubles
The battle of anchorage
Anchoraphobia
Rulings or rules?
      Goliath letter
      Victor von Krook Letter
      Genial George letter
      Teddy Pterodactyl letter
 
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   Vision Laughs at Counting, Volume 1
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   Meanwhile, Back at the Chouette
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1996: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   Cubes and Gammons Near the End of a Match
Antonio Ortega, Danny Kleinman
1997: Editorama, San Jose, Costa Rica
   Is There Life After Backgammon?
Danny Kleinman
1997: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   Jerry Grandell: His most important matches
Antonio Ortega, Danny Kleinman
1999: Editorama, S.A., San Jose, Costa Rica
   Double-Sixes from the Bar
Danny Kleinman
1999: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   How Can I Keep From Dancing
Danny Kleinman
1999: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   The Dice Conquer All
Danny Kleinman
1999: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   Backgammon With the Giants: Neil Kazaross
Antonio Ortega, Danny Kleinman
2001: Editorama, S.A., San Jose, Costa Rica
   How Little We Know About Backgammon
Danny Kleinman
2001: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   The Other Side of Midnight
Danny Kleinman
2002: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   But Only the Hogs Win Backgammons
"The bulls sometimes win, and the bears sometimes win ..."
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2002: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   A Backgammon Book for Gabriel
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2003: Larry Strommen, Los Angeles, CA
   Long Road to Gammon
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