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A History of Card Games
Published in Paperback by Oxford University Press (1900)
Author: David Sidney Parlett
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Entertaining and Informative
There are many books that tell you how to play card games, but this is the only book that tells you where the games come from. See Contract Bridge evolve from Trump & Ruff. Watch Rummy games explode into the 20th century. Learn the true history of the Joker. Always clear and well written, anyone who enjoys games should read this book. Actually, people who don't like games should read this book more!


The Oxford Guide to Card Games
Published in Hardcover by Oxford University Press (1999)
Author: David Sidney Parlett
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The Best Book On The Subject (The Only Book On The Subject)
There are many books describing the rules of card games, but this is the only book that explains why the rules are what they are. David Parlett's text winds through the intriguing history of card games. From early gambling games to modern contract bridge, this book explains why we play what we play. This book is for anyone who ever wanted to know where the jokers came from or what all those suit symbols meant. A great gift for the game players in your family.


Botticelli and Beyond: Over 100 of the World's Best Word Games
Published in Paperback by Random House Trade Paperbacks (1982)
Author: David Sidney. Parlett
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Card games for four
Published in Unknown Binding by Teach Yourself Books ()
Author: David Sidney Parlett
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Card games for three
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Author: David Sidney Parlett
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Learning a language alone
Published in Unknown Binding by Pitman ()
Author: David Sidney Parlett
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Original card games
Published in Unknown Binding by B. T. Batsford ()
Author: David Sidney Parlett
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The Penguin book of card games
Published in Unknown Binding by A. Lane ()
Author: David Sidney Parlett
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The Penguin book of word games
Published in Unknown Binding by Penguin Books ()
Author: David Sidney Parlett
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Selections from the "Carmina Burana": A Verse Translation (Penguin Classic)
Published in Paperback by Penguin USA (Paper) (1986)
Authors: David Sidney Parlett, Carl Carmina Burana Orff, and Xenophon
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