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"Are you eating it? Or is it eating you?" -- Larry Cohen
Larry Neil Cohen (born April 14, 1959 in New York City, New York) is an American bridge player and writer. He is the winner of 25 North American Bridge Championships including the Vanderbilt, two Spingolds, two Reisingers, three Life Master Pairs, and four Blue Ribbon Pairs as well as a two-time winner of the Cavendish Invitational Pairs.

He authored To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks; it was the best-selling bridge book of the 1990s with more than 55,000 copies sold in a total of six different languages. It and its sequel Following the Law deal with the "Law of Total Tricks." He is well known for his former playing partnership with Marty Bergen whose ideas meshed well with his own. His current bridge partner is David Berkowitz.

He learned to play bridge at age 6 from his grandparents, started playing duplicate at age 14, and began playing in tournaments at age 15. He became an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Life Master at age 17.

He currently resides with his wife, Maria, in Boca Raton, Florida. He works as a bridge teacher, often on cruise ships. He writes a monthly column,The Real Deal in the ACBL's Bridge Bulletin.

Cohen shocked the bridge world by announcing his retirement from high-level competition effective in 2009.

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Total Books: 22
Prevention Diaries The Practice and Pursuit of Health for All
The Retirement Management Journal Vol 5 No 2 Gala 10Year Anniversary Issue
Prevention Is Primary Strategies for Community Well Being
2010 - Prevention Is Primary Strategies for Community Well Being (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780470550953
ISBN-10: 0470550953
Genre: Medical Books
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I'm Still Trying To Figure It All Out Myself
2009 - I'm Still Trying to Figure It All Out Myself (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780615333083
ISBN-10: 0615333087
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To Bid or Not to Bid The Law of Total Tricks
2002 - To Bid or Not to Bid the Law of Total Tricks (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781894154482
ISBN-10: 1894154487
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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Following the Law
2002 - Following the Law (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781894154499
ISBN-10: 1894154495
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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Combat contre l'irrationalit des managers
2002 - Combat Contre L'irrationalit Des Managers (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782708127142
ISBN-10: 2708127144
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Bridge Below the Belt
1998 - Bridge Below the Belt (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780963471550
ISBN-10: 0963471554
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Introduction to the LawThe Law of Total Tricks Simplified
1997 - Introduction to the Lawthe Law of Total Tricks Simplified (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780939460724
ISBN-10: 0939460726
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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Basic Concepts of Accounting and Taxation of Property/Casualty Insurance Companies
Following the Law the Total Tricks Sequel
1994 - Following the Law the Total Tricks Sequel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780963471543
ISBN-10: 0963471546
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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To Bid or Not to Bid
1993 - To Bid or Not to Bid [Master Bridge] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780575056886
ISBN-10: 0575056886
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Chalk Dust Five Tales Out of School
Chalk Dust Five Tales Out of School (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781564741141
ISBN-10: 1564741141
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Larry Cohen's Bidding Challenge
Larry Cohen's Bidding Challenge (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781894154451
ISBN-10: 1894154452
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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My Favorite 52
My Favorite 52 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781897106488
ISBN-10: 1897106483
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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La Ley de Las Bazas Totales En Bridge
La Ley De Las Bazas Totales En Bridge [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788479022174
ISBN-10: 8479022175
Genres: Nonfiction, Humor & Entertainment
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