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Bid Better Play Better: How to Think at the Bridge Table
Dorothy Truscott
$8.75

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Revised and updated. Winning advice on bidding and play for the intermediate, based on five card major openings.

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To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks
Larry Cohen
$13.50

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To bid or not to bid -- the perennial dilemma in competitive auctions. The easy answer to the question lies in the correct use of the Law of Total Tricks. The LAW has been part of bridge literature since the 1950s, but it was in this book that Larry Cohen brought it to the attention of the majority of bridge players. Still the most lucid explanation of the LAW ever published, this is a book that every bridge player needs to own, to read, to re-read, and to study in order to improve his results.

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Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams
John Updike
$10.12

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On September 28, 1960-a day that will live forever in the hearts of fans-Red Sox slugger Ted Williams stepped up to the plate for his last at-bat in Fenway Park. Seizing the occasion, he belted a solo home run- a storybook ending to a storied career. In the stands that afternoon was 28-year-old John Updike, inspired by the moment to make his lone venture into the field of sports reporting. More than just a matchless account of that fabled final game, Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu is a brilliant evocation of Williams' competitive spirit, an intensity of dedication that still "crowds the throat with joy."
Now, on the 50th anniversary of the dramatic exit of baseball's greatest hitter, The Library of America presents a commemorative edition of Hub Fans, prepared by the author just months before his death. To the classic final version of the essay, long out-of- print, Updike added an autobiographical preface and a substantial new afterword. Here is a baseball book for the ages, a fan's notes of the very highest order.

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Don't Bid On It: Until I tell you how eBay Really works!
Michael Ford
$9.95

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Don't Bid On It: Until I tell you how eBay® really works

This program is for both beginners who have never used eBay and experienced eBay users who have been buying and selling for years. I see both experienced and new members making mistakes that cost them money as buyers and sellers. Everyone will learn something from this program. I call it a program and not a book because it is more than a story or quick reference. It is a complete system that will make your eBay experience much safer and more enjoyable not to mention more profitable. EBay is a really fun place to buy, sell, and meet other people. You have to understand how it works to gain the most from it.

The first part of this program is this book which explains the in’s and out’s of eBay and PayPal. The second part is the Scams and Scoundrels book which helps you avoid scams. The third part is the Don’t Bid On It Video which demonstrates how to setup your account, how to bid and win auctions, as well as how to sell items.

We will also discuss PayPal extensively. PayPal is the payment system used on eBay. We could never discuss eBay fully without covering PayPal.

Even if you are already on eBay, I encourage you to go through the beginner and account setup sections. You will find many tips and tricks. This advice will not only improve your eBay experience, it will help protect you from criminals.

As a buyer, you will learn how to determine the amount to bid, how to place the most effective bids that can win, how to obtain the best price and how to pick trustworthy sellers. As a seller, you will learn how to setup auctions that will attract the most interested buyers, how to answer questions before they are asked, how to present a professional and trust inspiring auction listing, how to avoid fraudulent bidders, plus many more tips you will need to be a top notch eBay’er.

Topics include:

• eBay and PayPal account setup(for maximum security)
• Searching Techniques(find the best deals)
• How bidding works(how it really works)
• Evaluating sellers(find honest and trustworthy sellers by looking beyond feedback)
• Buying and Selling strategies
• Feedback(protecting your feedback and how to use feedback correctly)
• Taking photos that gain your auctions the most bids
• Shipping made simple
• And much much more...

Out of my tens of thousands of transactions using eBay and PayPal, I have had very few bad experiences. The majority of eBay users are honest people interested in making a legitimate transaction.

You do not have to jump in to the fire all at once. You can and should start small. Buy a few items here and there as you need them. Then sell an item or two that you no longer need. These small transactions will quickly gain you experience and confidence in using eBay. After completing this program, your friends will be coming to you for advice.

We talk about everything other authors are afraid to talk about. The Don't Bid On It series(Don't Bid On It, Scams and Scoundrels, and the Demonstration Video) covers many topics not covered in ANY other eBay book or Video.

Good Luck and Don’t Bid On It™, not until you have finished this program!

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Make the Winning Bid: Bidding Guidelines for the Advancing Player
Howard Ringel
$14.39

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It is one thing to know the various point ranges and conventions of a bidding system, and yet quite another to be able to apply them correctly at each stage of an auction. This book takes the reader, step by step, through various bridge auctions. The reader is sometimes the opening bidder and sometimes the responder. The goal of a contract in the right strain, and at the right level, is pursued. Judgment and hand valuation are applied at every turn in the bidding, using new information from actions by partner or the opponents as it becomes available. Invitational and forcing bids are discussed as the partners decide whether to stop at a level or move forward. The reader chooses from several options supplied for each opportunity to call. Sometimes there are two bids that are equally correct, but usually only one. These options are weighed and compared. Interference by the opponents is also discussed. The reader should come away from the reading of this book better able to understand and conduct a successful bridge auction. Howard Ringel, the author, is certified as an accredited bridge teacher by the ACBL, but has chosen to teach through the books he writes rather than in a classroom setting. His first book, "Plan Before You Play," has been well received by bridge players nationally, and is also used by various bridge teachers as a text. While that book is on the play of the hand, this new book examines bidding at the different steps in an auction.

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Successful Estimating Methods: From Concept to Bid
John D. Bledsoe
$50.00

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This guide explains the basic concepts of estimating in a simple, straightforward format. Estimate types, tools, data sources, and methods--from the conceptual bid to the unit price estimate--are explained n detail. "Questions to Consider" follow each chapter.

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Cleaning Services Bid Estimation
Walter Fenix
$45.65

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CLEANING SERVICES BID ESTIMATION provides experienced professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs, with practical charts, tables and worksheets that can be used to determine cleaning times, production rates, price per square foot, work loading and other cost accounting endpoints, that are needed to establish cleaning services pricing or bid estimates. These tools, if used properly and consistently, can greatly enhance the profitability and competitive edge of cleaning services businesses. This guide comes complete with examples, supporting formulas, concise explanations and worksheet forms.

The guide is particularly well suited to individuals who have started cleaning services businesses recently, and may be struggling with how to establish competitive service rates, as well as those contractors who simply wish to improve the competitiveness and profitability of their businesses. It is equally suited to those individuals without cleaning services experience, or those are currently employed in the cleaning services industry and are seriously considering self-employment as cleaning services contractors. They will find, that much of the practical information and many of the tools needed to make such a transition are presented here.

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Solicitations, Bids,Proposals and Source Selection: Building a Winning Contract
Gregory A. Garrett
$70.00

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The book explains in detail the buying and selling life-cycle used in both the public and private business sectors, along with proven effective strategies for creating successful solicitations, bids, proposals and contracts, backed up by numerous case studies, interviews with recognized business professionals, and dozens of tips and best practices. Specific topics covered in the book include: understanding the entire buying & selling life-cycle; applying proven tools, techniques, and best practices to develop quality solicitation documents (request for proposal, request for quote, etc); how to develop an effective bid/no bid decision making process, including a comprehensive business case analysis and risk assessment; preparing best-in-class bids/proposals which meet or exceed customer requirements; understanding the contract negotiation process and proven best practices; mastering the art of oral presentation of proposals; and optimizing source selection planning and evaluation activities.

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Bid Time Return
Richard Matheson
$53.76

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Bid Time Return is a stunningly romantic novel of love and passion that literally transcends time, by an author far better known for his tales of science fiction and horror. Richard Matheson's premise is captivating: What if you were a dying young man, visiting a turn-of-the-century resort hotel? And what if you fell in love with a painting of a beautiful stage actress--but she had lived and died a century before? But--what if your love was so strong that you could literally will yourself back in time to become part of her world? In the tradition of the classic romantic ghost story "Portrait of Jennie," Matheson makes his two lovers totally believable, and so the undeniably fantastic premise soon becomes completely acceptable. The author would later write another unique love story--of love after death--called What Dreams May Come, that is somewhat less bittersweet. (Bid Time Return was later filmed as Somewhere in Time, and some editions are issued under that title.) --Stanley Wiater

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BID BETTER, PLAY BETTER
Dorothy Hayden
$6.23

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