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1.		Be Your Own House Contractor from Storey Publishing, LLC Price: $5.15 Customer Review: Reading this book could make you believe you can handle a large construction project yourself, if you have a substantial ego. If you live in an area of the country where building codes are not that tough, this book probably is a decent blueprint. Personally, I looked at this book as a way to educate... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		The E-Myth Contractor: Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It from Harper Paperbacks Price: $6.97 Customer Review: A short but pretty powerful book. The trades are probably the furthest behind of the service oriented industries in eveloping a repetitive and replicatable system for delivery. The view of the trades as a guild or craft goes back nearly a thousand years - if not further - and the skills required... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Pipe and Excavation Contracting from Craftsman Book Co Price: $18.49 Customer Review: Covers a lot of basic information. Worth reading if you are in the field. You may pick up a few tips & tricks.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home from Betterway Home Price: $11.84 Customer Review: Well I must differ with Mr Landers. His review seems from another planet. I had purchased this book several years ago and was pleasantly surprised when we finally decided to build and found it in my library. Yes there is some out dated information, and its not meant to be the contacting bible but it... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management , 7th Edition from Wiley Price: $59.99 Customer Review: this book came quickly and it was in the condition i expected. pleasure doing business with you.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Independent Builder: Designing & Building a House Your Own Way (Real Goods Independent Living Books) from Chelsea Green Price: $19.00 Customer Review: This is the best book I have yet to find that encompasses every step of the home building process from design to finishing out the house. This is the only book I could find that gave good info on building a foundation using concrete footings and columns using the cardboard "sonotubes". I have... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		RSMeans Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs 2010: Contractor's Pricing Guide from R.S. Means Company Price: $26.67	Click here for more information


8.		Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management from Wiley Price: $43.99 Customer Review: I recommend this book for its full coverage on all the aspects of construction management, approaching the real field problems, solutions, tips and the very well explained example that is built chapter by chapter. Theory and practice merge in a very palatable way. Any one who read it carefully,... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Building a Successful Construction Company from Kaplan Business Price: $18.48 Customer Review: The author did an excellent job presenting the essential information every CEO must know in order to build a successful construction company. The book walks you through the steps of creating a working business plan, organizing marketing campaigns, organizing your business, and building a "core"... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		National Electrical Code 2002 (softcover) (National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code) from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $55.99 Customer Review: this was my first experience ordering through amazon...and let me tell you...it was awesome..the book itself was used..the posting i think mentioned it was in fair coditions..but it was like new..with tabs and all....the price was very cheap...delivery time..unbelievable..i didnt expect it to be... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Building a Successful Construction Company from Kaplan Business Price: $18.48 Customer Review: The author did an excellent job presenting the essential information every CEO must know in order to build a successful construction company. The book walks you through the steps of creating a working business plan, organizing marketing campaigns, organizing your business, and building a "core"... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		National Electrical Code 2002 (softcover) (National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code) from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $55.99 Customer Review: this was my first experience ordering through amazon...and let me tell you...it was awesome..the book itself was used..the posting i think mentioned it was in fair coditions..but it was like new..with tabs and all....the price was very cheap...delivery time..unbelievable..i didnt expect it to be... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.	[no image]	How to Plan, Contract, and Build Your Own Home, Fifth Edition: Green Edition (How to Plan, Contract & Build Your Own Home) from McGraw-Hill Professional Price: $23.07 Customer Review: As I am planning to build a huge home,and will probably be my own contractor, I have bought dozens of books so that I am well informed. This book is one of the best and has been extremely helpful to me in understanding the details of foundations, framing, roofing etc.The book is a great value... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Construction Business Management: What Every Construction Contractor, Builder & Subcontractor Needs to Know from RSMeans Price: $32.87 Customer Review: This book is great for someone just starting a business, I have been in the business for 10 years so most of it I was already doing, let me know I was on the right path. Good book to read before you start a construction business.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.	[no image]	Project Management: A System Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling from Van Nostrand Reinhold Price: $17.00 Customer Review: prototyping, is one of the most valuable tasks in each project (if possible), for manager and customer. in this book there is no useful topic, discussing about prototyping, its usage and advantages, even types of prototyping!!	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		2010 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator (National Repair and Remodeling Estimator) from Craftsman Book Co Price: $37.29	Click here for more information


17.		Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2010 from Craftsman Book Co Price: $37.66	Click here for more information


18.		Construction Contracts from McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math	Click here for more information


19.		How to Be Your Own Contractor and Save Thousands on Your New House or Renovation While Keeping Your Day Job: With Companion CD-ROM from Atlantic Publishing Company (FL) Price: $14.97 Customer Review: Whether you are ambitious enough to be the contractor for your entire project or just some sections this book is will hold your hand through the process. The author includes useful charts and lists to guide you through your project. Specific projects, such as kitchens and bathrooms have their own... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		2010 National Painting Cost Estimator from Craftsman Book Co Price: $39.00	Click here for more information


21.	[no image]	Images of Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological History from McGraw-Hill Inc. Customer Review: The book is excellent: comprehensive, thought-provoking, fair, and interesting. Reading it requires an investment in time and effort, not because it is difficult to read but because it focuses on ideas rather than the "nuts and sluts" mode of learning about deviance. It worked well when I used it to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		Log Homes Made Easy: Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home from Stackpole Books Price: $4.54 Customer Review: This book is a winner if you're contemplating building or even renovating a log home. The author is a builder of great experience and gives alot of information and advise I have not seen elsewhere. The checklists in back are handy too. Highly recommended.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


23.		Guide to Contract Pricing: Cost and Price Analysis for Contractors, Subcontractors, and Governement Agencies, 5th edition from Management Concepts Price: $99.00 Customer Review: John Edward Murphy has over 40 years experience in financial management and procurement, working in government public sectors and founding his own consulting form specializing in procurement, public policy and litigation support. His book offers specific and clear pricing and cost analysis for... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.		DEWALT Residential Remodeling and Repair Professional Reference (Dewalt Trade Reference Series) from DEWALT Price: $12.88	Click here for more information


25.		How to Start and Operate an Electrical Contracting Business from McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Price: $11.89 Customer Review: This book is a good study for another perspective on operating an electrical business. Getting opinions and help from many different sources can dramatically inproove your results in the long run.	Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


26.		Paint Contractor's Manual from Craftsman Book Co Price: $14.75 Customer Review: Packed with information and pages you can copy and go use for your own business. Some information is outdated but all around a great book for someone trying to start their own painting business.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


27.		Operating Techniques for the Tractor-Loader-Backhoe from Equipment Training Resources Price: $36.95 Customer Review: I bought a tractor w/backhoe. This book is going to keep me from killing myself!! If you own or know anyone who owns a tractor-loader-backhoe, then this is the book they should be reading.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


28.		Builder's Essentials Estimating Building Costs: For The Residential & Light Commercial Contractor from Reed Construction Data Price: $19.73 Customer Review: This book is not useful as a textbook but makes an excellent reference for the rising practitioner. Up to date and well written	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.		For Pros by Pros Smart Busines from Taunton Press Price: $3.25 Customer Review: I'm giving this book 3 stars because its cover is misleading. The majority of the book is about starting a business - any business. It also fails to adequately address law. For example, non payment is prevalent in contracting. But the book doesn't mention bond agents, licenses, waivers, releases,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


30.	[no image]	The handbook of Jewish thought from Moznaim Publishing Corp Customer Review: A must own for every Jewish person or anyone interested in Judaism.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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