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Sales Training Basics : What You Need to Know about Selling. by Chapman, Elwood, Chapman, Martha

Table of Contents: “…The psychology of sellingeliminating down periods -- part ii how to play the selling game -- selling is like playing baseball cover all the bases and make a sale -- tips on how to get to first base -- make your approach to the prospect professional, perceptive, and positive. -- most batters do not get to first base -- get to second base: a professional presentation -- second base is not automatic -- fact vs benefits -- case #3: who made the sale? …”
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Smart ball : marketing the myth and managing the reality of major league baseball by Lewis, Robert (Robert F.)

Table of Contents: “…Contents; list of abbreviations; on deck; at bat; first base: baseball as a sport: creating power; second base: baseball as a domestic monopoly: developing power; third base: baseball as a neocolonialist: abusing power; home plate: baseball as a global business: balancing power; final score; notes; bibliography; index of major league baseball names.…”
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Smart ball : marketing the myth and managing the reality of major league baseball by Lewis, Robert (Robert F.)

Table of Contents: “…Contents; list of abbreviations; on deck; at bat; first base: baseball as a sport: creating power; second base: baseball as a domestic monopoly: developing power; third base: baseball as a neocolonialist: abusing power; home plate: baseball as a global business: balancing power; final score; notes; bibliography; index of major league baseball names.…”
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Said in Stone : your game, my way by Stone, Steve

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Catching; Chapter 2 Pitching; Chapter 3 First Base; Chapter 4 Second Base; Chapter 5 Third Base; Chapter 6 Shortstop; Chapter 7 The Outfield; Chapter 8 Managing; Chapter 9 The Front Office; Chapter 10 The Commissioner; Chapter 11 The Future of the Sport; Epilogue; Back Cover.…”
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Tigers Confidential : the Untold Inside Story of the 2008 Season. by Van Slyke, Andy

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The psycho 100 : baseball's most outrageous moments / Psycho one hundred by Lyons, Steve, 1960-

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Donnie baseball : the definitive biography of Don Mattingly by Shalin, Mike, 1954-

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Personal Counseling : a Practical Guide That Teaches Basic Counseling Skills. by Chapman, Elwood N.

Table of Contents: “…; ""PART III Seeking Solutions The Counseling Process""; ""COUNSELING CAN BE COMPARED TO PLAYING BASEBALL""; ""EXPLAINING WHAT LIES AHEAD (Rules of the Game)""; ""FIRST BASE: THE SKILL OF LISTENING""; ""TO REACH SECOND BASE IT IS NECESSARY TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM""; ""SECOND BASE: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM""…”
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Racial beachhead : diversity and democracy in a military town : Seaside, California by McKibben, Carol Lynn, 1955-

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Wizardry : Baseball's All-Time Greatest Fielders Revealed. by Humphreys, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to Part II; 6. Catcher; 7. First Base; 8. Left Field; 9. Right Field; 10. Third Base; 11. …”
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There's always something to do : the Peter Cundill investment approach by Risso-Gill, Christopher, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Eureka Moment -- 2. Getting to First Base -- 3. Launching a Mutual Fund on Value Principles -- 4. …”
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Effective Performance Appraisals : Crisp 50 Minute Book. by Maddux, Robert B.

Table of Contents: “…; ""Standards""; ""Attitudes and Performance Appraisals""; ""Leading a performance appraisal discussion can be compared to baseball""; ""Employee Preparation for the Appraisal""; ""How to Get to First Base""; ""Manager Preparation for the Appraisal""; ""Pitfalls to Avoid""; ""Elements of a Successful Appraisal""; ""Develop an Action Plan""; ""How Employee Performance Directs the Appraisal""; ""Appraisal Discussion Models""; ""CASE STUDY 2""; ""PART 4 Conducting the Appraisal ""…”
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Baseball's all-time best hitters : how statistics can level the playing field by Schell, Michael J., 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; BASEBALL'S ALL-TIME BEST HITTERS; Title; Copyright ; Dedication ; CONTENTS; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Technical Notes; Preface ; Introduction: In the Dugout ; PART I The Method ; 1 On Deck with the Qualifying Players; 2 First Base -- Adjusting for Late Career Declines; 3 Second Base -Adjusting for Hitting Feasts and Famines; 4 Third Base -- Adjusting for League Batting Talent; 5 Home -Adjusting for Ballpark; PART II The Findings; 6 The Adjusted Top 100 Hitters; 7 Top Hitters by Position; 8 Best Single-Season Batting Averages; 9 The Ballparks; 10 On Base Percentage.…”
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Haunted Computer and the Android Pope. by Bradbury, Ray

Table of Contents: “…-- Schliemann -- Of What Is Past, or Passing, or to Come -- Within a Summer Frame -- Ode to Ty Cobb, Who Stole First Base from Second -- GBS and the Loin of Pork -- Let Us Live But Safely, No Bright Flag Be Ours -- Everyone's Got to Be Somewhere -- The Past Is the Only Dead Thing That Smells Sweet -- Ode to Trivia -- Good Shakespeare's Son, the Typing Ape -- Que Bella! …”
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Shouting down the silence : a biography of Stanley Elkin by Dougherty, David C.

Table of Contents: “…Become a Strong Man: St. Louis, Europe, First Base, Full Houses, and the Big Time, 1960-65 -- 6. …”
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Baseball and Philosophy : Thinking Outside the Batter's Box. by Bronson, Eric

Table of Contents: “…What Bleacher Bums Have to Teach Us about the Nature of Faith; 4 Taking One for the Team: Baseball and Sacrifice; Third Inning: The Umpire's NewClothes; 5 There Are No Ties at First Base; 6 Taking Umpiring Seriously: How Philosophy Can Help Umpires Make the Right Calls; Fourth Inning: Fair or Foul?…”
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Shouting down the silence : a biography of Stanley Elkin by Dougherty, David C.

Table of Contents: “…Become a Strong Man: St. Louis, Europe, First Base, Full Houses, and the Big Time, 1960-65 -- 6. …”
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YUI 2.8 Learning the Library. by Barreiro, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…Creating Consistency with the CSS Tools; Tools of the trade; Element normalization with reset.css; Element rules; First base; Tidying up text with fonts.css; Layout pages with ease using grids.css.…”
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Spin : time and task management in teaching : 39 reflections to turn task completion into time for you by Gumbrell, David

Table of Contents: “…Rounders and 'abouters' -- What is your first-base task?? -- PART 4 Timing -- How do you work out how much time you should allocate to each job on your to-do list? …”
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Black earth : the Holocaust as history and warning by Snyder, Timothy

Discrete-Time Inverse Optimal Control for Nonlinear Systems. by Sanchez, Edgar N.

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The road home / Wo de fu qin mu qin

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