{"id":156,"date":"2010-10-26T19:13:21","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T19:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2010-10-29T03:56:24","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T03:56:24","slug":"11-best-construction-books-to-read-in-2010-and-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/11-best-construction-books-to-read-in-2010-and-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Best Construction Books to Read in 2010 and 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/online-store-books\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Top-10-books-20101028.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Top 10 books 20101028\" width=\"680\" height=\"939\" class=\"size-full wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Top-10-books-20101028.png 680w, https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Top-10-books-20101028-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Top 10 Construction Books to Read in 2010 & 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHere at <a href=\"http:\/\/MakeMeAContractor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSLS<\/a> our Instructors are often times asked for helpful tips on how to run a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">Construction business <\/a>once a Contractor has earned his\/her <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">Contractors License<\/a>.  We love this question and typically will point our students in several directions to obtain the best tips.   What we also do is suggest that our students follow best practices in developing a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">construction business<\/a>. In doing so we found that many successful entrepreneurs maintain ongoing training and development to continuously sharpen the saw (no pun intended). In fact, an old quote says \u201cBooks are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.&#8221;  With that said we have found most of our best book sellers are those that provide current <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">Construction industry news<\/a>, best practices, and tips. The construction profession is fortunate to have a multitude of counselors who are willing to share their insights with their peers. Above is Contractors State License Services\/CSLS\u2019 selection of the best books to read for any <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">construction professional <\/a>or for those that aspire to enter the construction profession.  We have diligently outlined books to help you improve your <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">construction<\/a> business, skill-set, understanding, and increase your customer\u2019s value in your construction business. The top 10 books plus the bonus book aims to provide valuable ideas and tips if applied correctly will help you increase your <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">construction business <\/a>effectiveness. <\/p>\n<p>Take a look at great books such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makemeacontractor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Print Reading<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makemeacontractor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code Check Complete,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\"> Contractor&#8217;s Survival Guide<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">Construction Forms &#038; Contracts<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/\">Construction Estimating Reference Data<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Find out more at our Bookstore!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/online-store-books\">https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/online-store-books<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> many successful entrepreneurs maintain ongoing training and development to continuously sharpen the saw our list of top 10 books to read will help any contractor improve his\/her skillset, business, and increase opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[82,76,10,79,85,84,83,13,77,14,80,78,81],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-blue-print-reading","tag-code-check","tag-construction","tag-construction-business","tag-construction-dictionary","tag-construction-exam","tag-construction-forms","tag-contractors","tag-contractors-law-reference","tag-contractors-license","tag-contractors-license-exam","tag-mark-up-for-profit","tag-print-reading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contractorslicensingschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}