Download or read book THE HIGH AUCTION written by Misba and published by Nomad's Forge. This book was released on 2021-09-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the near future, a machinist, a monk, and a mesmerizer are looking for the Source of the universe, but among the ancient scriptures, they only find the devil ... Few humans in the future find the secrets of what words and sounds can do, for the Apocalypse and war have led them to evolve in mind and physique. Two of them end World War III with just a four-minute speech. Some say they did mass hypnosis. Others say it was their voice and will. Fifty years later in South Asia, KUSHA, a twenty-three-year-old machine-geek with social awkwardness and amnesia, tries to get the Devil’s Book with secrets of voice. But her idol of voice and everyone's beloved war heroes, YUAN and RUEM, are also after it for power. In a society that worships the evolved High Grades with voice, how you speak and which words you talk with is important. As someone who finds all solutions in books, Kusha thinks the secrets in the three-foot-long ancient book will teach her to speak mesmerizingly. She believes it will help her evolve. So, she decides to attend the auction where the book will be sold. But there's a problem; powerful High Grades want the book too. They want to code fate, rewriting the material world. They are undead, immortal mesmerizers. And being a philosopher, Kusha admires their ethics while she must fight them—the fight that starts with the book. The fight creates a chain reaction leading her to an epic journey. About the Series: THE HIGH AUCTION: WISDOM REVOLUTION is a book of genre-bending Adult Sci-fi-Fantasy series "The Machinist, The Monk, And The Mesmerizer Chronicles." Here, you'll find Metaphysical magic built around philosophy and spirituality. You'll find ancient mysteries, archaeological adventures, and, most importantly, you will meet some characters. Its inspiration was from myths/truth (read the word you prefer) of all religions where humans evolved to Sufis, Rishis, Sannashis, Monks, and sometimes, Gods. Example: Shiva Purana in Hindu epics where Sati evolved to Goddess Parvati and splits into Kali to destroy the evil is a prominent example. You'll find diverse cultures, sexuality, and faith in this series. Enjoy. What the Critiques and Reviewers are saying about it: "GEM PROSE ... YOU WILL FINISH THIS BOOK ONCE YOU START ..." "EXCEPTIONALLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING ..." "RELATABLE ... YOU KEEP NODDING AT EVERYTHING ..."
Download or read book Adventures at the Auction written by Leslie Hindman and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2002-01-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're wondering how much your grandmother's silver tea set is worth, have always wanted to go to an auction but don't know the rules, or are itching to sit down and explore eBay, Adventures at the Auction is the ideal sourcebook. Combining her expertise in live auctions, appraisals, and the fast-growing field of Internet auctions, Leslie Hindman provides all the essential information you'll need to get started and arms you with hundreds of tips on auction strategy. Illustrated with an 8-page color insert and peppered with lively anecdotes from Hindman's 25 years as an auctioneer, this book will turn even a novice into a savvy auction-goer.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling at Auction written by C. Hugh Hildesley and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1997 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sotheby's C. Hugh Hildesley explains how to pick an auction house, how a sale is created, estimates and reserves, the procedures for buying, methods of payment, and more. Whether you want to buy a chateau in France, a Winslow Homer in New York, or an antique apple peeler in Vermont, here is all you need to know to particpate in the world's increasingly popular auctions. 55 photos.
Download or read book The Auction written by Tom Galvin and published by Drexel Books. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 2050, America is booming-but there's a dark side when prosperity is based on the buying and selling of the next generation's future, as Sasha Cross is about to find out. To the world, Sasha is young, famous, and the symbol of what's wrong with a money-first society. To the Big 7 companies that control the fate of America's youth, she's a sure thing, and they all want a piece of her. But Sasha wants to choose her destiny. Whether you're an Auction elite such as Sasha or someone stuck in the bottom tier of society, whose life is worth nothing to the Big 7, having a mind of your own is dangerous. As society threatens to crack under the weight of the Auction, Sasha and her fellow candidates face decisions that will define their lives-if they get to keep them. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and America Inc., this riveting story explores the dark side of capitalism and what happens when a person's future becomes a commodity.
Download or read book Art Auction Mystery written by Anna Nilsen and published by Kingfisher. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen famous paintings from collections around the world have been stolen and replaced with clever forgeries. Now these fake paintings, along with sixteen others, are going up for auction. After an anonymous tip, the reader has to come to the rescue! By comparing the paintings to the originals, the reader has all the clues to figure out which paintings are real and which are fakes. Including work by the world's most famous artists, this book is part mystery, part puzzle, part art reference book, and all-over fun!
Download or read book The Global Auction written by Phillip Brown and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Challenging this conventional wisdom, 'The Global Auction' forces us to reconsider our deeply held and mistaken views about how the global economy really works and how to thrive in it.
Download or read book An Introduction to Auction Theory written by Flavio M. Menezes and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a step-by-step, self-contained treatment of auction theory and aims to provide an introductory treatment to allow students to work through all the basic results. The techniques and insights gained provide a useful starting point for those wanting to venture into information economics, mechanism design and regulatory economics.
Download or read book Sotheby s written by Robert Lacey and published by Sphere. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the history of Sotheby's auction house, tracing its beginnings back to 1744. It was in the latter half of the 19th century, when economic instability forced the aristocrats to sell off many of their treasures, that Sotheby's began to lay the foundations of the modern art market. The Sotheby's-Christie's rivalry intensified in the early-1900s and they have been battling it out ever since over the likes of Cezanne, Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet. Lacey takes the reader through the unprecedented boom of the 1980s, when Van Gogh's Irises went for $53.9 million, and examines the catastrophic effects of an inflation still being felt today.
Download or read book The Auction Trilogy written by J H Leigh and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-23 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is preying on young, vulnerable girls? Delve into the terrifying world of human trafficking as four victims fight to stay alive against impossible odds in 3 full-length psychological suspense novels by bestselling author J.H. Leigh. Enjoy exclusive bonus material not included in the original releases! ★★Why Readers Are Addicted To The Auction Trilogy★★ "That's how this series makes you feel. I'm completely gutted. There was no easy way to wrap up this kind of story but damn if it wasn't done with beauty. I highlighted so many paragraphs it made me sad that as a reader I connected with so much. On the flip side that's what a great writer does. You can't read this type of genre for funsies as Dylan and Hicks said. I miss them already. I'm a sobbing mess right now and you will be too. - Thank you for this great wonderful heart wrenching bad ass of a story. I loved every letter!!!" - Laura Valdez, Amazon reviewer "Wow is all I got to say. Could not put this book down and now I am on to book 2. This certainly is a page turner..." - Amazon reviewer "Hooked from the first page. The Auction Trilogy is a series to purchase. Read this book..immediately bought book 2 and 3... Horror beyond belief, but cannot stop reading. Have to think this happens in this messed up world we live in..Unfortunately. Gotta root for the Underdogs and could not bear not reading Book 2 and 3 to see how this works out. Great Author. Captured me from the start to the finish" - Amazon reviewer "Wow what an Amazing Storyline and Author. These 3 Books will keep you on your toes wanting more. There are twists and turns on every page. It's hard to believe that sex trafficking is real and out there but it's even better seeing them pay. This is definitely a must read you won't be disappointed!!!" - Melissa Harmon, Amazon reviewer The Auction Trilogy is comprised of: ◆ Book 1: The Girls They Stole ◆ Book 2: The Girls They Lost ◆ Book 3: They Girls They Fear This bundle is approximately 150,000 words of heart-pounding, thrilling action! Don't miss out on this genre-busting collection putting the concept of a psychological thriller on its head.
Download or read book Putting Auction Theory to Work written by Paul Milgrom and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-12 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern auction theory and its important new applications. It is written by a leading economic theorist whose suggestions guided the creation of the new spectrum auction designs. Aimed at graduate students and professionals in economics, the book gives the most up-to-date treatments of both traditional theories of 'optimal auctions' and newer theories of multi-unit auctions and package auctions, and shows by example how these theories are used. The analysis explores the limitations of prominent older designs, such as the Vickrey auction design, and evaluates the practical responses to those limitations. It explores the tension between the traditional theory of auctions with a fixed set of bidders, in which the seller seeks to squeeze as much revenue as possible from the fixed set, and the theory of auctions with endogenous entry, in which bidder profits must be respected to encourage participation.
Download or read book A Primer on Auction Design Management and Strategy written by David J. Salant and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-12-19 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to modeling and analyzing auctions, with the applications of game theory and auction theory to real-world auction decision making. Auctions are highly structured market transactions primarily used in thin markets (markets with few participants and infrequent transactions). In auctions, unlike most other markets, offers and counteroffers are typically made within a structure defined by a set of rigid and comprehensive rules. Because auctions are essentially complex negotiations that occur within a fully defined and rigid set of rules, they can be analyzed by game theoretic models more accurately and completely than can most other types of market transactions. This book offers a guide for modeling, analyzing, and predicting the outcomes of auctions, focusing on the application of game theory and auction theory to real-world auction design and decision making. After a brief introduction to fundamental concepts from game theory, the book explains some of the more significant results from the auction theory literature, including the revenue (or payoff) equivalence theorem, the winner's curse, and optimal auction design. Chapters on auction practice follow, addressing collusion, competition, information disclosure, and other basic principles of auction management, with some discussion of auction experiments and simulations. Finally, the book covers auction experience, with most of the discussion centered on energy and telecommunications auctions, which have become the proving ground for many new auction designs. A clear and concise introduction to auctions, auction design, and auction strategy, this Primer will be an essential resource for students, researchers, and practitioners.
Download or read book Auction Theory written by Pak-Sing Choi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides a short introduction to auction theory through exercises with detailed answer keys. Focusing on practical examples, this textbook offers over 80 exercises that predict bidders’ equilibrium behaviour in different auction formats, along with the seller’s strategic incentives to organize one auction format over the other. The book emphasizes game-theoretic tools, so students can apply similar tools to other auction formats. Also included are several exercises based on published articles, with the model reduced to its main elements and the question divided into several easy-to-answer parts. Little mathematical background in algebra and calculus is assumed, and most algebraic steps and simplifications are provided, making the text ideal for upper undergraduate and graduate students. The book begins with a discussion of second-price auctions, which can be studied without using calculus, and works through progressively more complicated auction scenarios: first-price auctions, all-pay auctions, third-price auctions, the Revenue Equivalence principle, common-value auctions, multi-unit auctions, and procurement auctions. Exercises in each chapter are ranked according to their difficulty, with a letter (A-C) next to the exercise title, which allows students to pace their studies accordingly. The authors also offer a list of suggested exercises for each chapter, for instructors teaching at varying levels: undergraduate, Masters, Ph.D. Providing a practical, customizable approach to auction theory, this textbook is appropriate for students of economics, finance, and business administration. This book may also be used for related classes such as game theory, market design, economics of information, contract theory, or topics in microeconomics.
Download or read book The Auctioneer written by Simon de Pury and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Simon de Pury, former Chairman of Sotheby's Europe, former owner of Sotheby's rival Phillips de Pury, and currently a London-based dealer, takes us inside a secretive business, whose staggering prices, famous collectors, and high crimes are front page news almost every day"--
Download or read book Consumer Protection and Online Auction Platforms written by Christine Riefa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online auctions have undergone many transformations and continue to attract millions of customers worldwide. However these popular platforms remain understudied by legal scholars and misunderstood by legislators. This book explores the legal classification of online auction sites across a range of countries in Europe. Including empirical studies conducted on 28 online auction websites in the UK, the research focusses on the protection of consumers’ economic rights and highlights the shortcomings that the law struggles to control. With examinations into important developments, including the Consumer Rights Directive and the latest case law from the CJEU on the liability of intermediaries, Riefa anticipates changes in the law, and points out further changes that are needed to create a safe legal environment for consumers, whilst preserving the varied business model adopted by online auction sites. The study provides insights into how technical measures as well as a tighter legislative framework or enforcement pattern could provide consumers with better protection, in turn reinforcing trust, and ultimately benefiting the online auction platforms themselves.
Download or read book FCC Auction written by United States. Federal Communications Commission and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Auctions and Auctioneering written by Ralph Cassady Jr. and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967.
Download or read book Adventures in American Bookshops Antique Stores and Auction Rooms written by Guido Bruno and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventures in American Bookshops, Antique Stores, and Auction Rooms by Guido Bruno is about the art of bookselling and the places where books are sold. Bruno writes to teach about bookshops and book auctions. Contents: "The Romance of Buying and Selling Old Things, Auctions as Amusement Places, The Strange Discovery and Disappearance of Stuart's Washington, New York Book Shops, Den of a Pessimist, A Whitman Enthusiast..."
