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Tim Bishop

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Houlton, Maine, The United States

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At age 52, Tim Bishop left a successful career as a corporate treasurer, married his dream girl, and embarked with her to parts unknown—on bicycles! Tim and Debbie have since coauthored four books about their midlife bicycling adventures. Publishers Weekly dubbed their latest, Wheels of Wisdom, “a roadmap for life.” In addition to their coaching experience on TheHopeLine, The Bishops bring a strong Christian foundation to their inspirational, self-help books.

Tim is a three-time Maine chess champion, a CPA, and a consultant for small businesses. He has also written a business book, Hedging Commodity Price Risk. He is still out to prove that the writing contest he won as a college freshman was not a fluke. The Bishops blog at OpenRoadPress.co ...more

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	Two Are Better: Midlife Newlyweds Bicycle Coast to Coast by Tim Bishop (Goodreads Author), Debbie Bishop (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wheels of Wisdom: Life Lessons for the Restless Spirit by Tim Bishop (Goodreads Author), Debbie Bishop (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hedging Demystified: How to Balance Risk and Protect Profit 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bicycle Touring How-To: What We Learned by Tim Bishop (Goodreads Author), Debbie Bishop (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metaphors in Motion: Wisdom from the Open Road by Tim Bishop (Goodreads Author), Debbie Bishop (Goodreads Author), Tom Nenadal (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

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I liked the writing style and the transparency in this book, which is a testimony of the power of God to bring healing and wholeness out of a wounded past. Victims of abuse will benefit from reading it. As a bonus, the author offers links to her reco ...more
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Constructed with a touch of fantasy, Rubart's books build bridges to lead readers to real-life truths and to keep them entertained along the way. The Man He Never Was explores one man's odyssey to free himself from his dark side. ...more
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Helpful links to self-developed websites with how-to explanations on complex topics such as Facebook advertising. Straightforward no-nonsense advice. Written by a credible, prolific author.
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