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Engineering: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartEngineering is part of almost everything we do–from the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on, to the telephones and computers we use to communicate and the X-ray machines that… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Blockley, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: March 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0199578699
- Language: English
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On Cold Iron: A Story of Hubris and the 1907 Quebec Bridge Collapse
$19.99 Add to cartWhen engineering students in Canada are soon to graduate, the solemn “Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer,” penned by none other than Rudyard Kipling, charges them with their Obligation to high stand… [more below]
- Author: LeVert, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: March 12 2020
- ISBN10: 1525562215
- Language: English
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Engineering: The Way I See It
$21.95 Add to cartThe book follows the life of the author from his early recollections of growing up on the farm through his college training and his career as a civil engineer. It explores what forces and influences l
- Author: Mayes Pe Retired, Gerald W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 342
- Publish Date: July 28 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887311807
- Language: English
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The Big Roads
$15.95 Add to cart“Travelers hitting the highways this summer might better appreciate the asphalt beneath their tires thanks to this engrossing history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system.”–Los Angeles Times… [more below]
- Author: Swift, Earl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0547907249
- Language: English
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Trains: The World’s Most Scenic Routes
$19.98 Add to cartTravel the globe with more than 70 of the world’s most beautiful, historic, and useful train routes with Trains, featuring in-depth descriptions and hi-def photography.
Travel with us to:- The exclusi
- Author: Publications International Ltd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1640306528
- Language: English
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Mobile Crane Support Handbook
$59.00 Add to cartMobile Crane Support Handbook is a comprehensive reference that is focused exclusively on the design and engineering of supports for mobile crane installations. This second edition significantly expan
- Author: Duerr, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 266
- Publish Date: January 16 2019
- ISBN10: 057842911X
- Language: English
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A View through the Fog
$36.95 Add to cartA View through the Fog is compelling, poignant, and packed with both moving and hilarious anecdotes. All human life (and death) is here. With his own distinct voice, McGee opens the door on the dizzyi
- Author: McGee, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: May 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1957354275
- Language: English
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The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Seventh Edition
$44.00 Add to cartPublisher’s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
The most cur
- Author: Phillips, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: September 28 2016
- ISBN10: 1259834689
- Language: English
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Draining New Orleans: The 300-Year Quest to Dewater the Crescent City
$39.95 Add to cartIn Draining New Orleans, the first full-length book devoted to “the world’s toughest drainage problem,” renowned geographer Richard Campanella recounts the epic challenges and ingenious efforts to de
- Author: Campanella, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: May 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0807178543
- Language: English
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The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don’t Fall Through the Floor
$19.95 Add to cartJ. E. Gordon’s classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fascinating and fundamental questions about how the structural world around us works. Gordon focuses
- Series: Princeton Science Library #58
- Author: Gordon, James Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 22 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180989
- Language: English
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Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
$39.95 Read moreAn engaging and well-illustrated history of the covered bridges in New Hampshire, featuring historical photos of each bridge paired with color images.
The author partnered with bridgewrights, timber f
- Author: Chandler, Kim Varney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1942155522
- Language: English
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The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been
$35.00 Add to cartA visual exploration of the transit histories of twenty-three US and Canadian cities.
Every driver in North America shares one miserable, soul-sucking universal experience–being stuck in traffic. Bu- Author: Berman, Jake
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0226829790
- Language: English
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Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down
$21.99 Add to cartIn a book that Business Insider noted as one of the “14 Books that inspired Elon Musk,” J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in access… [more below]
- Author: Gordon, J. E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: July 10 2003
- ISBN10: 0306812835
- Language: English
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Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town
$26.00 Add to cartDiscover insider secrets of how America’s transportation system is designed, funded, and built – and how to make it work for your community
In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for
- Author: Marohn, Charles L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 8, 2021
- ISBN10: 1119699290
- Language: English
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Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
$39.99 Add to cartEngineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide with accessible explanations to nearly every part of the constructed world around us.
Author Grady Hillhouse is the creator behind t- Author: Hillhouse, Grady
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 171850232X
- Language: English
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The Great Bridge
$23.00 Add to cartThe dramatic and enthralling story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge at the time, a tale of greed, corruption, and obstruction but also of optimism, heroism
- Author: McCullough, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 636
- Publish Date: January 12, 1983
- ISBN10: 067145711X
- Language: English
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How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
$29.00 Add to cartNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece.” –Ed Yong, author of An Immense World A- Author: Chachra, Deb
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593086597
- Language: English
