Mechanics
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
$26.99 Add to cartHave you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the
- Author: Munroe, Randall
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 24, 2015
- ISBN10: 0544668251
- Language: English
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Physics Around the Clock: Adventures in the Science of Everyday Living
$24.95 Read morePhysics not only shapes the cosmos but every aspect of our lives. Physics Around the Clock is an illuminating and fun journey through the physics of everyday life. From the thermodynamics of cooking t
- Author: Banks, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 149309436X
- Language: English
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Schaum’s Outline of Heat Transfer, 2nd Edition
$33.00 Add to cartThe ideal review for heat transfer course
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respe
- Author: Pitts, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: September 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0071764291
- Language: English
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Friction: A Biography
$27.95 Add to cartFrom the first spark of fire to the frontiers of energy, medicine, and space, a pioneering account of the invisible force that connects it all.
Friction, the force that resists motion, is synonymous w- Author: Vail, Jennifer R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 0674290666
- Language: English
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Classical Mechanics
$248.33 Add to cartClassicalMechanics is intended for students who have studied some mechanics in anintroductory physics course.With unusual clarity, the book covers most of the topics normally found in books at this le… [more below]
- Author: Taylor, John R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 786
- Publish Date: September 15 2004
- ISBN10: 189138922X
- Language: English
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Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, 7th Edition: The World’s Best-Selling Guide to Mountain Bike Repair
$27.95 Add to cartJoin the millions of cyclists who swear by the name Zinn. Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance is the world’s best-selling guide to the maintenance and repair of mountain bikes, hybrids, and fa… [more below]
- Author: Zinn, Lennard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 552
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1646048148
- Language: English
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How Do You Lift a Lion?
$9.99 Add to cartHow do you lift a lion? With a machine that’s big and powerful with clanking metal parts? There are machines like that. But others have only a few moving parts. In fact, some machines are so simple th
- Series: Wells of Knowledge Science
- Author: Wells, Robert E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0807534218
- Language: English
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The Art of Physics: How Science Explains the Chaos, Contradictions, and Unpredictability of Life
$29.95 Add to cartCan physics change your life? It already has.
“What does complex system theory teach us about getting fired? How does the study of subatomic particles help us predict elections? In his insightful and- Author: Bharmal, Zahaan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1778402747
- Language: English
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Thermodynamics for Dummies
$29.99 Add to cartThe thermodynamics knowledge you need to succeed in class–and in your career
Thermodynamics For Dummies, 2nd Edition covers the topics found in a typical undergraduate introductory thermodynamic cour
- Author: Pauken, Michael T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 1394323492
- Language: English
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The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
$34.99 Add to cartThis book is a complete volume of Newton’s mathematical principles relating to natural philosophy and his system of the world. Newton, one of the most brilliant scientists and thinkers of all time, pr
- Author: Newton, Isaac
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 466
- Publish Date: August 15 2011
- ISBN10: 1607963817
- Language: English
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Quantum Steampunk: The Physics of Yesterday’s Tomorrow
$44.93 Read moreThe Industrial Revolution meets the quantum-technology revolution! A steampunk adventure guide to how mind-blowing quantum physics is transforming our understanding of information and energy.
Winner of
- Author: Yunger Halpern, Nicole
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1421443724
- Language: English
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How Birds Fly: The Science and Art of Avian Flight
$49.95 Add to cartBird flight is a mesmerizing spectacle, yet its intricacies remains largely shrouded in mystery for most. Even after over a century of study, certain aspects of bird flight continue to baffle the pub
- Author: Cavanagh, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0228104866
- Language: English
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The History of Speed: The Quest to Go Faster, from the Dawn of the Motor Car to the Speed of Sound
$29.95 Read moreEver since we built machines that could transport us, there has been a desire to find ways to make them go faster. For some, going faster isn’t enough — they want to be the fastest. This book celebr
- Author: Roach, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 10 2021
- ISBN10: 0228103541
- Language: English
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100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight
$49.95 Read more“Flight is the essence of birdness. I strive to illustrate the beauty and complexity of avian flight.”
— Peter Cavanagh100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight offers a vivid and va
- Author: Cavanagh, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 17 2021
- ISBN10: 0228103339
- Language: English
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Einstein’s Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe
$18.99 Read moreThis entertaining, eye-opening account of how the laws of thermodynamics are essential to understanding the world today–from refrigeration and jet engines to calorie counting and global warming–is “… [more below]
- Author: Sen, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1501181319
- Language: English
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Thermodynamics
$16.99 Add to cartIndisputably, this is a modern classic of science. Based on a course of lectures delivered by the author at Columbia University, the text is elementary in treatment and remarkable for its clarity and … [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Physics
- Author: Fermi, Enrico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 01 1956
- ISBN10: 048660361X
- Language: English
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Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
$20.00 Read moreAn eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274130
- Language: English
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Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance: The World’s Best-Selling Bicycle Repair and Maintenance Guide, 6th Edition
$27.95 Add to cartJoin the millions of cyclists who swear by the name Zinn. Now in its sixth edition, Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is the world’s best-selling guide to bicycle repair and maintenance.
Lennar- Author: Zinn, Lennard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 1646046870
- Language: English
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DK Super Readers Pre-Level What Makes Things Go?
$14.99 Read morePush, pull, pedal – make things go! Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.
Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the forces that move things – a high-quality,- Series: DK Super Readers
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0744071852
- Language: English
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DK Super Readers Pre-Level What Makes Things Go?
$4.99 Add to cartPush, pull, pedal – make things go! Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.
Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the forces that move things – a high-quality,- Series: DK Super Readers
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0744071860
- Language: English
