Technology & Engineering
Discover a wide selection of technology and engineering books, including top-rated mechanical and software engineering textbooks,
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry"Here is a human being speaking with calm and sanity out of the wilderness. We would do well to hear him." --The Washington Post Book World The Art of the Commonplace gathers twenty essays by Wendell Berry that offer an agrarian alternative to our...
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Survival in Space: The Apollo 13 MissionExplore the inspiring biographies and gripping historical accounts of the true story books in the Everyone Can Be a Reader (Nonfiction) series, expertly designed to engage reluctant readers and provide an accessible reading experience for all. April 11, 1970: Apollo 13 was launched from...
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Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross Sections of EverythingHow many rivets and bolts hold the wings of a Boeing 777 plane together? Why does an astronaut's spacesuit have a layer of liquid-cooled underwear? Who puts the jam in doughnuts? Find out the answers to these questions and much, much more in Stephen...
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Space Exploration for Kids: A Junior Scientist's Guide to Astronauts, Rockets, and Life in Zero GravityExplore deep space and beyond Get ready to take a thrilling journey to the farthest reaches of the universe. Space Exploration for Kids is loaded with out-of-this-world facts and eye-popping photographs that give you an inside look into the daily lives of astronauts. From...
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Professionals Talk Logistics: Sustaining Strategy and OperationsProfessionals talk logistics. It is an adage offered around many a military conference room, a time-honored piece of wisdom that serves as a cautionary reminder that logistics both enables and constrains military strategy and to ignore one imperils the other. Few book-length works have...
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Pop-Up PlanetariumBestselling author Lynn Brunelle brings young star lovers up close and personal with the constellations, under the night sky or right in their room, any time of the year. Take this book outside and use the built-in star wheel cover to find constellations in...
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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (2025): Faa-H-8083-25cAviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. has been the industry's trusted source for official FAA publications for over 80 years. Look for the ASA wings to ensure you're purchasing the latest authentic FAA release. This handbook FAA-H-8083-25C is current in 2025. Providing basic knowledge essential...
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Other Networks: A Radical Technology SourcebookOther Networks is writer and researcher Lori Emerson's index of telecommunications networks that existed before and outside of the internet.The internet as we know it is not a foregone conclusion. Indeed, the present corporatized, monolithic, surveilled state of our networked communications is just one...
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Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian WayLars Mytting's Norwegian Wood, a full-color practical book about the art and craft of handling wood for heating, is a gift-ready international bestseller. "You don't need to have a wood-burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone...
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Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and GrillingNew York Times BestsellerNAMED A BEST COOKBOOK BY Serious Eats - Christopher Kimball - Chicago Tribune - BBC - Wired - Epicurious - Leite's Culinaria - Food & WineFor succulent results every time, nothing is more crucial than understanding the science behind the interaction...
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Lots of Things to Know about SpaceYou'll never guess how many stars there are in the universe, who the first astronauts were, or why sunsets are blue on Mars! Discover the answers to these and all sorts of weird and wonderful facts about what lies beyond Planet Earth, as you...
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Little BrotherThe first in Cory Doctorow's New York Times bestselling YA series about a youthful rebellion against the torture-and-surveillance state. "A wonderful, important book ... I'd recommend Little Brother over pretty much any book I've read this year." -Neil GaimanMarcus, a.k.a "w1n5t0n," is only seventeen...
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Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion That Science Underlies Our Transportation SystemIn the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse in recent years, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why...
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Industrial Society and Its FutureIn 1971 Dr. Theodore Kaczynski rejected modern society and moved to a primitive cabin in the woods of Montana. There, he began building bombs, which he sent to professors and executives to express his disdain for modern society, and to work on his magnum...
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I Fuel: How Energy Powers Our Busy WorldWe're mighty fuel--ready to power the world! From lightbulbs and stoves to cars and planes, many things around us need fuel to work. Where does that fuel come from?Follow oil on its journey from the time of the dinosaurs to the bottom of the...
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How Technology Works: From Monster Trucks to Mars RoversGet inside the machinery of the modern world and understand the science that makes it all work with this all-in-one encyclopedia. Make technology fun, fascinating, and accessible with this inspiring guide for children aged 9+ that explains the machinery of everyday life. Each page...
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Happy Paws: A Branches Book (Layla and the Bots #1): Volume 1Meet rock star Layla and her team of Bots!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will...
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Great American Marine Corps StoriesOn November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved a resolution for the organization of the Corps, creating what would become the Marines, a heroic group of men and women who put their lives on the line in far-flung places around the globe. Here are...
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Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration"Illuminating. . . . Flight Paths does what only the best science books do: It adds to our knowledge of the world without diminishing its wonder."--Wall Street JournalThe captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed...
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Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout"Fire Season both evokes and honors the great hermit celebrants of nature, from Dillard to Kerouac to Thoreau--and I loved it."--J.R. Moehringer, author of The Tender Bar"[Connors's] adventures in radical solitude make for profoundly absorbing, restorative reading."--Walter Kirn, author of Up in the AirPhillip...
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