The Insulin-Resistance Diet--Revised and Updated by McGraw-Hill $16.95
Now revised and updated, the best-selling book that has helped thousands overcome insulin resistance and lose weight. A longtime best-seller, this life-long, livable eating plan shows you how to lose weight safely and easily, linking carbs and proteins to control blood sugar and insulin spikes. This revised edition includes the latest information on good versus bad fats, carbs, and more. And it...
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by Simon & Schuster $35.00
Published on the fortieth anniversary of its initial publication, this edition of the classic book contains a new Preface by David McCullough, “one of our most gifted living writers” (The Washington Post).Built to join the rapidly expanding cities of New York and Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Bridge was thought by many at the start to be an impossibility destined to fail if not from insurmountable...
On Architecture (Penguin Classics) by Richard Schofield $18.00
A new, illustrated edition of a foundational work on architecture, engineering, and urban planning The only treatise on architecture to have survived from Roman times, Vitruvius' On Architecture provides a fascinating picture of how the Romans planned and built their great structures and cities. Dedicated to Augustus, it sets out all the information an architect of the time needed-from plans...
Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam by Professional Publications, Inc. $336.00
The Civil Engineering Reference Manual is the most accurate and comprehensive reference for the Civil PE exam. This trusted text covers all the topics, codes, and standards on the NCEES Civil PE exam specifications. Clear and focused explanations of civil engineering concepts are reinforced with over 500 step-by-step example problems. Essential tables, figures, graphs, and appendices make it...
Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Dover Publications $16.95
This highly useful text for students and professionals working in the applied sciences shows how to formulate and solve partial differential equations. Realistic, practical coverage of diffusion-type problems, hyperbolic-type problems, elliptic-type problems and numerical and approximate methods. Suggestions for further reading. Solution guide available upon request. 1982 edition.
Mechanics of Materials by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math $25.00
Beer and Johnston’s Mechanics of Materials is the uncontested leader for the teaching of solid mechanics. Used by thousands of students around the globe since its publication in 1981, Mechanics of Materials, provides a precise presentation of the subject illustrated with numerous engineering examples that students both understand and relate to theory and application. The tried and true...
Engineering Mechanics Dynamic and Student FBD Workbook Package (10th Edition) by Prentice Hall $131.00
Offers a concise and thorough presentation of engineering mechanics theory and application. The material is reinforced with numerous examples to illustrate principles and imaginative, well-illustrated problems of varying degrees of difficulty. The book is committed to developing users' problem-solving skills. Features new "Photorealistc" figures (approximately 200) that have been rendered in...
Steel Design by CL-Engineering $226.95
Steel Design covers the fundamentals of structural steel design with an emphasis on the design of members and their connections, rather than the integrated design of buildings. Not only is Steel Design a revision of LRFD Steel Design, it also encompasses the 2005 unification of LRFD and ASD as is covered in the Steel Construction Manual. The book is designed so that instructors can...
Civil Discipline-Specific Review for the FE/EIT Exam by Professional Publications, Inc. $96.00
The Civil Discipline-Specific Review is designed to give you the best preparation for the civil section of the FE exam. 61 practice problems plus two 4-hour afternoon practice exams supplement your study regime and help you assess your readiness for the exam. If you are taking the civil section of the FE exam, Civil Discipline-Specific Review will give you the focused practice and preparation you...
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down by Da Capo Press $18.95
For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer your questions. J. E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles...