Search Results: Engineering from Adagio Books

The Overlook Press, 2006. Paperback. As New. 6 x 9. This is an unused book with minor shelf wear. Provides a history of the development or war machines with emphasis on the chariot and its influence on warfare, citing battles from 1286 BC through 352 AD. Illustrated throughout.

Holiday House, 1998. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 10 x 8 1/2. Edward Miller. A new glossy pictorial hardcover book. No dust jacket. Bold clear illustrations and simple text describe different kinds of bridges, how they are built, and how they are used.

UK: Paragon Inc., 2000. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2. A new glossy pictorial hardcover book with no dust jacket. Detailed illustrations with clear explanations show how large machines work. Machines include Oil Rig, Space Station, Wind Turbine, Power Shovel, plus others.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Natl Academy Pr, 1991. Soft cover. New. This book is new. Cover has slight shelfwear. "This book reports on the costs, effectiveness, and risks associated with agency and private sector inspection practices." Size: 6 x 9

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Natl Academy Pr, 1991. Soft cover. Very Good. An unread book with a damaged corner on front cover (frayed paper). "This book reports on the costs, effectiveness, and risks associated with agency and private sector inspection practices." Size: 6 x 9

Mexico: Editorial Trillas, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. 6 x 9. Area Mecanica agricola #49. Text is in Spanish. In very good, clean condition; rear cover corner crease. Explicados los metodos mas eficientes para trabajar la tierra, asi como la maquinaria necesaria, las partes, los ajustes y el funcionamiento de estas para asegurar la buena preparacion de los suelos.

U.S.A.: Silver Dolphin Books, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good. 12 x 11 1/2. This is an unused book with some peeling of silver lettering on cover. Provides illustrations, history and detailed information on skycrapers around the world and supplies the pieces to construct a model. Ages 8 and up.

New Jersey: Touchstone Books, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 6 x 9 1/2. In very good, clean condition with light wear to cover. Gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering; of the investors who risked their businesses and money; the politicians who understood its importance; the engineers, surveyors, and immigrant workers who sometimes lost their lives and all those others who did the backbreaking work of hacking through 2,000 miles to build the transcontinental railroad. With illustrations.

China: Xinjiang Fine Arts, 1991. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 10 1/2 x 13. An unused book with minor shelfwear to dust jacket.. Text is in Chinese and English. Illustrated throughout with photographs

College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.: Delmar Publishers, Inc., 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 8 1/2 x 11. In very good, clean condition showing only light cover wear. Designed to provide readers with the knowledge and skills required to read complete sets of working drawings for both residential and light commercial construction. Completely illustrated.

India: Intach, 1987. First Edition . Pamphlet. As New. 5 1/2 x 8 2/3. The INTACH Environmental Series #6. Contributions by various authors discuss the construction and effects of the Tehri Dam in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Western Himalaya.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2003. Plastic Comb Softcover. Very Good. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Contents include: Drought in Rajasthan; Approach and Methodology for Field Investigation; Consequences of Drought; Nature of Interventions; etc. Size: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2

U.S.A.: Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co, 1991. Hardcover. As New/As New. New with minor shelfwear to DJ. Provides a history of the company with technological and biographical reverences. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs.