design and construction

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Boatbuilder

1988

The theater props handbook

a comprehensive guide to theater properties, materials and construction
2000
Contains a comprehensive guide to the design and construction of theater props and explains the techniques involved in over one hundred specific property items.

Bridges and spans

2009
Chronicles the history of bridges and bridge construction including the ancient Roman arched bridges, and describes bridge safety and bridge disasters.

Automotive handbook

2007
Presents over two thousand entries on automotive principles, engineering theory, and applied mathematics, including topics such as the function of electronic fuel injection and methods for testing material hardness, and includes illustrations, diagrams, tables, and drawings.

Inside John Deere

a factory history
1999
Presents an overview of the history of the John Deere company and its factories, chronicling one hundred years of making tractors, providing a look at the key facilities, corporate offices, and its tractor construction and design.

Prison architecture

policy, design, and experience
2000

The Empire State Building

2005
Chronicles the history of the building of the Empire State Building in New York City between 1929 and 1931 and follows its step-by-step process including the many public relations promotionals and the famous movie featuring King Kong in 1933.

The car and its future

The reference shelf
2004

Brightwork

2000
Photographs and text profile the different kinds of ornamentation which were used on cars from the mid thirties to the late fifties, focusing on hood ornaments, horn buttons, emblems, and script.

Up goes the skyscraper!

1990
Follows, in simple text and illustrations, the building of a skyscraper step by step.

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