Engines: The Inner Workings of Machines That Move the World

ENGINES--attractive, informational, fun to browse. Before putting it on a side table, I removed the paper jacket for careful storage as I always do for such a book, and was amazed and pleased to see the inner cover of the book (shown in my photo) is just as beautiful as the jacket. A perfect gift for almost anyone, but especially those hard-to-buy-for persons.

Whether you love Engines or not, you will enjoy the illustrations and text of this wonderful book.

Fantastic source.

The book is very detailed and goes into (needed) detail of explanation and even “over the top” regarding certain mathematical design features. A masterpiece of coverage and explanation which I’ve come to expect from his other works. Simple to complex and with simple anecdotes along the way, it’s a very enjoyable venture into mechanics, design, and historical significance. The abundance of pictures and schematics are well served as needed. A real treat for a “mech/head”…

We have several of these books and enjoy them, whether learning from them as a part of homeschooling or just flipping through them when bored and enjoying the pictures.

The author describes in detail how various engines work and he even made his own models of engines to help demonstrate and aid in understanding. This is a great resource to have for anyone interested in how engines work. There are also many beautiful photos, as with all Theodore Gray's books.My 11-year old has read this cover to cover and really appreciates the attention to detail in explanations as well as the author's humor.

A forgotten art: writing in a humorous fashion, and more so, conveying actual real information. Not an easy taskReally fun book to read , specially for us philistines in the worldJ M Paredes

Great Manual of Variation's of propulsion