Industrial & Manufacturing

How do today's most successful tech companies - Amazon, Google, Facebook - design, develop, and deploy the products that have earned the love of literally billions of people around the world? Find out....

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Even the smartest among us can feel inept as we fail to figure out which light switch or oven burner to turn on, or whether to push, pull, or slide a door. The Design of Everyday Things shows that good, usable design is possible....

Under the aegis of machine learning in our data-driven machine age, computers are programming themselves and solving an extraordinary range of problems....

In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried 58 shipping containers from Newark to Houston....

In User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need....

In this classic text, Taiichi Ohno—inventor of the Toyota Production System and Lean manufacturing—shares the genius that sets him apart as one of the most disciplined and creative thinkers of our time....

The best-selling author of Inside Steve's Brain profiles Apple's legendary chief designer, Jonathan Ive....

This practical guide explains how you can apply key principles in psychology to build products and experiences that are more intuitive and human-centered....

In Stuff Matters, Miodownik entertainingly examines the materials he encounters in a typical morning, from the steel in his razor and the graphite in his pencil to the foam in his sneakers and the concrete in a nearby skyscraper....

In this New Thought classic, Atkinson looks at the law of attraction in the thought world....

Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly respected software engineer who worked in the final years of the Steve Jobs era - the Golden Age of Apple....

Surprising rules for successful monetization....

Did you ever want to start 3D printing but think it might be too difficult to learn? Do you feel that the subject matter is overly technical and possibly out of reach? Or do you believe that it would be just too complicated to even get started?

In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines eight inventions - clocks, steel rails, copper communication cables, photographic film, light bulbs, hard disks, scientific labware, and silicon chips - and reveals how they shaped the human experience....

The audio edition of this Shingo Prize-winning bestseller provides critical insights and approaches to make any lean transformation an ongoing success.

Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We’re rebelling against technology that’s too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte “read me” manuals....

A thrilling drama of man versus nature, detailing the fierce, ongoing fight against the mightiest and unlikeliest enemy: rust....

Whether you're an aspiring or experienced welding professional, this comprehensive guide covers every critical aspect of the CWI Part A exam.

"Conquer the CWI Part A Exam: Your Guide to Passing the Certified Welding Inspector Fundamentals Exam" is a concise and high-level resource ...

One of Michiko Kakutani's (New York Times) top 10 books of 2016. A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed....

In The Elements We Live By, physicist and award-winning author Anja Røyne takes us on an astonishing journey through chemistry and physics, introducing the building blocks from which we humans - and the world - are made....

"Conquer the CWI Part B Exam: Your Guide to Passing the Certified Welding Inspector Practical Exam" is a concise summary designed to help aspiring ...

I, Wes Sander, will share the secrets of creating knives and swords that are easy to make, yet strong and sharp....

Are you looking to learn how to MIG weld? This easy and quick read will give you all the information you really need to know to get started, in a ...