Update: I received this book and have not been disappointed at all. It was different from what I expected (not sure what I expected?) but in a good sense. For example, I am 50-60 pages into it and I find the details related to fabrication, casting, assembly, etc. very fascinating. A window on the sun set of that industrial world for sure.
The very end contains what I was originally looking for but realistically, that would have been a textbook in thermo and related topics. Who would have bought that? Nevertheless, I am looking forward to reaching the end of the book to plow into that material.
Certainly, happy with the purchase and am looking forward to the holidays and more time to read. My only beef is I need a magnifying glass occasionally to see some of the reference letters in the detailed diagrams- but what else is new! Anyone else in the group, needing some occasional magnification?
As others above have said, this is a winner for the price- get one for Christmas.
