Bibliography
LEGEND
- Books not highlighted are books I have read or use as a reference.
- Text Books used in Formal
Studies
- TECHNICAL SCIENCE (otherwise the FUNDAMENTALS OF
ENGINEERING(FE))
- Engineering Graphics & CADD
- Graphic Engineering Geometry; John R Bedford
- Technical Drawing; Giesecke, Mitchell, Spencer, Hill &
Dygdon
- Autocad Advanced Techniques; Sharp & Hamm
- The ABC’s of AutoLISP; George Omura
- Inside AutoCAD (5th ed); Raker & Rice
- Customising Autocad(2nd ed); Smith & Gesner
- Inside AutoLISP; Smith & Gesner
- AutoCAD programming; Dennis N Jump
- Inside AutoCAD 14; Burchard, Pitzer & Soen , et
al.
- Mathematics
- Introductory Linear
Algebra with Applications (2nd ed); Bernard Kolman
- Calculus (2nd ed);
Stanley I Grossman
- Advanced Engineering
Mathematics; Peter V O’Neil
- Statistics for Business
& Economics; Robert Sandy
- Physics
- Physics for Everyone: Motion & Heat; Landau &
Kitaigorodsky
- Ordinary Level Physics (3rd ed); Abbott
- Physics: Made Simple; Freeman & Morgan
- Foundations of Physics;Lehrman & Swartz
- College Physics(3rd ed); Franklin Miller, Jr
- Physics for Engineers; Walter Schofield
- Fundamentals of Physics
(2nd ed); Halliday & Resnick
- Chemistry
- Mastering Chemistry; P Critchlow
- Chemistry for the
Engineering and Applied Sciences (2nd ed); Steedman, Snadden
& Anderson
- Chemical
Principles; Masterton, Slowinski & Stanitski
- Introdution to Chemistry; Gordon M Barrow
- Chemsitry, Man and Society (2nd ed); Jones, Netterville,
Johnston & Wood
- Elements of Chemistry; Donald J Cook
- General Chemistry (2nd ed); Theodore L Brown.
- Chemistry a Conceptual Approach (3rd ed); Mortimer
- Concepts of Chemistry; William W Portfield
- Engineering Mechanics And Structural Analysis
- Statics (2nd Ed) ;
J.L Meriam
- Engineering
Mechanics(Vol 2) – Dynamics; J L Meriam ·
- Strength And Stability of Materials
- Mechanics of Materials ; Gere & Timoshenko
- Materials Science
- The Nature and
Properties of Engineering Materials (2nd ed);
Jastrzebski
- Introdution to Materials Science for Engineers(2nd ed);
James F. Shackelford.
- Computer Science
- Mastering Computers; G G L Wright
- Computers & Information Systems; Jerome S Burstein
- Computing for Engineers
and Scientists with Fortran 77; Daniel D McCracken
- The Computer Science Problem Solver; Dr M Fogiel
- Computer Languages: A guide for the perplexed; Naomi S
Baron
- Wordperfect 5.1 Macros; Mosich, Bixby &
Adams-Regan
- dBASE III Programmers Reference Guide; Alan Simpson
- DOS the complete reference (2nd ed); Kris Jamsa
- Unix the Complete Reference; Stephen Coffin
- Unix Administrators Guide for System V; Thomas &
Farrow
- Mastering SunOS; Heslop & Angell
- Windows 95 Secrets (4th ed); Livingston & Straub
- Windows XP Professional, The Complete Reference; Guy
Hart-Davis
- Linux (3rd ed), The Complete Reference; Richard
Petersen
- Upgrading & Troubleshooting Networks, The Complete
Reference; Craig Zacker
- Home Networking Bible; Sue Plumley
- Using Microsoft Office 97 Professional (Special edition);
Boyce, et al
- HTML web Publishing 6 in 1; Todd Stauffer
- Using HTML 4 (6th ed); Molly E Holzschlag
- Microsoft Office 97 Visual BASIC Programmers Guide;
Microsoft Press
- Beginning Java Script; Paul Wilton
- Environmental Science
- Physical Geography: Earth Systems; John J Hidore
- Elements of Meteorology (2nd ed); Miller &
Thompson
- The Weather Almanac; Ruffner & Bair
- Practical Weather Forecasting; Frank Mitchell-Christie
- 1001 Questions Answered about the Weather; Frank H
Forrester
- Environmental Science (3rd ed); J Turk & A Turk
- Focus on Earth Science (2nd ed); Bishop, Lewis &
Bronaugh
- The way things work book of nature- an illustrated
encyclopedia of man & nature; Allen & Unwin
- Environmental Engineering; Gerard Kiely.
- Design
- Advanced Design and Technology(2nd ed); Norman, Cubitt,
Urry & Whittaker
- TECHNICAL SCIENCE by Discipline (otherwise the FUNDAMENTALS OF
ENGINEERING (FE))
- General Engineering References
- Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations; Tyler G
Hicks
- Industrial Engineering
- Production and Operations
Management(5th Ed); Lockyer, Muhlemann & Oakland
- Production & Operations Management(3rd Ed); Heizer &
Render
- Introduction to
WorkStudy(3rd ed); International Labour Office.
- Maynard’s Industrial Engineering Handbook (5th ed); editor :
Kjell B Zandin.
- Basic Business Logistics:
Transportation, Materials Management, Physical Distribution(2nd
ed); R H Ballou
- Integrated Production
Control Systems: Management, Analysis, Design 2/E; Bedworth &
Bailey
- Statistical Quality Design
and Control – Contemporary Concepts and Methods; DeVor, Chang &
Sutherland
- Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling,
and Controlling (6th ed); Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Fundamentals of Tool Design (3rd Ed); Society of Manufacturing
Engineers
- Manufacturing Processes for
Engineering Materials(2nd Ed); Serope Kalpakjian
- Manufacturing Processes(7th
Ed); Amstead, Ostwald & Begeman The New Engineer
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Design; J E Shigley
- Engineering Thermodynamics
Work & Heat Transfer (3rd ed); Rogers & Mayhew
- Fluid Mechanics(1st Metric
ed); Streeter& Wylie
- Structural Engineering
- Elementary Structural Analysis; Wilbur & Norris
- Elementary Structural Analysis; Robert G Bloggs
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Basic Electrical
Engineering Science; McKenzie Smith and K.T. Hosie
- TECHNICAL PLANNING, DESIGN AND MANAGMENT (otherwise ENGINEERING
PRACTICE)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Architectural Engineering Design – Mechanical Systems; Robert
Brown Butler
- Structural Engineering
- Steel Designers Handbook (UK)
- Steel Designers Manual (Aust.); Gorenck & Tinuo
- Structural Steel Designers Handbook (3rd ed) {US};
Brockenbrough & Merritt
- Handbook of Structural Steel Connection Design and
Details;Akbar R Tamboli
- Architectural Engineering Design – Structural Systems;Robert
Brown Butler
- Wind Loading of Structures; John D Holmes
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Australian Wiring Practice (4th ed) Volume 1; Pethebridge
& Neeson
- Australian Wiring Practice (4th ed) Volume 2; Pethebridge
& Neeson
- THE WORLD BEYOND ENGINEERING
- Novels
- The Existential Pleasures of Engineering: Samuel C Florman
- Distant Voices:John Pilger
- History
- Technology in the Ancient World; Henry Hodges
- The Map That Changed The World: the Tale of William Smith and the
Birth of a Science; Simon Winchester
- The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and
Everest was Named; John Keay
- The Washing of The Spears: Donald R. Morris
- Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers Samuel
Smiles
- Men, Machines and Modern Times: Elting E. Morison
- The Complete Handgun 1300 to the Present: Ian V. Hogg
- The Tank Story: Ian Hogg
- Pictorial History of Aircraft: David Mondey
- Pictorial History of the Royal Australian Air Force: George
Odgers
- Technology in the Ancient World: Henry Hodges
- They Made History Great Men and Women from Britain's
Past:Plantagenet Somerset Fry
- Spotlight on Soldiers:
- The History of the Olympic Games: Xenophon L. Messinesi
- The Champions: R. S. Whitington
- Southeast Asia an Illustrated Introductory History: Milton
Osborne
- Geography and Natural History
- The Naturalists Pioneers of Natural History: Alan C.
Jenkins
- Physical Geography: Earth Systems John J. Hidore
- Elements of Meteorology: Miller & Thompson
- David Attenborough's Fabulous Animals: David Attenborough
- Tracks, Trails and Signs: Fred J. Speakman
- The Wonderful World of Ocean Life: Heather Angel
- Monsters of the Sea: Barbara Lindsay
- Language & Communications
- The Art of Speaking: Made Simple; Gondin, Mammen &
Dodding
- Communicating in Business
and Professional Settings; Hanna & Wilson
- About Language: A reader
for Writers (2nd ed); Roberts & Turgeon
- A Contemporary Rhetoric; Hairston
- Writing, Researching, Communicating: Communication Skills for the
Information age; Windscuttle & Windscuttle
- The English Language Form & Use; Chisholm & Milic
- The Simple Subs Book; Leslie sellers
- Newsman’s English: A Guide to Writing lively, Lucid, and Effective
Prose; Harold Evans
- Style Manual: for Writers, Editors & Printers (4th ed);
Australian Government Publishing Service
- The Elements of Drafting (7th ed); J K Aitken
- Economics & Accounting
- Location in Space: A Theoretical Approach to Economic Geography
(2nd ed); Lloyd & Dicken
- Economics Today (5th ed); Miller
- Introductory Accounting & Finance; Althea Bell
- Business & Management
- Gonzo Marketing: Winning Through Worst Practices;Christopher
Locke
- Business Today (6th ed); Rachman, Mescon, Bovee &Thill
- Management; Bartol
& Martin
- Administrative Office
Management (10th ed); Kallaus & Keeling
- Today’s Office; Hinkly
& Lehmann
- Dynamics of Industrial
Relations in Australia; Dufty & Fells
- Law
- Practical Contracting:
Ian Davison
- Commercial Law: Made Simple; John Parris
- Initiative and Referendum: The Peoples Law; Geoffrey de Q
Walker
- Arts & Humanities
- The Prince; Niccolo Machiavelli
- The Social Contract; Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Utopia; Thomas More
- Philosophy: Made Simple; Popkin, Stroll & Kelly
- Environment, Technology and Society
- The Ages of Gaia: James Lovelock
- Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth: R. Buckminster
Fuller
- Technology and Man's Future: Albert H. Teich, editor
- The Third Wave: Alvin Toffler
- Utopia: Thomas More
- The Social Contract: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Unemployment: Keith Windscuttle
- War in 2080: David Langford
- Inside the Third World: Paul Harrison
- The Third World Tomorrow: Paul Harrison
- Masters of Illusion : The World Bank and the Poverty of
Nations: Catherine Caufield
- The Miner's Canary: Niles Eldredge
- Initiative and Referendum: The Peoples Law: Geoffrey de Q.
Walker
- The Way Things Work Book of Nature
- The Gaia Atlas of Planet Management
- The Gaia Peace Atlas
- Technology
- Velikovsky Affair: Alfred De Grazia et ol.
- Worlds In Collision: Immanuel Velikovsky
- Structures or Why Things Don't Fall Down: J. E. Gordon
- Bicyling Science: Whitt & Wilson
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology:Kenneth
Gatland
- The Wonderful World of Motorcycles: Charles E.Deane
- Everyday Inventions:Meredith Hooper
- Computers
- My Friend Arnold's Book of Personal Computers: Gareth
Powell
- Business, Management, Politics
- The Prince: Niccolo Machiavelli
- The Art of War: Sun Tzu
- Great Ideas in Management: Parkinson, Rustomji & Sapre
- The Incredible Japanese: Parkinson, Rustomji & Sapre
- The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi
- The 80/20 Principle: Richard Koch
- Maverick: Ricardo Semler
- Made In Japan: Akio Morita
- McDonalds: Behind The Arches: John F Love
- The Communist Manifesto: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
- Perception, Psychology
- Straight and Crooked Thinking: Robert H. Thouless
- Take the road to creativity and get off your dead end: David
Campbell
- Lateral Thinking: Edward De Bono
- The use of Lateral Thinking: Edward De Bono
- The Business of Management: Edward De Bono
- Lateral Thinking: Edward De Bono
- Opportunities: Edward De Bono
- Po: Beyond Yes and No: Edward De Bono
- The Mechanism of Mind: Edward De Bono
- The Happiness Purpose: Edward De Bono
- Psyco-Cybernetics: Maxwell Maltz
- Psyco-Cybernetics and Self-fulfillment: Maxwell Maltz
- FICTION
- Zen and the art of motorcycle
maintenance: Robert Pirsig
- Lila: Robert Pirsig
- Catch 22: Joseph Heller
- The Chrysalids: John Wyndham
- Gridlock: Ben Elton
- Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell
- The Time machine: H. G. Wells
- JOURNALS
