100 Best Civil Engineering Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Ashlee Vance

5.0

Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explo

Recommended by Richard Branson, Casey Neistat, Andrea Loubier, and 40 others.

Richard Branson

Founder/Virgin Group

Elon Musk is a man after my own heart: a risk taker undaunted by setbacks and ever driven to ensure a bright future for humanity. Ashlee Vance's stellar biography captures Musk's remarkable life story and irrepressible spirit. [source]

Casey Neistat

Founder/368 Creative Space

I'm fascinated by Elon Musk, I own a Tesla, I read Ashlee Vance's biography on Elon Musk. I think he's a very interesting charachter. [source]

Andrea Loubier

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future as this was still in the first couple of years of me starting my own company, Mailbird and it was inspiring and visionary. It helps you go from a small voice in a big corporate company, to thinking big and voicing your wild opinions and creating plan to work towards it. [source]

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Structuresor Why Things Don T Fall Down

J. E. Gordon

5.0

I am very much aware that it is an act of extreme rashness to attempt to write an elementary book about structures. Indeed it is only when the subject is stripped of its mathematics that one begins to realize how difficult it is to pin down and describe those structural concepts which are often called' elementary'; by which I suppose we mean 'basic' or 'fundamental'. Some of the omis sions and ove

Recommended by Elon Musk.

Elon Musk

Founder/SpaceX

It is really, really good if you want a primer on structural design. [source]

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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

Aldo Leopold

4.7

First published in 1949, A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land.

Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of the Wisconsin countryside; another part that gathers informal pieces written by Leopold over

Recommended by Isabella Tree, Mark Boyle, and Mike Phillips.

Isabella Tree

Leopold wrote that one of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. To me, that rings painfully true. [source]

Mark Boyle

I love many books, but I am in love with A Sand County Almanac. [source]

Mike Phillips

It speaks to the need for us to recognize we’re just as much a part of this planet as the wondrous diversity of life that still surrounds us. [source]

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Silent Spring

Rachel Carson

4.7

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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in June of 1962. The book appeared in September of that year and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully througho

Recommended by John Kerry.

John Kerry

I’d start with Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, which looked at how pesticide use was harming, and in some cases killing, animals and humans, and really was the first book of its kind to illustrate this environmental destruction. I’ve been so involved in the environment for years and years and that has been a great guideline – it was really the awakening, if you will, to the environmental movement and to the progress we’ve made over the last quarter century or more. [source]

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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

David McCullough

4.6

Published on the fortieth anniversary of its initial publication, this edition of the classic book contains a new Preface by David McCullough, “one of our most gifted living writers” (The Washington Post).

Built to join the rapidly expanding cities of New York and Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Bridge was thought by many at the start to be an impossibility destined to fail if not from insurmountable techni

Recommended by Michael Lopp and Brent Glass.

Michael Lopp

VP of Engineering/Slack

A fascinating read about when bridges were still in beta. [source]

Brent Glass

Even though you know what the ending is, he creates a dramatic sense of just what it took to bring this bridge into being and to complete it. [source]

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The Feynman Lectures on Physics

Richard P. Feynman

4.6

The legendary introduction to physics from the subject's greatest teacher
"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning a book that has remained a definitive introduction to physics for decades. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics

Recommended by Bill Gates and David Bainbridge.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

You don't have to take a course to learn physics. If you're hardcore, read the Feynman book and do the problems. [source]

David Bainbridge

I think that he is one of the most intelligent people to live in the 20th century. Yet at the same time, surprisingly, he is an amazingly good teacher. This is quite an unusual combination. [source]

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Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Peter H. Diamandis

4.5

Providing abundance is humanity’s grandest challenge—this is a book about how we rise to meet it.

We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially growing technologies and three other powerful f

Recommended by Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Michael Dell, and 7 others.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

On Bill Gates's reading list in 2012. [source]

Richard Branson

Founder/Virgin Group

Today is World Book Day, a wonderful opportunity to address this #ChallengeRichard sent in by Mike Gonzalez of New Jersey: Make a list of your top 65 books to read in a lifetime. [source]

Michael Dell

CEO/Dell Computers

The authors of Abundance go so far as to claim that "technology has the potential to significantly raise the basic standards of living for every man, woman, and child on the planet." Before you disagree, read the book. They make a fascinating argument, and make me happier than ever that I ditched my dream of being a doctor to enter the unpredictable world of IT. We live in exciting times. [source]

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Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World

Peter H. Diamandis

4.5

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From the coauthors of the New York Times bestseller Abundance comes their much anticipated follow-up: Bold—a radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the lives of billions.

Bold unfolds in three parts. Part One focuses on the expon

Recommended by Bill Clinton, Eric Schmidt, Michael Dell, and 3 others.

Bill Clinton

Former USA President

Bold is a visionary roadmap for people who believe they can change the world---and offers invaluable advice about bringing together the partners and technologies to help them do it. [source]

Eric Schmidt

CEO/Google

Abundance showed us where our world can be in 20 years. BOLD is a roadmap for entrepreneurs to help us get there. [source]

Michael Dell

CEO/Dell Computers

I loved Peter Diamandis’ and Steven Kotler’s book Abundance, their writing and their Vision. BOLD is an amazing sequel, a book that every entrepreneur should read. It is inspiring, filled with incredible insights and offers a practical how-to game plan for going big and impacting the world. [source]

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SAS Survival Handbook, Third Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere

John 'Lofty' Wiseman

4.5

The ultimate guide to survival, this edition now includes the most essential urban survival tips for today, supplementing the fully updated original, bestselling handbook.

The original and best survival guide for any situation in every climate is back. Now with added techniques for handling Urban dangers, the SAS Survival Handbook is the complete companion for adventurers everywhere. From making ca

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The Romagus Papers: Confessions of an Engine Nerd

Kyle Romagus

4.4

THE FIREGROUND DOES NOT REWARD CONFIDENCE OR TRADITION. IT REWARDS UNDERSTANDING!For decades, the fire service has excelled at teaching firefighters what to do—stretching lines, forcing doors, and flowing water—but has often failed to teach them how to think. We train mechanical skills for the controlled environment of the academy, but the street demands real-time judgment, timing, and adaptabilit

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Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy

Serhii PLOKHY

4.4

On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, workers, engineers, firefighters and those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. The blast put the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation, contaminating over half of Europe with radioactive fallout.

In Chernobyl, award

Recommended by Kate Brown and Stephen Bush.

Kate Brown

He’s really good here at laying down the background of the disaster itself, the plant’s construction, the days leading up to it, the moments the accident occurred. He talks about the accident itself, the delay in informing the public, the censorship of news, the trial of the nuclear power plant operators who he thinks were treated as scapegoats, and the political outcomes of all this deception. [source]

Stephen Bush

It’s just a really thrilling book, as well as being a really interesting history of that time. But the reason why I think it’s also a brilliant political book is fundamentally what Plokhii reveals in his writing, is that the failure of Chernobyl was fundamentally a failure of a political system, as well as a failure of a scientific system. [source]

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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

Bill Gates

4.4

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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

Randall Munroe

4.4

In Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words, things are explained in the style of Up Goer Five, using only drawings and a vocabulary of the 1,000 (or "ten hundred") most common words. Explore computer buildings (datacenters), the flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates), the things you use to steer a plane (airliner cockpit controls), and the little bags of water you're made of (cells).

Recommended by Bill Gates and Kate Lee (St Paul's Girls' School).

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

Thing Explainer is filled with cool basic knowledge about how the world works. If one of Munroe’s drawings inspires you to go learn more about a subject—including a few extra terms—then he will have done his job. He has written a wonderful guide for curious minds. [source]

Kate Lee (St Paul's Girls' School)

It’s about how to explain things using the simplest terms you possibly can, using only the top 1,000 words in the English language. It’s just ingenious. So many people will try and sound clever by using lots of fancy words, but this is exact opposite. It is being clever by using the most straightforward language you possibly can, without sacrificing accuracy. It’s beautifully drawn and beautifully written, and it makes me smile a lot. [source]

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Structural Analysis

Russell C. Hibbeler

4.4

For courses in Structural Analysis; also suitable for individuals planning a career as a structural engineer.Applying theory to structural modeling and analysis
Structural Analysis, 10th Edition, presents the theory and applications of structural analysis as it applies to trusses, beams, and frames. Through its reader-friendly, clear organization, the text emphasizes developing the ability to m

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Fundamentals of Structural Analysis

Harry H. West

4.3

A pedagogically sound treatment concerning the concepts of structural analysis ranging from the classical method to modern matrix techniques. Progresses from simple structure types and analytical procedures to more complex structures and comprehensive methods. Stresses discrete problems of limited scope to demonstrate foundation principles that will facilitate understanding of more inclusive and p

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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water

Marc Reisner

4.3

The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by L

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Architecture: Form, Space, & Order

Francis D. K. Ching

4.3

THE CLASSIC ARCHITECTURAL REFERENCE, UPDATED WITH CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES AND INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

For more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. The updated and revised Fourth Edition features the fundamental elements of space and form and is designed to encourage cri

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Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori, Kevin Woest

4.3

The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive) ways.

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FE Civil Practice

Michael R. Lindeburg PE

4.3

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FE Civil Practice offers comprehensive practice for the NCEES FE Civil exam. This book is part of an integrated review program designed to help you pass the FE exam the first time.

FE Civil Practice features include:

over 460 three-minute,

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Pipe Fitters Blue Book Revised

W. V. Graves

4.3

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Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

Grady Hillhouse

4.3

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Train: The Definitive Visual History (DK Definitive Transport Guides)

DK

4.3

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The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor

J. E. Gordon, Philip Ball

4.3

J. E. Gordon's classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fascinating and fundamental questions about how the structural world around us works. Gordon focuses on so-called strong materials--such as metals, wood, ceramics, glass, and bone--explaining in engaging and accessible terms the unique physical and chemical basis for their inherent structural qualit

Recommended by Bill Gates.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

A recapitulation of the history of materials told in an interesting and approachable way. [source]

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The Johnstown Flood

David McCullough

4.3

At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for an exclusive summer resort patronized by the tycoons of that same industrial prosperity, among them Andrew C

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Learning to Burn: Live Fire Training for the Modern Fire Environment

Ian Bennett

4.3

Live fire is some of the most challenging, expensive, and dangerous training that firefighters can engage in. Bad training wastes time and money, fails to prepare students, and has caused equipment damage, injuries, and even deaths. Despite this, there exist almost no resources on how to conduct live fire training that is both safe and realistic. Based on years of experience with live fire trainin

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The Prepper's Water Survival Handbook: Easy to Follow Steps to Find, Filter, Purify and Store Water for Long Term Readiness,

Rachel Murdock

4.3

💡Fact: 60% of Americans are unprepared for a natural disaster—Don’t be part of that statistic: Discover the art of water survival and self-reliance in a world where the unpredictable becomes reality!🚨In a world where unpredictability is a constant, the importance of water becomes strikingly clear.🚰 We can live weeks without food, but only a few days without water – it's not just essential; it's vi

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Cry of the Kalahari

Mark James Owens

4.2

“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist.”—Chicago Tribune

Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a pair of binoculars, two young Americans, Mark and Delia Owens, caught a plane to Africa, bought a thirdhand Land Rover, and drove deep into the Kalahari Desert. There they lived for seven years, in an unex

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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America

Timothy Egan

4.2

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno that jumped from treetop to ridge as it raged, destroying towns and timber in the blink of an eye. Forest rangers had assembled nearly ten thousand men — colle

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What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

Mona Hanna-Attisha

4.2

The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis--an inspiring tale of scientific resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power.

Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michigan--in the name of austerity--shifted the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water that flowed from their taps--but offi

Recommended by Lexi Alexander.

Lexi Alexander

Congrats Doctor Hanna-Attisha. Well deserved. It’s a great book https://t.co/XgoMjECOOW [source]

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Scientific American September 2026

Scientific American

4.2

Scientific American covers the most important and exciting research, ideas and knowledge in science, health, technology, the environment and society. It is committed to sharing trustworthy knowledge and enhancing our understanding of the world .

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The Book of Search

Firehouse Vigilance

4.2

43 authors46 articles92,000 words287 pagesOne topic... Search. By firefighters, for firefighters.This is a collection of subject matter experts, some of the best in the fire service, coming together to share their knowledge on the topic of search. The Book of Search is 100% free to anyone and everyone in PDF format. This hardback version is for collection purposes and all profits from the purchase

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The Aggressive Standard: Reclaiming The Fire Service

Kelly McGowan

4.2

This book is a raw, honest, and experience-driven look into the heart of the fire service. It challenges firefighters to return to what the job was built on, courage, discipline, calculated aggression, and brotherhood. Through lessons learned in smoke-filled hallways and long nights at the firehouse, it calls readers to embrace both the art and science of firefighting, balancing risk with readines

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The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers Architects

Mario Salvadori, Saralinda Hooker, et al.

4.2

Students discover the basic principles necessary to build all types of structures used in everyday life including bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural gems. Line art illustrations help to explain projects that demonstrate how these principles keep structures solid. Perfect for kids who wonder why, and love to figure things out! All projects are easily done with materials found around-the-

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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

Ben Goldfarb

4.2

WINNER of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

Washington Post "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction"

Science News "Favorite Science Books of 2018"

Booklist "Top Ten Science/Technology Book of 2018"

"A marvelously humor-laced page-turner about the science of semi-aquatic rodents.... A masterpiece of a treatise on the natural world."--The Washington Post

In Eager, environmental jou

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The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Vapor

Gerald H. Pollack

4.2

World renowned scientist, Dr. Gerald Pollack, takes us on a fantastic voyage through water, showing us a hidden universe teeming with physical activity - providing simple explanations for common everyday phenomena, which you have inevitably seen but not really understood.

For instance, have you ever wondered. . .

How do clouds made up of dense water droplets manage to float in the sky? Why don't you

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The Pipe Fabricators Blue Book

W. V. Graves

4.2

This book was written and revised in 1976 (ISBN 0908321-1-7. It was revised again in 2003 (ISBN 0-9708321-3-3. Your website description can remain the same except add "Revised 2003".

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Beekeeping for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Building Your Own Beehive, Colony Management, Honey Harvesting, and Turning Your Passion into Profit | + BONUS: Hive Inspection Checklist

Michael York

4.2

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Building Construction Illustrated

Francis D. K. Ching, Cassandra Adams

4.2

A professional architect presents an update to the classic manual on residential and light construction techniques and includes increased coverage of environmentally friendly materials--plus the latest data on concrete, steel and glazing technology, energy efficiency in buildings, moisture and thermal protection, natural lighting, and masonry. 100+ line drawings.

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Civil Engineering Formulas (Pocket Guide)

Tyler Hicks

4.2

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The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook: Identify and Solve Common Pest Problems on Edible Plants - All Natural Solutions!

Susan Mulvihill

4.2

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Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources

M. Kat Anderson

4.2

John Muir was an early proponent of a view we still hold today—that much of California was pristine, untouched wilderness before the arrival of Europeans. But as this groundbreaking book demonstrates, what Muir was really seeing when he admired the grand vistas of Yosemite and the gold and purple flowers carpeting the Central Valley were the fertile gardens of the Sierra Miwok and Valley Yokuts In

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Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio

Mike Senior

4.2

Discover how to achieve release-quality mixes even in the smallest studios by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers.

Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio is a down-to-earth primer for small-studio enthusiasts who want chart-ready sonics in a hurry. Drawing on the back-room strategies of more than 100 famous names, this entertaining guide leads you step-by-step thr

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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

Hannah Ritchie

4.2

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A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying, and Civil Engineering

Christopher Gorse, David Johnston, et al.

4.2

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Prepper’s Water Purification Survival Bible: How to Find, Harvest, Filter, Purify, and Store Water Off the Grid

Johnathan Nash

4.2

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Probability, Statistics, and Decision for Civil Engineers

Jack R Benjamin PhD and C. Allin Cornell PhD

4.2

Designed as a primary text for civil engineering courses, as a supplementary text for courses in other areas, or for self-study by practicing engineers, this text covers the development of decision theory and the applications of probability within the field. Extensive use of examples and illustrations helps readers develop an in-depth appreciation for the theory's applications, which include stren

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The Complete Guide to the Firefighter Interview

Dwight Killpack

4.2

Crush your next firefighter interview and make your dream of becoming a firefighter a reality!Determined to become a firefighter but stuck at the interview stage? With years of experience in coaching candidates to success, seasoned firefighter and expert coach Dwight Killpack understands the challenges that you are facing. Many aspiring firefighters possess the skills and determination, yet find t

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Mastering Fireground Command: Calm the Chaos!

Anthony Kastros, Brian Brush

4.2

Anthony Kastros and Brian Brush’s Mastering Fireground Command: Calm the Chaos! is an unprecedented text with more than 1,000 years of combined experience in command case studies by incident commanders from coast to coast. This book will empower you with the skills to: • Improve communications, risk assessment, and accountability with less radio traffic. • Develop an aggressive team to save more c

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PE Civil Structural Exam Prep: The Most Complete Study Guide with Practice Problems, Step-by-Step Solutions, In-Depth Reviews & Full Exams to Get Ready in No Time and Pass with Confidence

Learnova

4.2

Start studying the smart way and level up your engineering career with this all-in-one blueprint for passing the Civil PE Structural exam!Do you want to access exciting new opportunities in your civil engineering career? Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed out about your upcoming PE Civil Structural exam? Or are you searching for a comprehensive exam prep to give you the skills and confidence

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Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape

Brad Lancaster

4.1

Turn water scarcity into water abundance!

"Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 3rd Edition" is the best-selling, award-winning guide on how to conceptualize, design, and implement life-enhancing water-, sun-, wind-, and shade-harvesting systems for your home, landscape, and community. This book enables you to assess your on-site resources, gives you a diverse array of strategie

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PPI FE Review Manual: Rapid Preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, 3rd Edition (Paperback) – A Comprehensive Preparation Guide for the FE Exam

MichaelR. Lindeburg

4.1

*Add the convenience of accessing this book anytime, anywhere on your personal device with the eTextbook version for only $59 at ppi2pass.com/etextbook-program.*

FE Review Manual, 3rd Edition

Michael R. Lindeburg PE’s FE Review Manual, 3rd Edition offers complete review for the FE exam. This book is part of comprehensive learning management systems designed to help you pass the FE exam the first

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FE Civil Practice Problems

MichaelR. Lindeburg PE

4.1

This book is no longer up to date, please see PPI's FE Civil Practice for the current edition (ISBN1: 9781591265306 / ISBN2: 1591265304)

Comprehensive Practice for the Computer-Based FE Civil Exam

FE Civil Practice Problems contains 466 problems designed to reinforce your knowledge of important civil engineering topics. Short, three-minute, multiple-choice problems illustrate the type and length of

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The Humanure Handbook: Shit in a Nutshell

Joseph C. Jenkins

4.1

An updated edition of an underground classic

This is the 4th edition of a self-published book that no respectable publisher would touch with a ten-foot shovel. The 1st edition was published in 1994 with a print run of 600 copies, which the author expected to watch decompose in his garage for the rest of his life. Now, 24 years later, the book has sold over 65,000 print copies in the U.S. alone, bee

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New England Waterfalls: A Guide to More than 500 Cascades and Waterfalls

Greg Parsons

4.1

Lovers of all nature, Greg Parsons and Kate Watson are particularly fascinated with waterfalls. This new edition contains dozens of new waterfalls and provides extensive trail and road updates to existing ones. Waterfalls in every New England state are described according to type, height, trail length, and difficulty. Also included in this edition for the first time are color photographs, GPS coor

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CDL Study Guide 2025-2026: Your All-in-One Course, 2000+ Practice Questions + Online Platform + Full-Length Exams for All Classes + Proven Strategies

Learnik Press

4.1

The "CDL Study Guide 2025-2026" is a comprehensive resource designed to ensure your readiness for the CDL exam. With a focus on extensive practice questions and an innovative online platform, our guide is your pathway to success in obtaining your CDL.Key Features of Our Guide: Enhanced with ONLINE PLATFORM, AUDIOBOOK and FLASHCARDSA comprehensive collection of OVER 2,000 PRACTICE QUESTIONS coverin

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100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive

The Xerces Society

4.1

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Engineers

DK

4.1

Now in paperback, Engineers tells the story of the brilliant minds that have constructed our man-made world, from ancient pyramids to modern spaceflight Discover the mathematical genius of Archimedes, the elegance of Leonardo da Vinci, and modern pioneers such as Ferdinand Porsche, alongside innovations such as quake-resistant design, the evolution of flight, and the Large Hadron Collider

This full

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Young Men and Fire

Norman Maclean

4.1

A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service’s elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years,

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PPI PE Civil Practice Problems, 16th Edition (Paperback) – Comprehensive Practice for the NCEES PE Civil Exam

Michael R. Lindeburg PE

4.1

*Add the convenience of accessing this book anytime, anywhere on your personal device with the eTextbook version for only $39 at ppi2pass.com/etextbook-program.*

PE Civil Practice Problems contains over 900 problems designed to reinforce your knowledge of the topics presented in the PE Civil Reference Manual. Short, six-minute, multiple-choice problems follow the NCEES PE Civil exam problem form

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Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, Updated 4th Edition: Over 360 Dream-Home Plans in Full Color

Editors of Creative Homeowner

4.1

If you're planning to build your own one-story dream home, this extensive collection will show you the best selling and most stylish designs available today. More than 350 home plans were selected for Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, Updated 4th Edition as most desirable based on actual sales data. From convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages, you'll find a wide variety of styles and sizes

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FE Civil Review

Michael R. Lindeburg PE

4.1

*Add the convenience of accessing this book anytime, anywhere on your personal device with the eTextbook version for only $59 at ppi2pass.com/etextbook-program.*

Michael R. Lindeburg PE’s FE Civil Review offers complete review of all knowledge areas for the FE Civil exam.

Features of FE Civil Review include:

complete coverage of all exam knowledge areas
equations, figures, and tables for version 9.4

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THERMODYNAMICS: AN ENGINEERING APPROACH

Michael Boles and Yunus Cengel

4.1

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Rope Rescue: Principles and Practice, 5e

Loui McCurley, Tom Vines

4.1

Rope Rescue Techniques: Principles & Practice, Fifth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of rope rescue, including planning, PPE and equipment, medical considerations, evacuations, and special rescue operations. Based on the 2021 Edition of NFPA 1006 (Chapter 5), Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, the fifth edition has been significantly revised to reorg

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Wild: A Photicular Book

Dan Kainen

4.1

A new addition to the blockbuster Photicular series, WILD is an up-close, in-motion look at some of the world's most critically endangered species. Eight full-color Photicular images show animals in motion.

Come face to face with our vanishing wildlife. Using unique Photicular technology, Wild brings to vivid life the animals who are under threat of extinction. It turns abstract numbers and names i

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Gettysburg--The Second Day

Harry W. Pfanz

4.1

The second day's fighting at Gettysburg--the assault of the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac on 2 July 1863--was probably the critical engagement of that decisive battle and, therefore, among the most significant actions of the Civil War.

Harry Pfanz, a former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park, has written a definitive account of the second day's brutal combat

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An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood

Neal Gabler

4.1

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for history, this "wonderful history of the golden age of the movie moguls" (Chicago Tribune ) is a provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America's motion picture industry.

Recommended by Marina Hyde.

Marina Hyde

I’ll start with An Empire of Their Own, because it’s just so difficult for us to understand what Hollywood was like then, particularly for these guys who were either first generation, or immigrant German, or East European Jews, who’d come largely from running things like nickelodeon outfits on the East Coast, and ended up creating this extraordinary confection out in California. Bearing in mind that they weren’t allowed in the country clubs and things like that, they ended up trying to suppress their Jewishness in almost every way. [source]

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Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

John Vaillant

4.1

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Properties of Concrete

Adam M. Neville

4.1

Since its first publication in 1963, Properties of Concrete has been internationally acclaimed as the definitive work of reference on the subject for both the professional and student engineer. The fourth edition has been completely rewritten and updated to reflect advances in concrete technology over the past decade, yet it still retains the original aim of Professor Neville’s book: to provide re

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Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes

Thomas Rainer

4.1

“As practical as it is poetic. . . . an optimistic call to action.” —Chicago Tribune

Over time, with industrialization and urban sprawl, we have driven nature out of our neighborhoods and cities. But we can invite it back by designing landscapes that look and function more like they do in the wild: robust, diverse, and visually harmonious. Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia

70

Sound Reinforcement Handbook

Gary Davis

4.1

(Yamaha Products). Sound reinforcement is the use of audio amplification systems. This book is the first and only book of its kind to cover all aspects of designing and using such systems for public address and musical performance. The book features information on both the audio theory involved and the practical applications of that theory, explaining everything from microphones to loudspeakers. T

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Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities

Vaclav Smil

4.1

A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.

Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in

Recommended by Bill Gates.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

The newest of 39 brilliant books by one of my favorite thinkers. [source]

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Architecture As Space

Bruno Zevi

4.1

This classic work (first published in Italian in 1948, translated in 1957, and revised in 1974) examines the history of architecture in light of its essence as space, animating and illuminating architectural creations so that their beauty—or indifference—is exposed. Along with commercial and dwelling units, temples, palaces, and cathedrals, Zevi treats structures such as fountains, columns, and mo

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Surveying And Levelling

BASAK.

4.1

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101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School

Matthew Frederick and Vikas Mehta

4.1

75

The Prepper’s Survival Collection: A Beginner's Guide to Find, Filter and Purify Water + How to Grow, Preserve and Store Food

Rachel Murdock

4.1

76

Lights Out: A Cyberattack: A Nation Unprepared: Surviving the Aftermath

Ted Koppel

4.1

In this New York Times bestselling investigation, Ted Koppel reveals that a major cyberattack on America's power grid is not only possible but likely, that it would be devastating, and that the United States is shockingly unprepared.

Imagine a blackout lasting not days, but weeks or months. Tens of millions of people over several states are affected. For those without access to a generator, there

Recommended by Kaskade.

Kaskade

It was a really interesting read, and it scared the crap out of me. [source]

77

Audel Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual

Thomas B. Davis and Carl A. Nelson

4.1

This tool needs no maintenance

Fully revised and updated, this convenient guide covers the latest industrial equipment as well as all the tools and machines prevalent in older plants, even those from the early 1970s and before.

Your complete reference tool
• Discusses machinery installation, welding, rigging, carpentry, basic electricity, and more
• Features a chapter on safety issues
• Covers bel

78

Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats

Kristen Iversen

4.0

Full Body Burden is Kristen Iversen's story of growing up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets—both family secrets and government secrets. Her father's hidden liquor bottles, the strange cancers in children in the neighborhood, the truth about what they made at Rocky Flats—best not to inquire too deep

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Fire

John Norman

4.0

One small spark brought fire awake,
Winding like a small black snake,
Fire flickered, fire crept,
Flames snickered, bushfire leapt...

Inspired by the bushfires that have affected many Australians, Fire is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster as seen through the eyes of a cockatoo. The fire mercilessly engulfs homes and land, leaving a devastating path of destruction.

80

Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

Ben Goldfarb

4.0

81

Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes

Dana Thomas

4.0

An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, high-tech, international movement fighting to reform it

What should I wear? It's one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth.

82

Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale

Adam Minter

4.0

Downsizing. Decluttering. A parent's death. Sooner or later, all of us are faced with things we no longer need or want. But when we drop our old clothes and other items off at a local donation center, where do they go? Sometimes across the country-or even halfway across the world-to people and places who find value in what we leave behind.

In Secondhand, journalist Adam Minter takes us on an unexpe

Recommended by Rafat Ali.

Rafat Ali

Anyone in B2B or business media, want to learn how to make your subject and writing interesting and big picture, read this. Certainly the most interesting book I have read in a while. https://t.co/gXHdAHBnA2 https://t.co/MfUXyXWNa6 [source]

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83

Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste

Bea Johnson

4.0

Part inspirational story of Bea Johnson (the “Priestess of Waste-Free Living”) and how she transformed her family’s life for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing one liter per year; part practical, step-by-step guide that gives readers tools and tips to diminish their footprint and simplify their lives.Many of us have the gnawing feeling that we could and should do more to limit ou

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84

Getting to Know Arcgis Desktop

Michael Law

4.0

Becoming the go-to person for ArcGIS Desktop? Start here.

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, fifth edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the features and tools of ArcGIS Desktop. Through hands-on exercises, readers will discover, use, make, and share maps with meaningful content. They will also learn how to build geodatabases, query data, analyze geospatial data, and more. The latest edition has

85

Modern Recording Techniques: A Practical Guide to Modern Music Production (Audio Engineering Society Presents)

David Miles Huber, Emiliano Caballero, Robert Runstein

4.0

Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves. Using its familiar and accessible writing style, this new edition has been fully updated,

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People Skills for Engineers

Tony Munson

4.0

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Engineering Mechanics: Statics

Russell C. Hibbeler

4.0

For introductory statics courses found in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aeronautical engineering, and engineering mechanics departments. This best-selling text offers a concise yet thorough presentation of engineering mechanics theory and application. The material is reinforced with numerous examples to illustrate principles and imaginative, well-illustrated problems of varying degree

88

PMP PMBOK 8: Project Management Professional Audio Study Guide (Includes Mock Exams, Flashcards & Companion Guide): Designed for Busy Professionals & First-Time Test-Takers

Alex Parker

4.0

8 Full Mock Exams. 1,990 Practice Questions. One Complete System.This PMP Exam Prep is built on the PMBOK Guide (Eighth Edition) and aligned to the current ECO—covering predictive, agile, and hybrid scenarios in one guide.Use the PMI-style decision framework that works on real scenario questions:Assess → Collaborate → Act → Escalate → DocumentFollow it consistently and you'll stop second-guessing.

89

Chevrolet Silverado GMC Sierra: 1999 thru 2006 2WD and 4WD

Haynes

4.0

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90

Civil Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam

Michael R. Lindeburg PE

4.0

Now with coverage of the new Construction Engineering Topics. Updated to cover the new Transportation and Structural codes.

As the most comprehensive reference and study guide available for engineers preparing for the morning and afternoon topics on the Civil PE exam, the 11th edition of the Civil Engineering Reference Manual provides a concentrated review of the exam topics. No other exam-focused

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91

Mechanics of Materials

Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., John DeWolf

4.0

Intended for the core course in Strength of Materials,this text emphasizes problem solving techniques,analysis,and design theories. Well known for its clarity and accuracy,the book also provides a wealth of problems,including at least four computer problems per chapter. Interactive tutorial software is packaged with each book; each tutorial illustrates a specific concept in the text.

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The A To Z of Practical Building Construction and its Management

Sandeep Mantri

4.0

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Primitive Technology: A Survivalist's Guide to Building Tools, Shelters, and More in the Wild

John Plant

4.0

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PPI FE Mechanical Practice Problems, 1st Edition (Paperback) – Comprehensive Practice for the FE Mechanical Exam

Michael R. Lindeburg PE

4.0

*Add the convenience of accessing this book anytime, anywhere on your personal device with the eTextbook version for only $39 at ppi2pass.com/etextbook-program.*

FE Mechanical Practice Problems offers comprehensive practice for the NCEES FE Electrical and Computer exam.

Exam Topics Covered

Computational Tools
Dynamics, Kinematics, and Vibrations
Electricity and Magnetism
Engineering Economics
Ethics an

95

The New Create an Oasis with Greywater: Integrated Design for Water Conservation, Reuse, Rainwater Harvesting, and Sustainable Landscaping

Art Ludwig

4.0

Create an Oasis shows you how to:
Save freshwater by irrigating with washwater
Relieve strain on your septic tank
Purify wastewater without energy or chemicals
Increase your water security
Make your home more resilient to drought, flood, and climate change

Other topics include: why to use or not use grey water, health guidelines, grey water sources, irrigation requirements, seventeen system examples and

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How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea: Learn to Gauge Depth, Navigate, Forecast Weather, and Make Other Predictions with Water

Tristan Gooley

4.0

In How To Read Water, natural navigator Tristan Gooley unlocks the hidden secrets of water, the world’s most abundant—yet remarkably little-understood—resource. Distilled from his vast and wide-ranging experience with water in all its liquid forms—from his far-flung sailing adventures, encounters with Omani tribespeople, and wild swimming off England’s coast, to canoeing in Borneo and walks in his

97

Handyman In-Your-Pocket

Richard Allen Young

4.0

Certain to be helpful for every contractor, builder, handyman, craftsman, and do-it-yourselfer, "Handyman-in-Your Pocket" contains an incredible amount of valuable information on a wealth of topics.

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Three Revolutions: Steering Automated, Shared, and Electric Vehicles to a Better Future

Daniel Sperling

4.0

For the first time in half a century, real transformative innovations are coming to our world of passenger transportation. The convergence of new shared mobility services with automated and electric vehicles promises to significantly reshape our lives and communities for the better—or for the worse.

The dream scenario could bring huge public and private benefits, including more transportation choi

99

Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator

Patrick P. Dunn

4.0

Brought to you in partnership with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, Fourth Edition is a complete print and digital training solution that addresses preventive maintenance, pump operations, safe driving techniques, tiller and aerial apparatus operations, and mobile water supply considerations. Fr

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100

Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles

Margaret Leslie Davis

4.0

A biography of William Mulholland, the engineer who designed and built the Los Angeles Aquaduct, which made possible the growth of the city of Los Angeles - the story that formed the basis for the Academy-Award-winning film Chinatown.