Elements of Mechanics, Merriman ($1.00).
Strength of Materials, Merriman ($1.00).
There is a larger book by the same author having the same title, but the small one is best adapted for self-tutored men.
Materials of Machines, Smith ($1.00).
Mechanics' Problems, Sanborn ($2.00).
Chemistry and Physics of Building Materials, Munby ($2.00).
The student having completed the above list and having presumably studied each book thoroughly, is in a position where he is free to select for himself. No technical book should bother him because of the mathematical expressions or references to certain statements in mechanics.
Drawing is a most important subject, and the most complete book for the self-tutored man is "Mahan's Industrial Drawing," new edition by French ($3.50).
All engineers, and also architects, will require the information given in:
Elements of Graphic Statics, by Cathcart & Chaffee ($3.50).
Steam Power Plants, by Meyer ($2.00).
Power and Power Transmission, by Kerr ($2.00).
Elements of Electrical Engineering, by Kinzbrunner ($2.00).