{ "item_title" : "The Secret Life of Materials", "item_author" : [" Anil Kumar Verma "], "item_description" : "The Secret Life of MaterialsWhat happens inside materials decides how the world around us survives-or fails.Steel bends. Glass shatters. Plastics creep.But the real story of materials unfolds far beneath the surface-inside grains, cracks, and invisible damage that slowly accumulates over time.The Secret Life of Materials takes you into this hidden world. With clarity and insight, it reveals why materials fail suddenly, how they survive years of stress, and what their internal behavior teaches us about resilience, balance, and limits.Written in accessible language and free of heavy mathematics, this book bridges engineering, everyday experience, and human analogy. It explains complex ideas-such as fatigue, fracture, ageing, and healing-in a way that curious readers and non-engineers can truly understand.What you will discoverWhy tiny, invisible defects can cause catastrophic failureHow fatigue silently weakens materials under repeated loadsWhy grain size and internal structure matter more than appearanceHow heat treatment changes a material's personalityWhy some old bridges still stand while modern structures failWhat bone, skin, cartilage, and smart materials teach us about toughness and repairHow materials remember their past-and why that memory mattersWho this book is forCurious readers who enjoy understanding how things really workEngineering and science students seeking intuitive explanationsPracticing engineers who value insight over equationsDesigners, educators, and professionals interested in failure, safety, and durabilityAnyone who has ever wondered why things breakMore than materials scienceThis is not just a book about steel, glass, or polymers.It is a book about behavior under stress, the cost of neglect, and the wisdom of balance.By connecting materials science with real-world examples and human experience, The Secret Life of Materials shows that strength alone is never enough-and that resilience is built quietly, over time. Once you understand what happens inside materials, you may never look at everyday objects-or your own limits-the same way again.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/824/478/9798244783353_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "13.99", "online_price" : "13.99", "our_price" : "13.99", "club_price" : "13.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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