Well, I took a nap so I thought and ended up snoozing for a few hours which is always good for my health...
Anywho as promised, here's a list with links of some of the books I have used over the years to teach with along with some other books they may or may not be suitable for your class... Note: The books listed are current editions so they're probably different than the edition I used when I was teaching... Here's one:
Welding Skills, 5th Edition, ISBN: 978-0-8269-3084-2, By: B.J. Moniz. The link to the web page for the ATP book is:
http://www.atplearning.com/Welding-Skills--P842.aspx There are some other Welding related books offered below the description of the Welding skills book also... And if you really have no limits in your budget, then this alternative is an enticing although expensive option for you to review:
http://atplearningsolutions.com/online.htmlOh I almost forgot, These book may or may not be of interest to you, but I figured in any case that if it's useful to any welding educator that could be starting out then I'm going to post it so here goes:
http://www.atplearning.com/Professional-Education-C17.aspx Every instructor should become very familiar with this particular book regardless of the amount of teaching experience they may or may not have... The book is titled:
Legal Issues in Career and Technical Education by: Bradley H. Hall, Ranaye J. Marsh... Here's the link:
http://www.atplearning.com/Legal-Issues-in-Career-and-Technical-Education-P217.aspxYou can apply for a Sample Request - Request for Desk & Examination Copy here:
http://www.atplearning.com/Sample-Request-W1.aspx?ProductId=842This web site is called Direct Textbook... You can go here to find out online pricing from alternative resources and this link is specifically for the Welding skills Text book:
http://www.directtextbook.com/isbn/9780826930842 Here's another book titled: Welding: Principles & Practices-4th Edition. By Edward Bohnart Published by McGraw Hill Education... This one is a SENSE based book... Here's the link:
http://shop.mheducation.com/highered/product.M0073373710.html Modern Welding, 11th Edition, By: Andrew D. Althouse, Carl H. Turnquist, William A. Bowditch, Kevin E. Bowditch, and Mark A. Bowditch, ISBN: 978-1-60525-795-2, Grade Level: 9-14:
http://www.g-w.com/modern-welding-2013Here are some similar books by G & W also:
http://www.g-w.com/weldingYou already have the links to Cengage for Jeffus and Lawrence Bower's books so I won't list them... YAWWWWWWW _YAWWWWW!!! I'm getting sleepy and tired again, and I must apologize for the lack of completing the list, so I'll just edit in here to tomorrow to add any more books.
Respectfully,
Henry