I'll agree to it being stupidly expensive, that's become pretty common for college textbooks. However, it's enough of a classic that finding a used copy, or an

I'll agree to it being stupidly expensive, that's become pretty common for college textbooks. However, it's enough of a classic that finding a used copy, or an illegal pdf, shouldn't be too hard. The vast majority of the content is far from cutting edge too, so older editions are just as good. Juvinall's Fundamentals of Machine Component Design is similar in content and also a great book and somewhat less expensive.