The 750 pages of the book (in 3 volumes) cover essentially all conceivable aspects of pumps - hydraulics, bearings, lubrication, mechanical seals and packings, cavitation, materials of construction, alignment, vibrations, energy, and efficiency improvement methods, reliability concerns, and solutions, repairs and upgrades, culminating with a "MacGyver Specials" section reflecting on the real-life balance between the theoretical approach to solutions...