Alexander Leyzerovich's "Steam Turbines for Modern Fossil-Fuel Power Plants" serves as a comprehensive technical guide bridging traditional design with the high-efficiency demands of modern ultra-supercritical (USC) units, focusing on design optimization, operational management, and maintenance. While praised as an essential resource for experienced engineers, some reviews note the text, which covers advanced topics like transient operating conditions and blade coating, suffers from poor visual quality in diagrams. Detailed reviews and technical analysis are available at Amazon . Steam Turbines for Modern Fossil-Fuel Power Plants