try this,
Mechanics of Flight
by R. H., Phd Barnard (Editor), D. R., Phd Philpott (Editor), Alfred C. Kermode
which is available in
www.amazon.com at $44.95+pp or u can try your neighbourhood public library.
don't have to be a noble laureate to read it. pretty straight-forward and easy to understand.
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Not much of an engineer