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Im a sophomore EE but I love books. Check out
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as well as classic physics books such as Theory of Relativity.
And a solid up to date formula handbook
and then specific books to your sub-field/concentration. I worked at a library and Barnes & Noble for a few years, and I highly suggest just living in the science department there when not at school and find books you love.
Get yourself a student edition of some Autodesk products - AutoCad and Inventor at the least - to practice CAD and drafting skills.
Some books about Mech Eng specifically:
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanisms-Mechanical-Devices-Sourcebook-Edition/dp/0071704426
http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Machines-How-They-Work/dp/0486217094
http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Formulas-Kurt-Gieck/dp/0071457747
http://www.amazon.com/507-Mechanical-Movements-Mechanisms-Devices/dp/0486443604
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Engineering-Principles-John-Bird/dp/0415517850
Don't forget about basic electricity, electronics, hydraulics and pneumatics too.
Get some hands-on experience with machine tools such as lathes and mills. Learn how to program CNC machines using G-code. Try to land a summer job at a factory or assembly plant for the experience. Learn how to make metal castings by watching some YouTube videos and visiting a local foundry.
Find some local ASME members to network with and seek a mentor. ASME also offers a limited free membership to college freshmen.
It's not a purely mechanical orientated book but I have found the Gieck Engineering Formulas book to be quite useful and it doesn't go off the rails with any differential calculus.
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0071457747)
It also is an actual handbook you can carry with you; if anyone on here has seen the Perry's Chemical Engineering Handbook in the flesh you will understand.
I recommend reading books. I personally work a very difficult engineering job, where I'm under-educated for the tasks I'm given (it's a startup company). So I just keep buying books, and read them constantly. 30 minute carpool? Flip through a textbook and see what catches my eye. I think it's important to find it interesting, otherwise it would become unbearable to study that much, after college. I have a total hard-on for engineering, so I get excited about a textbook I just ordered on Amazon from my own paycheck, and can't wait for it to show up.
Engineering Formulas
Engineer to Win
Aircraft Structures
These are a handful of examples of books I just pick up and browse through regularly. "Engineering Formulas" is very dense obviously, I just flip through it randomly, and go "ohhhhh yeah yeah, I forgot about that equation/concept from school", which prompts me to hit up Wikipedia (please donate!), then maybe buy a related book. "Engineer to Win" is geared towards race car engineering, but it's 90% structures/bolts/metallurgy, and I apply nearly all of it into aerospace easily. It's a GREAT read too, the guy is a salty old bastard that swears mid-paragraph during a technical explanation, I find it hilarious.