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Someone above mentioned the wood database, which is really great. But if you specifically want a book, Eric Meier, who created the wood database, has recently published the info as a book.
This book was written to largely answer your points 1&3 from the perspective of a craftsman.
– Identifying (timber)wood based on color, markings, fiber structure etc.
– Upon identification, what are the structural features, qualities, challenges to the real woodworker?
It covers 250-300 different types of lumber including structural and physical properties such as stress loading, elasticity, humidity movement, etc.
You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/Identifying-Using-Hundreds-Woods-Worldwide/dp/098224603X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447444738&sr=8-1&keywords=wood+meier