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Here are some cool videos for you(not really informative about the makeup of cells but nonetheless might interest you enough to read the amazing books that I've listed below! The microcosmos really is a whole 'nother world!):
Kinesin Walking Narrated Version:
http://youtu.be/YAva4g3Pk6k
This is a better model. Notice how the 'legs' shake around violently until it snaps into place. Sometimes the random motion of the jiggling atoms(these aren't shown. Imagine the Kinesin molecules shown in a sea of water molecules, all jiggling about ferociously. The 'invisible' water molecules are bumping up against the Kinesin, and it's evolved to work with the random motions) makes it step backwards! But the ATP/ADP process makes it more likely to step forward than backwards(an evolved process). This is explained well in the book Life's Ratchet below.
Molecular Motor Kinesin Walks Like a Drunk Man:
http://youtu.be/JckOUrl3aes
Here are some amazing book to read. Seriously read all of these, preferably in the order listed to get the best understanding. They will blow your mind many times over. Many, if not all, may be at your local library.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0691125759
Quarks: The Stuff of Matter
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0465067816
Thermodynamics:A Very Short Introduction
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0199572194
Life's Ratchet:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0465022537/
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1416594795
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0307275175p
I would also recommend taking a biology and maybe a chemistry class at your local community college, if possible. My biology class started with the smallest stuff, atoms(technically not the smallest, but whatever), and worked its way up through the chain of sizes up to the biosphere. It was very informative and there were a few people in their 40s(a guess) that really enjoyed the class. So you can do it, too!