Best Books to Read (September 2020)

Written By Mercedes Baxter Chinery
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The limits to growth

by Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, JorgenRanders, William Behrens

Recommended by: Tristan Calvet

Published in 1972 this book/report commissioned by the Club of Rome had two main objectives: gain insights into the limits of our world system and identify dominant constraints to growth. “The limits to growth” is a reference book which has generated immense debate on growth and that might tell us about our future despite being a quite old publication. Book is available for free online : www.donellameadows.org/wp-content/userfiles/Limits-to-Growth-digital-scan-version.pdf

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Structures (or Why Things Don’t Fall Down)

by J.E. Gordon

Recommended by: Mercedes Baxter Chinery

I read this book for my personal statement, and found it an excellent introduction to civil/structural engineering. Understanding how the different famous bridges around the world were made and stand up was very insightful. I would recommend to anyone interested in studying engineering at university.

Mercedes Baxter Chinery
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