loppear reviewed Structures by James Edward Gordon
In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired …
Casual engineering classic
3 stars
Nicely explained stress/strain/torsion relationships to strengths of materials for architectural needs... whether human infrastructure or biological systems. Irreverent and focused on accidents and what for most of human history has been pragmatic guesses and extrapolations rather than maths, I enjoyed it.