 | The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $28.80 / Used from: $23.25 The Visual Display of Quantitative Information is the definitve book on the presentation of data. This book will forever change the way you present and interpret data.
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 | Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $34.56 / Used from: $17.74 Tufte's second classic work on information display concentrates on methods to effectively display multi-dimensional data.
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 | Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative by Edward R. Tufte
Buy new: $32.40 / Used from: $14.97 The third volume in Tufte's series focuses on the element of time, the use of small multiples and the smallest effective difference.
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 | The Cognitive Style of Power Point by Edward R. Tufte
Buy used from: $6.37 You will learn a lot about giving good presentations from Tufte's explanations of the shortcomings of PowerPoint.
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 | Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
Buy new: $9.80 / Used from: $2.45 Atul Gawande's explorations of the bell curve in medical practice is fascinating and eye-opening reading.
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 | Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
Buy used from: $2.47 Much too entertaining to believe this is a book based on the work of an economist. Levitt's research is truly unique.
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 | Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $3.43 The personal side of Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics. Feynman has a compelling personality that shines through in this book.
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 | What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.11 More anectdotes from Feynman's personal life. His story of the Space Shuttle Challenger investigation is a gripping read.
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 | Buckminster Fuller's Universe: His Life and Work by Lloyd Sieden
Buy new: $22.18 / Used from: $11.00 Buckminster Fuller was an amazing inventor, architect and innovator. Many of his ideas have changed the world, while many others have yet to find acceptance.
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 | Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott Mccloud
Buy new: $16.09 / Used from: $9.00 A masterpiece of comic prose. Combines elements from Will Eisner, Japanese comics & more into a theory of what makes comics work.
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