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  The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

  by Edward R. Tufte

  A modern classic. Tufte teaches the fundamentals of graphics, charts, maps and tables. "A visual Strunk and White" (The Boston Globe). Includes 250 delightfullly entertaining illustrations, all beautifully printed.
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  Envisioning Information

  by Edward R. Tufte

  A remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking, with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images. -- Rudolf Arnheim
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  Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative

  by Edward R. Tufte

  Describes design strategies - the proper arrangement in space and time of images, words, and numbers - for presenting information about motion, process, mechanism, cause, and effect. Examines the logic of depicting quantitative evidence.
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  The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint Pitching Out Corrupts Within Second Edition

  by Edward R. Tufte