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Beautiful Evidence 
| 60% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Graphics Press Catalog: Book Release date: 2006-07 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 213 Ean: 9780961392178 Book Isbn: 0961392177  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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Written on July 1, 2007 Summary: Tufte B-sides? This fourth book in Tufte's series on visual information resembles a disappointing B-sides/greatest hits collection instead of an essential new work. It includes a full reprint of Tufte's recent PowerPoint pamphlet and frequent discussion of topics from earlier books (for example Minard's chart of Napoleon's march into Russia). The final chapter on Tufte's sculptures seems especially misplaced. New material includes exploration of Sparklines, word-sized graphs interspersed among normal text. In the Graphics Press tradition of superior aesthetics, this book contains richly printed images and text on thick paper. I'd strongly recommend the previous three books in the series, esp. the first one 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'. Those who already own those three works can probably skip this new volume.  Written on June 8, 2007 Summary: What was I thinking? If I had gone into a brick and mortar store and thumbed through the pages of this book I would never have purchased it. I'm sorry I just don't get all this artsy type fluff that everyone seems to be so "Tufte-Gong-Ho" about. I was expecting a book from a professional business perspective on insights on how to represent various types of data in the correct visual format. One look at the table of contents gives you the impression that's exactly what this book is. However, when you look at the actual contents, you have pictures and artwork that would never make it in a professional boardroom. The examples are just plain terrible and you would think someone as good as Tufte would be able to represent and communicate concepts in a better format instead of getting nostalgic with historical artwork. Do I really care about David Smith's Cubi XXVI (1965) sculptural volumes! Oh and the slave trade ship pictures on pages 22-23 are a nice touch. Give me a break; I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out what the point of those pictures were in explaining a concept. I just hope I can resell this book and try to recover half the price I paid for it. If you are in corporate America trying to make a living adding value to your company's bottom line, skip this book.  Written on May 7, 2007 Summary: Beautiful Evidence This book should be reviewed by anyone who writes reports or gives presentations. I especially like the author's views on corruption of data and facts. Written on April 4, 2007 Summary: excellent ideas Tufte makes some excellent points about information design. The material on PowerPoint alone makes it worth buying this book. The book isn't as comprehensive as his earlier volumes.  Written on February 24, 2007 Summary: Variations on a theme As one reviewer astutley notes, this beautiful book is a little short on new evidence. If you own his three previous books, there's very little compelling about purchasing this one. Ironically, if you are new to Tufte, this may be his most accessible book to date as he covers several of his pet-peeves - including a scathing condemnation of NASA and PowerPoint. I own all four of his larger works because I feel his attention to printing detail makes his books closer to art than literature. That said, I do wish the good Doctor would venture into some new territory. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2006-07 | 2001-05 | 1990-05 | 1997-02 | 2006 | 1997-04 |
| Media | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 213 | 197 | 126 | 156 | 32 | 32 |
| Ean | 9780961392178 | 9780961392147 | 9780961392116 | 9780961392123 | 9780961392161 | 9780961392130 |
| Book Isbn | 0961392177 | 0961392142 | 0961392118 | 0961392126 | 0961392169 | 0961392134 |
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