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Envisioning Information
by Edward R Tufte
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This book celebrates escapes from the flatlands of both paper and computer screen, showing superb displays of high-dimensional complex data. The most design-oriented of Edward Tufte's books, Envisioning Information shows maps, charts, scientific... (read more)

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How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff
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Mr. Huff's lively, human-interest treatment of the dry-as-bones subject of statistics is a timely tonic. . . . This book needed to be written, and makes its points in an entertaining and highly readable manner.Illustrator and author pool their... (read more)

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information 2nd Edition
by Edward R Tufte
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
by Henry Petroski
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Roadside Geology of Oregon (Roadside Geology)
by David D Alt
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Northwest Exposures: A Geologic Study of the Northwest
by David D Alt
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
by Simon Winchester
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Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than... (read more)

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You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto (Vintage)
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Principles of Mathematical Analysis (International Series in Pure & Applied Mathematics)
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Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology)
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Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Revised and Updated (Golden Guide)
by Herbert S Zim
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Short-Cut Math
by Gerard W Kelly
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
by Brian Greene
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Mathematics, Magic and Mystery (Cards, Coins, and Other Magic)
by Martin Gardner
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