内容简介
ISBN9780007294664wasfirstpublishedin2009andthereprintwaspublishedin2010,hencethetheoriginalpublishdatewillbementionedonthebook.AvisualguidetothewaytheworldreallyworksEveryday,everyhour,everyminutewearebombardedbyinformation-fromtelevision,fromnewspapers,fromtheinternet,we'resteepedinit,maybeevenlostinit.Weneedanewwaytorelatetoit,todiscoverthebeautyandthefunofinformationforinformation'ssake.Nodryfacts,theoriesorstatistics.Instead,InformationisBeautifulcontainsvisuallystunningdisplaysofinformationthatblendthefactswiththeirconnections,theircontextandtheirrelationships-makinginformationmeaningful,entertainingandbeautiful.Thisisinformationlikeyouhaveneverseenitbefore-keepingtexttoaminimumandusinguniquevisualsthatofferablueprintofmodernlife-amapofbeautifulcolourillustrationsthataretactiletoholdandeasytoflickthroughbutintriguingandengagingenoughtostudyforhours.