The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia
by David McCandless
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Author: David McCandlessEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-12-01
ISBN: 0061748366
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Collins Design
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- ISBN13: 9780061748363
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia
Book Review: Neat Though Not Without Flaws
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a fun book to read through, I must admit. It's beautifully illustrated and is informative on a wide variety of topics. That being said, I felt compelled to write this review to offer some constructive criticism about some fairly glaring flaws.
* As other reviews state, a gross printing error resulted in a chunk of pages being misprinted to the point of being useless. It's very uncommon to see an error this bad in a finished book. While I was able to download a corrected PDF from the book's website, it's of little consolation as it's not part of the book itself.
* The book has some very innovative and beautiful presentations of information. However, at times it also feels like an amateurish experiment. I'm not sure how to put it other than to say that some of the illustrations just don't work at all. They're either confusing or make the data more difficult to interpret or understand than black-and-white text. The purpose of the project should be to enlighten, not obscure, understanding. Some diagrams make little to no sense. Other items are labeled so sparingly that they can be interpreted in multiple, contradicting ways.
* Sometimes I questioned the sourcing and quality of the information. Some of it can be a little difficult to believe. And unfortunately, a lot of it is tagged with the text, "source: Wikipedia." I love Wikipedia as much as the next person, but I expect a little more from a professional and relatively expensive book like this. Again, this level of research seems a little amateurish, especially when it's frequent.
* Lastly, I found lots of other miscellaneous errors in the book. They included typos, words superimposed on top of each other unintentionally, and missing words or pieces of sentences. I can only compare it to other books that look as nice as this, and the fact is that people aren't used to seeing this many errors in a book similar to this one.
Okay, I'm done being critical. Despite my comments, you can see that I still rate the book 4 of 5 stars. Why? Because the reality is that, for all its faults, I really enjoyed the book. I got out of it what I wanted when I first was attracted by its colorful cover and the sample illustrations from the book's website. All I have to say is this: Please be more careful in the (inevitable?) sequel.
Cheers!
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Summary of The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia
The Visual Miscellaneum is a unique, groundbreaking look at the modern information age, helping readers make sense of the countless statistics and random facts that constantly bombard us. Using cutting edge graphs, charts, and illustrations, David McCandless creatively visualizes the world's surprising relationships and compelling data, covering everything from the most pleasurable guilty pleasures to how long it takes different condiments to spoil to world maps of Internet search terms.
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