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How to Lie with Maps
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Mark Monmonier
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-13 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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An updated edition of the “humorous, informative and perceptive” guide to how maps can lead us astray (Toronto Globe and Mail). An instant classic when firs
How to Lie with Maps
Language: en
Pages: 222
Authors: Mark Monmonier
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-10 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Originally published to wide acclaim, this lively, cleverly illustrated essay on the use and abuse of maps teaches us how to evaluate maps critically and promot
How to Lie with Statistics
Language: en
Pages: 144
Authors: Darrell Huff
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-07 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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If you want to outsmart a crook, learn his tricks—Darrell Huff explains exactly how in the classic How to Lie with Statistics. From distorted graphs and biase
Mapping It Out
Language: en
Pages: 315
Authors: Mark S. Monmonier
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-06 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Monmonier shows authors and scholars how they can use expository cartography--the visual, two-dimensional organization of information--to heighten the impact of
Rhumb Lines and Map Wars
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Mark Monmonier
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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In Rhumb Lines and Map Wars, Mark Monmonier offers an insightful, richly illustrated account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercat