Beautiful Evidence, by Edward Tufte, the most recent of his self-published tomes to information architecture.

It not only contains information about Sparklines (mentioned in a previous post), the table of contents cites:

• Mapped Pictures: Images as Evidence and Explanation
• Sparklines: Intense, Simple, Word-Sized Graphics
• Links and Casual Arrows: Ambiguity in Action
• Words, Numbers, Images – Together
• The Fundemental Principles of Analytical Design
• Corruption of Evidence Presentations: Pitching out Corrupts Within
• Sculptural Pedestals: Meaning, Practice, Depedestalization
• Landscape Sculptures

It appears available for order on Amazon.com, and on the Tufte website.

Hardcover: 213 pages
Publisher: Graphics Pr (July 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0961392177
Product Dimensions: 1.0 x 8.8 x 10.8 inches

The book has arrived and it is as beautiful as the others. Though it is the only one of Tufte’s books in my collection he has not autographed.

UPDATE: Nice article, ‘Beautiful Evidence: A Journey Through the Mind of Edward Tufte‘ can be found here.