This is absolutely one of the books that should be proudly displayed on everyone researcher's bookshelf: it details a usable theory of data graphics, provides an excellent rogue's gallery of misleading figures, and is the kind of well-designed book that we need to see more of.<br><br>The only thing I can find about this to complain about is the fact that the majority of what Tufte presents as new and better methods for presenting or refining old styles of plots CANNOT be found in modern graphing packages.<br><br>In truth, this is wholly an excellent book for anyone that has to deal with graphs.  If you have ever been interested in a graph, or have ever been fascinated by data, get a copy of this book.  It won't disappoint.