All of Tufte's books are fantastic. They are not very practical if you are learning InfoViz (beyond being pretty pictures!). Many of the visualizations are form

All of Tufte's books are fantastic. They are not very practical if you are learning InfoViz (beyond being pretty pictures!). Many of the visualizations are form-fitted to the information they're displaying. If you're familiar with basic theory (the visual dimensions, visual psychology, etc), his books are even more mind-blowing. He's uniquely gifted at curating and critiquing. And the exemplary pieces he's curated are shockingly-creative.