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Ask HN: What's your favorite coffee table book?

2 points by tucif 5y ago

Looking for "coffee table books" from which you can learn something by reading just a couple of pages, optionally with some imagery. Something in the lines of: Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe (xkcd), The secret lives of color by Kassia St.Clair.

ggm 5y ago
"the whole earth catalog" "the rudiments of wisdom" by Tim Hunkin "A Museum of Early American Tools" by Eric Sloane "Pillar to Post" by Osbert Lancaster "Prehistoric Man" by Zdenek Burian
- tucif 5y ago
  Really nice list, the rudiments of wisdom looks great for what I’m after, thanks.
  - ggm 5y ago
    It was the endpage for the 'Observer' colour magazine (sunday paper in the UK) when I was a child, made perfect 'bog' reading. I love the book!
a3n 5y ago
The Edward Tufte books from his course. https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses
- tucif 5y ago
  Data visualization books seem perfect for this purpose, thanks!
ncmncm 5y ago
Earth From Above and variations are all winners.