'We were asked to write a book on graphics, but unfortunately we are not writers.'
A book that shows by examples – though I wonder how much of the intention expressed in the introduction would come across from those examples to a non-design audience. The examples shown are excellent, fun, and engaging; and i'm sympathetic to the views in introductory text. It's thought provoking, /but/, i'm not convinced it comes together fully.
Definitely worth a 'read'.