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Online editions are also available for most titles ([safari.oreilly.com). For more information, contact our corporate/institutional](safari.oreilly.com). For more information, contact our corporate/institutional)[ ](safari.oreilly.com). For more information, contact our corporate/institutional)sales department: 800‐998‐9938 or [corporate@oreilly.com](corporate@oreilly.com).  \n\n| Editor | Colleen Wheeler |\n| --- | --- |\n| Production Editor | Genevieve d'Entremont |\n| Art Director | Mike Kohnke |\n| Cover Designer | Stephen Few |\n| Interior Designers | Mike Kohnke, Terri Driscoll |\n| Production Services | Specialized Composition, Inc. |\n| Print History |  |\n| January 2006: | First Edition. |\n\nThe O'Reilly logo is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media, Inc. Information Dashboard Design and related trade dress are trademarks of O'Reilly Media, Inc.  \nMany of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and O'Reilly Media, Inc. was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in caps or initial caps.  \nWhile every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.  \n0‐596‐10016‐7  \n[www.it-ebooks.info](www.it-ebooks.info)  \nTo my parents, Bob and Joyce Few, whose pride in my journeyhowever strange that journey must have sometimes seemedinstilled deep down into my bones the resolve to keep placing one foot in front of the other.  \n[www.it-ebooks.info](www.it-ebooks.info)  \nAbout the Author  \nStephen Few has over 20 years of experience as an IT innovator, consultant, and educator. Today, as Principal of the consultancy Perceptual Edge, Stephen focuses on data visualization for analyzing and communicating quantitative business information. He is working to raise consciousness and to provide a treatment plan that addresses the needs of business in the language of business. His previous book, Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten, is a powerful fitness program designed to target the data presentation aspects of this problem.  \nToday, from his office in Berkeley, California, Stephen provides consulting and training services, speaks frequently at conferences, and teaches in the MBA program at the University of California in Berkeley. More about his current work can be found [at](at www.perceptualedge.com)[ ](at www.perceptualedge.com)[www.perceptualedge.com](at www.perceptualedge.com).  \n[www.it-ebooks.info](www.it-ebooks.info)  \nIntroduction  \nFew phenomena characterize our time more uniquely and powerfully than the rapid rise and influence of information technologies. These technologies have unleashed a tsunami of data that rolls over and flattensus in its wake. 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