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Alph

Alphonzs@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 7 months ago

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Alph's books

2025 Reading Goal

19% complete! Alph has read 4 of 21 books.

Alberto Cairo: How Charts Lie (Hardcover, 2019, W. W. Norton Company)

A leading data visualization expert explores the negative - and positive - influences that charts …

Review of 'How Charts Lie' on 'Storygraph'

It provides basic ideas on making and reading charts that everyone in this information, disinformation, misinformation age should know. It's not 100% introductory since it assumes some very basic knowledge of statistics like mean and median, but it's very readable for the general public.
What I enjoyed the most were the many examples made to accompany the many ideas and advices presented.

MacLeod Andrews, Tim Anderson: Sweet Tooth (AudiobookFormat, Brilliance Audio)

Review of 'Sweet Tooth' on 'Storygraph'

Such Fun

A book I really enjoyed, it was my companion for the last month on my commute to work. Always wanted for my travel to be longer since I was enjoying the story so much. I learned a few words along the way. But the highest point is how relatable it felt, how seen I felt.