Hunter Whitney

There are gems here, but they're hidden among superfluous words and pictures. It's unstructured, scattered, more a many-sided conversation than a strong point of view on wrangling data and wringing out insight. The principles espoused are introduced by example and analogy without strong theoretical underpinnings.

Despite the subtitle, few concrete, new ways to visualize or make sense of data are presented. But as an added bonus, QR codes are sprinkled throughout.