THE FOCUSED READING LIST
AIM: to provide a targeted - and READABLE - reading list - to provide a proper context from where ANALYTIC EXCELLENCE comes. I have selected chapters of books for initial reading; however, it goes without saying I highly recommend each of the following books in their entirety.
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| THE GOAL | OUT OF THE CRISIS | VISUAL DISPLAY of QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION | ATLAS SHRUGGED | THE NEW ECONOMICS | THE TIMELESS WAY of BUILDING | ZEN and the ART of MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE | THE DESIGN of EVERYDAY THINGS |
| Eli Goldratt | W. Edwards Deming | Edward Tufte | Ayn Rand | W. Edwards Deming | Christopher Alexander | Robert Pirsig | Donald Norman |
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Whole Book |
Ch 09: Operational Definitions Ch 11: Common Causes and Special Causes |
Ch 05: Chartjunk Ch 01: Graphical Excellence |
Whole Book |
Ch 07: The Red Bead Experiment
Ch 10: Some Lessons in Variation |
Whole Book |
Whole Book |
Ch 01: The Psychopathology of Everyday Things Ch 02: The Psychology of Everyday Things
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| 2007 Scheduled Presentations |
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