Last week I announced that I’m giving away two copies of the prettiest book that’s ever graced my coffee table, The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless.

I loved your comments! Some of my favorites:
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  • Mark KS - Linked to Hans Rosling’s TED Talk (uses “cool data tools to show how countries are pulling themselves out of poverty”)
  • Ryan – “I’m not sure this book would be suitable for my coffee table which currently features Men’s Health, ESPN the Mag, and Maxim Magazine. I can’t afford for people to realize I’m a dork – that would totally ruin the image I’ve so carefully crafted” (I don’t know Ryan, I think the cat’s already out of the bag…)
  • Kristi R – “I think I might die and go to heaven if I’m ever fortunate enough to get people to send me books for free because I blog.” (Yes! It will happen – so set up that blog and send me the link ASAP!)
  • David – “You get nerdier and nerdier every day. The nerdiness never ends. It’s hot.” (Thank you – I take that as the highest compliment!)
  • Elisa – “Is there a chart in there for dating and love? If someone could break that down into a bar graph or something for me I’d be eternally grateful.” (Me too! I’d like some dating/love decision matrices that are masked in pretty colors to make the fact that I’m referencing them less depressing.)
  • Royce – “That book is awesome. Is it nerdy if I would open that book up to appreciate the graphs and images, even if I completely ignored the actual content of those graphs? Too nerdy?” (Never! Nothing is ever too nerdy in my neck of the woods).
  • Catherine – “I like lists, I like random facts, I like to organize, well, just about everything. But, to see such things in pretty graphical form?!? Sounds like my version of nerd heaven!” (Mine too – cheers!)

And without further ado – with screenshots from Random.org – congrats to Valerie M. and Doniree for winning the book giveaway!


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  • Karey Shane
    Add me to the list!
  • jeanclarke
    If you like pretty, you'll love the cover for Secret Speakers: blue morpho butterfly on gold background. The author spoke at a book discussion and mothers were saying their daughters kept picking it up and saying how gorgeous it was.
  • Well...that's some bullshit. LOL j/k. Congrats to Valerie & Doni!
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