by Richard Saul Wurman
SUMMARY: Understanding USA is a compilation of visual articles
that aim to make aspects of the American society
understandable. The contents of the book can be seen
at: http://www.understandingusa.com (Note: this site
relies on the use of Flash technology for animation
and navigation, and will not work with some browsers.)
CONTENTS:
- Introduction
- Essays
Understanding understanding (Richard Saul Wurman)
Understanding issues (Horace Deets)
Understanding numbers (Nigel Holmes)
Understanding polls (Andrew Kohut)
- USA: An annual report (Nigel Holmes with Meredith Bagby)
- Population & becoming a president (Don Moyer, Reed Agnew)
- Children & education (Clement Mok)
- Business & trade (Krzysztof Lenk, Paul Kahn)
- Cost of living & poverty (Joel Katz)
- Health and costs (Michael Bierut)
- War & defense (Kit Hinrichs)
- Crime and punishment (Robert Greenberg)
- USA interactive (Hani Rashid, Lise Anne Couture)
- Environmental issues (Ramana Rao)
- Americans polled on America (Tom Wood)
- Information technology (Nancye Green, Michael Donovan)
- The media (Nigel Holmes)
- Highlights from Benetton's Colors (Tibor Kalman (Posthumously))
Softcover, 324 pages
Dimensions: 0.72 x 11.06 x 7.17 inches; 2 x 30 x 18,5 cm
Price: USA $ 25.00
Published: March 2000
Publisher: Ted Conference Incorporated
ISBN: 0 9674536 0 7
Webpages about this book:
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