What happens when the Bible gets in the hands of the data gods? It comes to life in a series of astonishing infographics that were recently shared by The Guardian. From playing with word counts to timelines to sentiment analysis - Here is the good book in pictures: More at the Guardian: Holy infographics: the bible visualised
A Charles Dickens Death Chart
Just how cruel was Charles Dickens to his characters? Thanks to this handy graphic by Melissa Symanczyk we can now follow death through his major works. In all, 53 people and 2 dogs have succumbed to the ultimate end via Dickens' hand. Symanczyk even awards a prize for best death with the honors going to the spontaneous human combustion event in Bleak House. The two deadliest? Bleak House & David Copperfield with seven fatalities in each. First Edition of Bleak House, in the original 20-in-19 monthly serial parts that were issued from March 1852 through September 1853 . First Edition of David Copperfield, in the original serial...
Graphically Speaking: The Benefits of a Library Card
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and the folks at The Pinal County Library District have come up with a novel way to promote the benefits of a library card. They compiled a list of 30 solid benefits offered by the public library and then transformed the list into a visual feast based on the minimalist, and retro design style of Penguin and Pelican classic paperback novels. All graphics were done by Pinal County Library District Emerging Technologies Librarian, Ann Leonard. More images and info: Benefits of a Library Card | Pinal County Reads h/t Boing Boing
From Tablet to Tablet: A short history of reading
This infographic comes to us via ebookfriendly. Looks pleasing though not sure about the Weights and Measures graphic for what does it have to do with reading . Beside, I haven't seen anyone (except a breed of bookseller) carrying around 30+ books in their hands on a regular basis. Also wonder about how green e-reading is in the long run - the graph gives us a 4 year comparison - then what - in all likelihood within 4 years you will be reading on a new device - I have numerous books that over 100 years old in my library...
The Life & Times of the Travel Guidebook
Inforgraphic produced for Cheapflights.co.uk Previously on Book Patrol: The End of the Travel Guide