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Richard Saul Wurman
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http://digerati.edge.org/digerati/wurman/index.html
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Which is why Richard Saul Wurman, 64, an architect, author, and conference organizer, has created "Understanding USA." The result of a yearlong crusade on Wurman's part, this 324-page, graphic-rich book is designed to provide Americans with the right information, in the right format, in the right amount. This is a book with a mission: to enable people to grasp the world they live in -- including everything from the electoral process and the federal debt to health care and poverty -- quickly, easily, and entertainingly.
Wurman enlisted the help of 12 "information architects" (a term that he coined), who worked with him to produce 13 chapters of wide-ranging material. He also generated support from a list of blue-chip backers: America Online, General Motors, Hearst Communications, Intel, the Markle Foundation, Mattel, Ovations/United HealthCare, SmartPlanet, Steelcase, USWeb/CKS, and Xerox. With substantial backing from these organizations, Wurman was able to structure the $1 million project so that the book is downloadable for free on the Web (www.understandingusa.com). It is also for sale in hard-copy form at Barnes & Noble bookstores, on Amazon.com, and through Ingram Book Co.
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By Wurman, Richard Saul
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Information might want to be free; but, why should we free it? We've got enough trouble keeping track of all the petabits that already run around untethered, and risk a computer counterrevolution if
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Doubleday
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December - Hardcover
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Information updated on 09/02/2008
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By Wurman, Richard Saul
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Amazon's customers rating
Information might want to be free; but, why should we free it? We've got enough trouble keeping track of all the petabits that already run around untethered, and risk a computer counterrevolution if
Ranking at Amazon 0
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Que
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December - Paperback
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Information updated on 09/02/2008
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By Naisbitt, John
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Amazon's customers rating
Information might want to be free; but, why should we free it? We've got enough trouble keeping track of all the petabits that already run around untethered, and risk a computer counterrevolution if
Ranking at Amazon 0
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd Pap)
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December - Paperback
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Information updated on 09/01/2008
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