I own the three main Edward Tufte books. Sadly I missed a course I was booked on, but I did manage to obtain the course *materials*, three beautifully bound and wonderful books on the presentation of information.
Tufte’s mother, Virginia, also writes:
Virginia Tufte - Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style
I should order this, or perhaps receive it as a present … :-)
Virginia Tufte, author of Artful Sentences, is Edward Tufte’s *mother.* You don’t have to take my word for it: here is a link to his website, announcing publication of the book, http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0002AM&topic_id=1&topic=
Ahh, sorry. Thanks for the correction. Gosh, I hope he doesn’t find this post.