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- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte, 2001
- Theatre Buildings: A Design Guide by ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians), 2023
- Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, 2011
- Top Tasks: A How-to Guide by Gerry McGovern, 2018
- Traite de documentation by Paul Otlet, 1934
- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud, 1993
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- Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things by George Lakoff, 1987
- World Brain by H. G. Wells, 2017