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Tales of the Siren: A Starbucks Melody
Book Review

Tales of the Siren: A Starbucks Melody

Dallas MarksOctober 28, 2014March 3, 2016

What happens when a Seattleite starts a blog about her favorite coffee shop?

Tribes by Seth Godin, a review
Book Review

Tribes by Seth Godin, a review

Dallas MarksJuly 31, 2014

We need you to lead us.

The Visual Organization
Book Review, Data Visualization

The Visual Organization

Dallas MarksApril 24, 2014July 20, 2018

Phil Simon’s thoughts on data visualization.

Talk Like TED
Book Review, Presentation Skills

Talk Like TED

Dallas MarksApril 22, 2014September 22, 2016

Great public speaking advice, even if you’re never invited to TED.

Data Visualization for Dummies
Book Review, Data Visualization

Data Visualization for Dummies

Dallas MarksMarch 21, 2014

A useful and tool-agnostic guide targeted primarily at business users.

Thinking with Data
Book Review

Thinking with Data

Dallas MarksMarch 7, 2014July 20, 2017

An extremely helpful book for scoping and organizing data projects.

The Year Without Pants
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The Year Without Pants

Dallas MarksFebruary 28, 2014July 20, 2017

Scott Berkun’s enjoyable memoir of a year without pants.

Universe Design with SAP BusinessObjects BI: The Comprehensive Guide
Book Review, Semantic Layer

Universe Design with SAP BusinessObjects BI: The Comprehensive Guide

Dallas MarksFebruary 12, 2014July 31, 2018

SAP authors Christian Ah-Soon, Didier Mazoue and Pierpaolo Vezzosi have created a well-crafted guide to the Information Design Tool.

Remote: Office Not Required
Book Review

Remote: Office Not Required

Dallas MarksFebruary 11, 2014July 20, 2017

Going remote allows the most talented people to produce the best work regardless of their location.

Show Me the Numbers by Stephen Few
Book Review

Show Me the Numbers by Stephen Few

Dallas MarksDecember 11, 2013April 20, 2017

Great visualization advice, patiently explained.

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As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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