Filled with beautiful infographics and charts disseminating positive news--Infant deaths worldwide have decreased by more than a half! Transgender rights are expanding around the world! LED bulbs are saving energy and money!--the uplifting Beautiful News from David McCandless (Knowledge Is Beautiful; The Visual Miscellaneum) is the antidote to the seemingly ever-terrible flow of information seen on television and online. The book, with thick, glossy pages and charts covering such information as human rights, natural disasters and carbon emissions, is the perfect choice for that friend who already has everything. Anyone can find an infographic that will interest them in Beautiful News and, because page 241 shows that "everyone, everywhere is living longer," readers will have plenty of time to page through the whole thing. --Jessica Howard, freelance book reviewer