I've been learning this stuff for work some. I've found that Good Charts: The HBR Guide to making Smarter More Persuasive Data Visualizations[1] to be helpful.

Also the Wall Street Guide to Info Graphics[2] is a good 'recipe' book for graphs/charts.

1. https://www.amazon.com/Good-Charts-Smarter-Persuasive-Visual... 2. https://www.amazon.com/Street-Journal-Guide-Information-Grap...