'Good' Typography
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I find the internet a pretty bad source of information on typography. Maybe it's because typefaces don't really work on screen and especially on websites, unless they are embedded etc.
What you really need is to photocopy some passages or pages from some good typography books.
I'd recommend Robert Bringhurst's 'Elements of typographic style'
Or for a more swiss feel, anything by the infamous Joseph Müller Brockman.
I've had this problem with clients before, trying to show them what good typography is. What usually works is to create a sheet explaining the origins of typography and why it's important. Then create two examples of layout: one which is clear and legible (good typography) and one which is the opposite. If they have a brain then they will see what the obvious choice is.