The Principles of Uncertainty by Kalman, Maira

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Condition
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
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ISBN
9780143116462
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143116460
ISBN-13
9780143116462
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72711732

Product Key Features

Book Title
Principles of Uncertainty
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Mind & Body, Individual Artists / Essays, Art & Politics, General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Maira Kalman
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"My absolute favorite book of recent memory: an exquisite and delightful and peculiarly illustrated memoir about . . . well, the search for the meaning of life. I will be giving this book to everyone I love." -Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, My absolute favorite book of recent memory: an exquisite and delightful and peculiarly illustrated memoir about . . . well, the search for the meaning of life. I will be giving this book to everyone I love.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
741.6/42/092
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
Maira Kalman paints her highly personal worldview in this inimitable combination of image and text An irresistible invitation to experience life through a beloved artist's psyche, The Principles of Uncertainty is a compilation of Maira Kalman's New York Times columns. Part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all Kalman, these brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images - which initially appear random - ultimately form an intricately interconnected worldview, an idiosyncratic inner monologue., "Sublime . . . Kalman's elegantly witty and at times melancholy narrative runs arm in arm with her unmistakable paintings on a serendipitous romp through the history of the world." -- Vanity Fair "Wildly original . . . there's nothing else even remotely like it . . . This hilarious, wise, and deeply moving volume [is] the ultimate picture book for grown-ups." -- O Magazine Maira Kalman paints her highly personal worldview in this inimitable combination of image and text An irresistible invitation to experience life through a beloved artist's psyche, The Principles of Uncertainty is a compilation of Maira Kalman's New York Times columns. Part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all Kalman, these brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images - which initially appear random - ultimately form an intricately interconnected worldview, an idiosyncratic inner monologue.

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