The Principles of Uncertainty

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Wendy in Port Townsend, October 23, 2011 (view all comments by Wendy in Port Townsend)
This is a very special book. I've long admired Maira Kalman's work in The New Yorker and her children's books, so it was a treat to read a book full of her work and thoughts. She is inspiring, because she is awed by the world, incredibly talented, childlike in her perspective, well-connected, and full of contradictions. This book is handwritten, mostly comments and questions that accompany her paintings, and also some photographs, so you can read it in an hour or so. However, it's also a book that will call you back to savor a page or a chapter if you leave it sitting around the house.

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cleo, April 1, 2009 (view all comments by cleo)
Fantastic book. I would love to have the ability to purchase a copy for everyone, everywhere. Maira Kalman appreciates the small treasures and minute details that we, generally speaking, may overlook in our day to day goings on. Along with this sought after ability, Kalman applies these small, sometimes meaningless, objects and experiences to a more holistic view. The author asks herself and the reader, larger life questions which continue to flee from our grasp. We are left with the same questions, however, Kalman leaves us with more contentment than we had on page one.

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Roberta, October 22, 2007 (view all comments by Roberta)
If you read these 12 illustrated essays on NYTimeSelect last year as they came out each month, you've been waiting for this book to come out for a long time. If you didn't, you should have, and you would be. Maira's wisdom and wit, her talent with words and paint and camera, are deep, brilliant, heart-warming, thought-provoking, soul-stirring, laugh-making. This is a book to buy in multiple copies, because anyone you like will like this book. If they don't, maybe you shouldn't like them so much after all. My favorite on the screen was June 2006 (Cecil Beaton's sister! Kepler's collar! Mrs. Einstein who taught math!). In book form, where you can page back and forth, it's much harder to choose.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781594201349

Author:

Kalman, Maira

Publisher:

Penguin Press

Subject:

Individual Artist

Subject:

Mind & Body

Subject:

Illustrators

Subject:

United states

Subject:

Individual Artists - General

Subject:

Illustrators -- United States.

Subject:

Kalman, Maira - Philosophy

Subject:

Philosophy : General

Copyright:

2007

Edition Description:

B-Hardcover

Publication Date:

20071131

Binding:

HARDCOVER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

336

Dimensions:

9.36x6.32x1.06 in. 1.94 lbs.

Age Level:

from 18