The Principles of Uncertainty

Maira Kalman

ISBN 10: 159420134X / ISBN 13: 9781594201349

Published by Penguin Press October 2007, 2007

About this Item

Signed First Edition Hardcover with minor bumps/wear at edges/corners. Pages are clean and bright. Spine is straight and tight. Overall a very goof signed first edition!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Principles of Uncertainty
• Publisher: Penguin Press October 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159420134X
• ISBN 13: 9781594201349
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Used
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed By Author
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

A narrative travelogue told in handwritten text and illustrations presents the creator's idiosyncratic worldview on a broad range of topics, from personal identity and happiness to the reasons for war and the delights of candy. 100,000 first printing.

About the Authors

Maira Kalman is an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of And the Pursuit of Happiness, The Principles of Uncertainty, Beloved Dog, and Cake. She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan's Food Rules and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B. White's The Elements of Style. Kalman's work is shown at the Julie Saul Gallery in Manhattan.

In her own words: "born. bucolic childhood. culture-stuffed adolescence. played piano. stopped. danced. stopped. wrote. discarded writing. drew. reinstated writing. married Tibor Kalman and collaborated at iconoclastic yet successful design studio. wrote and painted children's books. worried. took up Ping-Pong. relaxed. wrote and painted for many magazines. cofounded the Rubber Band Society. amused. children: two. dog: one."