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| The Principles of Uncertainty | 
 enlarge | Author: Maira Kalman
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95 (70.51 RON)
Buy New: $19.77 (46.54 RON)
You Save: $10.18 (23.96 RON) (34%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 5629
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 159420134X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.6092
EAN: 9781594201349
ASIN: 159420134X
Publication Date: October 18, 2007
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 Witty, funny and wonderful October 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Everything Maira touches turns into the most funniest, quirkiest and happiest thing. This is one of my favorite books, its sort of like a new version of Chicken Soup for the Soul. The illustrations are amazing, color combinations are vibrant, writing is witty that it just becomes such a pleasurable visual read. She is even more funnier when she speaks. She's like the intelligent, amazing and awesomest aunt that you wished you had.
Poignant and thought-provoking fun August 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed Maira Kalman's lovely illustrations and her musings about the mysteries of the world. Having read many of her children's books, I was not surprised at her trenchant observations about the more grown-up parts of life, but I was gratefully surprised at the delicacy, poignancy and humanity of her images. Her work deserves admiration for its honest portrayal of reality, but with the wonderful twist that a real artist can bring. The Principles of Uncertainty is structured around the journal or diary form and I think it benefits from being read that way rather than reading it from front to back. It's hard to stop,once you start, but save a little for later!
Elements of Whimsy July 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book holds a permanent place on my coffee table. It is a wonderfully illustrated and observed year in a life. Page by page, it offers captivating visual and written poetry of the everyday, as well as ruminations on "the big picture."
 Random, charming thoughts July 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This isn't really a book for reading, it's a book that you'll dip in and out of, reading the humorous and sometimes touching vignettes at your whim - much like the blog that spawned this book. Some of the illustrations are better than others - I particularly like the historical portraits and full-colour pages. Nonetheless it's a beautiful illustrated book and a sweet gift for someone.
A Book to Return to Again and Again June 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is such a beautiful, unique book. Each time you see a picture or read a section, you think and then think again something altogether different. This is a book not to read, but to experience. Thank you Mrs. Kalman.
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