{"product_id":"the-principles-of-uncertainty-isbn-9780143116462","title":"The Principles of Uncertainty","description":"\u003cb\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMaira Kalman paints her highly personal worldview in this inimitable combination of image and text\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn irresistible invitation to experience life through a beloved artist's psyche, \u003ci\u003eThe Principles of Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation of Maira Kalman's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“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.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An odd treasure.” —\u003cb\u003eAriel Levy, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Within this work, as much literary as artistic, one finds the assurance (the certainty!) that the human condition is inescapable but not insurmountable.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“In her distinctive, muscularly whimsical paintings with sad-funny handwritten annotations, Kalman encounters, well, everything . . . More personal than much of her previous work, the book is simultaneously idiosyncratic and universal. And utterly lovable.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulture + Travel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This is a unique, warmly intelligent book for the enjoyment of artists, writers and anyone who delights in works of genuine imagination.” —\u003cb\u003eL.K. Hanson, \u003ci\u003eMinnesota Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“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 know.”  —\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Gilbert, author of \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaira Kalman \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnd the Pursuit of Happiness, The Principles of Uncertainty, Beloved Dog, Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Illustrated.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan's \u003ci\u003eFood Rules\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B. White's \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Style\u003c\/i\u003e. Kalman's work is shown at the Julie Saul Gallery in Manhattan.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301140287717,"sku":"NP9780143116462","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143116462.jpg?v=1767741080","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-principles-of-uncertainty-isbn-9780143116462","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}