Maira Kalman

Through a series of artworks and essays, the author records her yearlong investigation into American democracy and how it works, from her imagining to make a home for herself in the Lincoln Memorial to the inner workings of a Bronx middle school student council to the U.S. service families of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, experiencing the cost of war.

And the Pursuit of Happiness

Photographs of dancers. And of Dandies. And dogs. Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. Naps. Breaths. Trees. Ingo Maurer's lamp. Buttons. Lists. These are some of my favorite thigns.

My Favorite Things

Daniel Handler

Y por eso rompimos, de Daniel Handler y Maira Kalman, es posiblemente la primera historia digital por entregas de una ruptura. Dividida en 8 episodios, es una experiencia novedosa que te hará disfrutar, a modo de píldoras, del relato de una historia de amor que no acabó bien. A través de una carta, Min quiere explicar a Ed las razones que causaron su ruptura y ha preparado una caja para devolverle todos los objetos que le recuerdan su relación, unos objetos cargados de significado y de historia. Voy camino a casa de Ed. Llevo en mis manos una caja repleta de objetos que un día lo significaron todo para nosotros, todos los recuerdos que conservo de nuestra relación. Ahora mismo estoy escribiéndote una carta. Cuando la acabe, la meteré también en la caja y te la daré. La carta explica nuestra historia, una historia preciosa pero dolorosa, una historia que hay que comprender poco a poco, sin prisa. Te entregaré esta caja, Ed. Dentro está todo: Las dos chapas de botellas de Scarpia?s Bitter Black Ale que nos bebimos aquella noche en el jardín trasero de la casa de Al. Recuerdo las estrellas brillando y nuestro aliento condensado por el frío. La entrada de cine para ver la película en la que nos dimos nuestro primer beso. Me besaste a los veinte minutos de haber empezado... y luego otra vez en la escena final. El afiche de la película que robaste para mí, para que conservara el recuerdo de nuestra primera cita. Fue muy tierno, gracias. Pero ya no lo quiero. Pero eso no es todo. Aún quedan muchas razones que explicar, las que hay detrás de la caja de cerillas, la cámara de fotos y su carrete, el molinillo de papel y la hoja de papel arrugado...

Y por eso rompimos (Episodio 1)

Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up. Min has written a letter explaining why. She'sdelivering it with a box that's full of the debris of their relationship: two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, Ed's protractor, some sugar they stole, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings and the rest of it. Each item is illustrated and accounted for; each memory played out until the heartbreaking end.Min will dump the box on Ed's porch - but it is Ed who is being dumped.This is the story of why they broke up.

Why We Broke Up

Montserrat Nieto

Y por eso rompimos

"Dogs have lessons for us all. In [this book], ... artist and author Maira Kalman illuminates our cherished companions as only she can. From the dogs lovingly illustrated in her ... children's books to the real-life pets who inspire her still, Kalman's [book] is joyful ... and ... deeply philosophical"--Provided by publisher.

Beloved Dog

Barbara Scott-Goodman

With great style, wit, and joy, Maira Kalman and Barbara Scott-Goodman celebrate their favorite dessert. In Cake, renowned artist and author Maira Kalman and food writer Barbara Scott-Goodman bring us a beautifully illustrated book dedicated to their love of cakes. Filled with Kalman's inimitable illustrations and memories, from chocolate cake on a terrace in Tel Aviv as a child to a gorgeous pink cake enjoyed over Lucretius and Nietzsche in Rome, and sprinkled with seventeen mouthwatering recipes prepared by Scott-Goodman, Cake is a joyful and whimsical celebration of a timeless dessert.

A Cookbook

Cake

Hurry Up and Wait, the second volume in a new series of collaborations between artist Maira Kalman, author Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket), and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, is a whimsical collection of images that capture people in motion or not. In snapshots by the likes of Lee Friedlander, Stephen Shore, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Dorothea Lange, Garry Winogrand, Helen Levitt, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans, some people stride forth, dash across streets, race on bicycles, and jump over puddles, while others form snaking lines, daydream on park benches, and linger on sidewalks with friends. So whats the rush? With 11 new vibrant illustrations by Kalman inspired by photographs in MoMAs collection, and thought-provoking prose by Handler that ponder the merits of action, Hurry Up and Wait is a spirited reflection on the daily rhythms of life.

Hurry Up and Wait

A brief look at the life of United States president Abraham Lincoln.

Looking at Lincoln

Der gutaussehende Ed ist der Star der Basketballmannschaft, Min eine sensible, künstlerisch angehauchte Filmnärrin, die kein Blatt vor den Mund nimmt. Als sich beide auf einer Party begegnen, funkt es gewaltig. Doch beim näheren Kennenlernen zeigt sich, wie grundverschieden sie sind. Ihre Beziehung wird kurz, aber heftig voller Überraschungen und Entdeckungen, voll Bemühen und Enttäuschung. Als es aus ist, schreibt Min einen glühenden, virtuosen Brief und gibt Ed all die Dinge zurück, die in ihrer Beziehung eine Rolle gespielt haben. (Quelle: Klappentext recto).

43 Gründe, warum es AUS ist

Tibor Kalman

This book presents an unconventional view of contemporary fashion as seen in the creative ways that people around the globe adorn their bodies. From cardboard shoes in Africa to body paint in New Guinea, from chimney sweeps in France to an Indian Elvis, the authors scans the globe to show how real people dress: at work, on the street, or for ceremonial occasions. With virtually no text, this book pokes gentle fun at the elitism of the fashion world, presenting its provocative observations through dynamic images by some of the world's foremost photojournalists.

(un)Fashion

Alex Kalman

2018 National Jewish Book Award Finalist Maira Kalman, the author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and The Elements of Style, and Alex Kalman, the designer, curator, writer, and founder of Mmuseumm, combine their talents in this captivating family memoir, a creative blend of narrative and striking visuals that is a paean to an exceptional woman and a celebration of individuality, personal expression, and the art of living authentically. In the early 1950s, Jewish émigré Sara Berman arrived in the Bronx with her husband and two young daughters When the children were grown, she and her husband returned to Israel, but Sara did not stay for long. In the late 1960s, at age sixty, she left her husband after thirty-eight years of marriage. One night, she packed a single suitcase and returned alone to New York City, moving intoa studio apartment in Greenwich Village near her family. In her new home, Sara began discovering new things and establishing new rituals, from watching Jeopardy each night at 7:00 to eating pizza at the Museum of Modern Art’s cafeteria every Wednesday. She also began discarding the unnecessary, according to the Kalmans: "in a burst of personal expression, she decided to wear only white." Sara kept her belongings in an extraordinarily clean and organized closet. Filled with elegant, minimalist, heavily starched, impeccably pressed and folded all-white clothing, including socks and undergarments, as well as carefully selected objects—from a potato grater to her signature perfume, Chanel No.19—the space was sublime. Upon her death in 2004, her family decided to preserve its pristine contents, hoping to find a way to exhibit them one day. In 2015, the Mmuseumm, a new type of museum located in a series of unexpected locations founded and curated by Sara’s grandson, Alex Kalman, recreated the space in a popular exhibit—Sara Berman's Closet—in Tribeca. The installation eventually moved to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The show will run at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles from December 4, 2018 to March 10, 2019; it will open again about a month later at the National Museum of American Jewish History from April 5, 2019 to September 1, 2019. Inspired by the exhibit, this spectacular illustrated memoir, packed with family photographs, exclusive images, and Maira Kalman's distinctive paintings, is an ode to Sara’s life, freedom, and re-invention. Sara Berman’s Closet is an indelible portrait of the human experience—overcoming hardship, taking risks, experiencing joy, enduring loss. It is also a reminder of the significance of the seemingly insignificant moments in our lives—the moments we take for granted that may turn out to be the sweetest. Filled with a daughter and grandson’s wry and touching observations conveyed in Maira’s signature script, Sara Berman’s Closest is a beautiful, loving tribute to one woman’s indomitable spirit.

Sara Berman's Closet

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.

The Principles of Uncertainty

"Based on the journal she kept when her granddaughter was new, Maira Kalman shares observations about a summer spent with a baby"--

Darling Baby

As he experiences Paris, the city of love, Max the millionaire poet dog knows he is missing something.

Ooh-la-La!

A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.

The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey

Fireboat

Alexander and his older sister Lulu visit Japan and discover many fascinating things including fish markets, outdoor baths, futons, and a frog who writes haiku.

Sayonara, Mrs. Kackleman

Ingrid Schaffner

Presents the paintings, drawings, embroidery, and other works of Maira Kalman, and includes essays on how her art showcases the extraordinary from the ordinary.

Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)

Can a photograph capture the sensation of a warm spring breeze or the smell of freshly fallen snow? Weather, Weather, the third volume in a series of creative collaborations between renowned artist and bestselling author Maira Kalman, New York Times bestselling author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, is an evocative exploration of the physical environments captured in photographs from around the world. From the rainy streets of Paris to a sun-dappled pool in Beverly Hills, from steamy summer sidewalks in Brooklyn to snow-covered fields in Japan, the photographs depict much more than what first meets the eye. Featuring vibrant new paintings by Kalman inspired by these photographs and poetic prose by Handler that bring the images to life, Weather, Weather is a tender reflection on the passing of seasons, perspective, and memory.

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