{"product_id":"9780062122971","title":"My Favorite Things","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Maira Kalman, the author of the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Principles of Uncertainty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Style\u003c\/i\u003e, comes this beautiful pictorial and narrative exploration of the significance of objects in our lives, drawn from her personal artifacts, recollections, and selections from the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than fifty original paintings and featuring bestselling author and illustrator Maira Kalman’s signature handwritten prose, \u003ci\u003eMy Favorite Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and witty meditation on the importance of both quotidian and unusual objects in our culture and private worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated in the same colorful, engaging, and insightful style as her previous works, which have won her fans around the world, \u003ci\u003eMy Favorite Things\u003c\/i\u003e features more than fifty objects from both the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and Kalman’s personal collections: the pocket watch Abraham Lincoln was carrying when he was shot, original editions of \u003ci\u003eWinnie-the-Pooh\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, a handkerchief in memoriam of Queen Victoria, an Ingo Maurer lamp, Rietveld’s Z chair, a pair of Toscanini’s pants, and photographs Kalman has taken of people walking towards and away from her. A pictorial index provides photographs of the actual objects and a short description of them, enhancing the reading experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs it speaks to the universal experience and importance of beloved objects in our lives—big and small, famous and private—this unique work is a fresh way of examining and understanding our society, history, culture, and ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015566737648,"sku":"9780062122971","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062122971_p0.jpg?v=1763626605","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062122971","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}