Origami Alfresco is a quirky and unusual portfolio of clear diagrams for 50 of David Mitchells simple yet amazing origami designs, created from the contrast between the white and coloured sides of standard origami paper, and includes sections on Animals and People, Inanimate Objects, Double Images, The Sea and Landscapes.
As you would expect from the author, many of these designs are much more than just static sketches. Some, like Freefall/Limbo, can be viewed in several completely different ways, while others, like Lovebird or Dogfish turn from one thing into another. There are action...
Origami Alfresco is a quirky and unusual portfolio of clear diagrams for 50 of David Mitchells simple yet amazing origami designs, created from the co...
Paper Crystals are enchanting sculptures made from simple units folded from ordinary paper which lock firmly together without any need for sticky tape or glue. Paper Crystals are enchanting to look at, fascinating to make, and seem to have the ability to focus harmony and peace wherever they are displayed, making them ideal ornaments for your home or workplace and perfect gifts to share with your friends. Everything you need to know is explained in pictures and words in the clearest detail. This fully revised and much expanded Second Edition is a must for the collection of every origami...
Paper Crystals are enchanting sculptures made from simple units folded from ordinary paper which lock firmly together without any need for sticky tape...
By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks - Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in twenty-first-century fiction, David Mitchell combines flat-out adventure, a Nabokovian love of puzzles, a keen eye for character, and a taste for mind-bending, philosophical and scientific speculation in the tradition of Umberto Eco, Haruki Murakami, and Philip K. Dick. The result is brilliantly original fiction as profound as it is playful. In this groundbreaking novel, an influential favorite among a new...
By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks - Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A postmodern visionary and...
"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid."--Jon Stewart, The Daily ShowNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - The Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg Business - BookishFINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE FIRST BOOK AWARD - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You've never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates...
"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid."--Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
