And the pursuit of happiness
And the pursuit of happiness by Maira Kalman is a 2010 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Maira Kalman, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "How to find humor in life's absurdity" (2023), 1.1M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 13 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 3rd of 6 books by Maira Kalman on Books Worth Reading (2007–2015), by publication year.
- Edition: Penguin Press, 2010 · 471 pages
The paired TED talk
How to find humor in life's absurdity (2023), the TED talk by Maira Kalman.
From the publisher
Filled with original art and photographs by the author who is also an illustrator and designer, each chapter represents a month of Kalman's yearlong travel across the U.S. and her reflections on democracy. She starts with a celebration of Barack Obama's Presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., continues with the month of February and Abraham Lincoln, and explores democracy and the pursuit of happiness artistically and poetically. Several presidents and political sites in Washington, D.C. are focal points as the year progresses.