Wordplay The Philosophy, Art, and Science of Ambigrams

Name: Wordplay The Philosophy, Art, and Science of Ambigrams
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ISBN: 9780767920759

ISBN-10: 0767920759

ISBN-13: 9780767920759

Edition: 2005

Authors: John Langdon

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Take a second look at the cover of this book--this time, turn it upside down. The title, "Wordplay, is an ambigram, which means you will be able to read it both right side up and upside down. You may be familiar with the John Langdon's ambigrams from Dan Brown's bestseller "Angels & Demons (see pages 186 and 188 of "Wordplay), but if this is your first experience with the art of the ambigram, prepare to be dazzled! This lovely updated edition of the classic collection of ambigrams features a section of full-color ambigrams and dozens of stunning, mind-bending examples of this cryptic art form. Each strikingly beautiful and arresting illustration is accompanied by a short essay--sometimes…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 8.20" wide x 8.10" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction


Discovering the Tao


Yin and Yang


Philosophy, Art, & Science


Hypothesis/Thesis/Antithesis/Synthesis


Theory


Ambiguity


Reality


Orientation


Symmetry


Truth & Beauty


Asymmetry


Reflect


Balance


Polarized


Magnetic


Electricity


Gravity


Up/Dn


Waterfalls


Minimum


Wavelength


Normal Distribution


Time


Past/Present/Future


Sometimes/Never


Seasons


Choice/Decide


Inertia


Momentum


Chain Reaction


Energy


Action/Re-action


Perfection


Mathematics


Algebra


Big Bang


Astronomy


Syzygy


Limits/Infinity


Spirals


Organic


Change/Changes


The Origins and History of My Ambigrams


How a Word Becomes an Ambigram


Acknowledgments


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