Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer, 251 pages, 89 models, ISBN: 0-312-25404-0.
Has a good 8 page guide to basic folds.
There's a "Thoughts Behind the Folds" section for pretty much all the models. I really enjoyed those, especially the exercises and challenges that'll make you think about the models.
S = Simple
LI = Low Intermediate
I = Intermediate
HI = High Intermediate
C = Complex
| Model Name | Complexity | # of Steps | Info |
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Origami Action |
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| Baby Bird | S | 15 | |
| Exploding Envelope | S | 8 | |
| Blinking Eyes | S | 11 | |
| Magic Flap | S | 15 | |
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Magic Cube |
S | 10 | |
| Clapping Hands | I | 24 | |
| Waxing Waning Moon | I | 53 | |
| Two Interlocking Rings | I | 17 | |
| Two Permanently Interlocking Rings | I | 14+12 | |
| Chocolate-Covered Ant | I | 23 | |
| Gremlin | I | 36 | |
| Crazy-Mouthed Gremlin | I | 9+12 | |
| Surfer on a Wave | HI | 37 | |
| Glancer | HI | 45 | |
| Mr. Smiley | C | 51 | Several variations: Mr. Smiley Frog, Sad Mr. Smiley, Talking Mr. Smiley, Mr. Fish, Angry Mr. Smiley, Mr. Killer Bee, Scared Mr. Smiley, Mr. Rodent, Mr. Clam, Peaceful Mr. Smiley, Loving Mr. Smiley, including a story to tell. |
| Squishy Blob | HI | 27 | |
| Piano Playing Pop-Up Card | C | 51 | |
| Yapping, Clapping, Tapping, Flapping T-Rex | I | 33 | |
| Venus Flytrap | HI | 33 | |
| Frog Tongue | LI | 20 | From a 2.5 in x 8.5 in rectangle. |
| Heart Attack | I | 24 | From a 3 in x 11 in rectangle. |
| Nail Clippers | C | 56 | |
| Swiss Army Knife | C | 54 | Opens and closes! |
| Flasher | I | 12 | |
| Flasher Supreme | C | Crease pattern. | |
| Flasher Big Bang | C | Crease pattern. | |
| Flasher Hat | C | Crease pattern. | |
| Flasher Marble Maze | C | Crease pattern. | |
| Flasher Labyrinth | C | Crease pattern. | |
| Labyrinth Walker | C | Crease pattern. | |
| Dromenon Labyrinth Walker | C | Crease pattern. | |
| Slithering Snake Skin | C | 6 | From a slightly shortened dollar bill or a 3x7 rectangle. |
| Symbols and Signs and Stunning Designs | |||
| Preshrunk Blue Jeans | S | 3 | |
| Smiling Frowning George | S | 5 | Make faces on dollar bills (or any other currency) smile or frown. |
| Kite Letterhead | S | 7 | |
| Men's Suit | S | 18 | |
| Iso-Area Swan | S | 10 | |
| Wine Glass | S | 10 | |
| Peace Sign | I | 17 | |
| Multiple Rippling Deltoid Design | I | 22 | Variation: Multiple Rippling Heart Design. |
| Musical Notes | I | 40 | |
| Dancers | I | 18 | Very cute. |
| Dragon | I | 30 | Based on Robert Neale's Dragon found in Mythical Beings. |
| Rocking Horse | I | 38 | Based on Paul Jackson's Barking Dog |
| Menorah | HI | 40 | |
| Crab | HI | 39 | |
| Double Yin Yang | HI | 28 | All the directions are written in poetry:-) |
| Star of David | HI | 19 | |
| Spider Web | HI | 17 | |
| $ Pyramid | I | 19 | From a dollar bill. |
| Balancing $ Eagle | HI | 30 | From a dollar bill. |
| Dollar Bill Cuboid | C | 34 | From a dollar bill. |
| Eight Interlocking Rings | C | 23 | Yup, that's eight rings from one square, no cuts! |
| Models from the Heart | |||
| Butterfly Heart Card | S | 11 | |
| Cubist Heart Card | S | 7 | |
| Window Heart Card | S | 10 | |
| Blintz Envelope | S | 14 | |
| Envelope | LI | 22 | |
| Off the Wallet | LI | 15 | |
| Bird of Peace Pop-Up Card | LI | 23 | |
| Diamond Heart Ring | LI | 12 | |
| Peace Ring | I | 24 | |
| Crane Envelope | I | 28 | |
| Crane in Love Envelope | I | 24+11 | |
| Beating Heart Card | HI | 34 | |
| Star of Peace | C | 18 | |
| Interlocking Diamond Heart Rings | C | 46 | |
| Present Box | C | 31 | Variation: unopenable present box |
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Origami for the Almost Deranged |
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| Origami Square | S | 8 | |
| Transvestite Puppet | S | 10 | |
| Barf Bag | S | 10 | |
| Unfortunate Bungee Jumper | S | 14 | |
| Folder | S | 2 | |
| Strobe Light | S | 3 | |
| Invisible Duck | S | 5 | |
| Jack O' Lantern | S | 4 | From a t-shirt! |
| Upside-Down Heart | LI | 11 | |
| "Who's Staring at my Rump?" | LI | 11 | An elephant seen from behind. |
| Walking Boat | LI | 13 | |
| Clogged Artery | HI | 21 | |
| Unopenable Envelope | HI | 13 | There's also a Consolation Version that's easier to fold and much easier to unfold. |
| Folding the Blintz Base | C | 44 | Very cool, four hands folding a blintz base. |
| Folding the Square Base | C | 6 + 42 | Very cool, two hands this time. |
| Folding the Flapping Bird | C | 44 + 2 | Four hands again. |
| Man Swatter | C | 53 | Too funny:-) |
| Unfortunate Suitor | C | 49 | Jeremy sure likes model with flattened people;-) |
| Carbon Atom | C | 33 | |
| Monolithic Rubblestone Boulder | C | Crease pattern;-) | |
| Running Car | C | 29 | |
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