false 87640 5 <i>The project that captured a nation's imagination.</i> The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. "You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal <i>anything</i> -- as long as it is true and you have never shared it with anyone before. Be brief. Be legible. Be creative." It all began with an idea Frank Warren had for a community art project. He began handing out postcards to strangers and leaving them in public places -- asking people to write down a secret they had never told anyone and mail it to him, anonymously. The response was overwhelming. The secrets were both provocative and profound, and the cards themselves were works of art -- carefully and creatively constructed by hand. Addictively compelling, the cards reveal our deepest fears, desires, regrets, and obsessions. Frank calls them "graphic haiku," beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional. As Frank began posting the cards on his website, PostSecret took on a life of its own, becoming much more than a simple art project. It has grown into a global phenomenon, exposing our individual aspirations, fantasies, and frailties -- our common humanity. Every day dozens of postcards still make their way to Frank, with postmarks from around the world, touching on every aspect of human experience. This extraordinary collection brings together the most powerful, personal, and beautifully intimate secrets Frank Warren has received -- and brilliantly illuminates that human emotions can be unique and universal at the same time. 84604 1 12 2005 PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives total:4388|5:60|4:38|3:26|2:4|1:2| 4388 19016 5710 502 4 4 false false Fri Dec 12 16:49:16 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 04 08:29:31 -0800 2009
Anyway, I am touched by the secrets strangers tell to strangers, so saddened by the guilt and hurt and loss that ordinary people are ca...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 05:52:52 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 08:45:00 -0700 2008
I found it to be beautiful and ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu May 10 15:43:48 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 15:48:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 23:51:52 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 27 00:38:49 -0800 2007
Income from teaching creative writing ... $ 32,654.00
Income from writing creatively ... $ 0.00

I admire how Frank Warren got his idea for this collecte...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 19:22:15 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 10:11:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 13:59:47 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 14:01:41 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 19:04:38 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 20:37:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 01 16:00:30 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 16:08:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 27 18:29:36 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 18:45:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 08:32:27 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 08:46:01 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 12 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 20:56:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 22:09:57 -0700 2009
Taken at face value, this collection of confessional postcards is poignant, disturbing, and beautiful ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jul 06 11:33:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 11:52:42 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:30:14 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:47:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 02 12:18:27 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 04 10:09:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 07 12:56:32 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:33:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 14:29:06 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:04:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 08 10:06:42 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 18:06:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:42:42 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 15:12:46 -0800 2009
What a great addition to any collection! While there is no single "voice" to speak, the promise of anonymity has brought out hundreds of distinct voices echoing many of the same sentiments. People are lonely, they miss others, they have been hurt, they question their...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Sep 27 10:48:17 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 10:52:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 18:40:22 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 18:43:36 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=87640