For the book warren has personally selected about 300 postcards that powerfully reflect the unique essence of this remarkable project. Since 2004, hundreds of thousands of anonymous contributors with something to get off their chest have sent postcards to the website postsecret. Selected secrets are then posted on the postsecret website, or used for postsecrets books or museum exhibits. Leaf through this intimate and unique collection of secrets from strangers, represented as decorated postcards from. New york times bestsellerthe project that captured a nations imagi. A postsecret book by frank warren 2007, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. For my secret, a collectible, paperoverboard book that includes a page of vibrant. Now, in his most extraordinary book yet, warren again delves into our collective confessions, presenting a neverbeforeseen selection of provocative and moving postsecrets. Postsecret is the brainchild of frank warren who receives anonymous postcards from people confessing secrets theyve told nobody about. Confessions on life, death, and god by frank warren hardcover at target. See more ideas about post secret, the secret and feelings.
For my secret, a collectible, paperoverboard book that includes a page of vibrant, decorative stickers, warren has personally selected neverbeforeseen anonymous postcards created by teens and college students from across the country. Postsecret is an ongoing community art project where people from around the world mail me their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. Confessions on life, death, and godborn from warrens collaboration with the american visionary art museums all faiths beautiful exhibitionis another provocative collection of neverbefore seen, artistically created postcards from around the world revealing the shocking, soulful or laughoutloud funny thoughts and. He asked people to share a secret with him and mail it back. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
The first edition of the novel was published in october 9th 2007, and was written by frank warren. In 2004, frank started a project called postsecret, in which he printed 3,000 blank postcards inviting people to mail him their secrets anonymously. Some upset, some inspire, some make us think, some make us happy. See the complete postsecret series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It all began with an idea frank warren had for a community art project. I sent you my secret several years ago shortly before coming to college. Confessions on life, death, and god by frank warren. Frank warren, the most trusted stranger in america, offers the fifth book in his new york times bestselling series. This year, i overcame my fear of sleeping with the closet open. Frank warren is a keynote speaker with a dynamic presentation tailored for colleges, performing arts centers, technology events and business conferences.
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The first edition of the novel was published in october 24th 2006, and was written by frank warren. A postsecret book by frank warren pdf epub txt mobi djvu. Warren encourages anyone to submit to him a postcard on it, include a secret you havent told anyone. All six postsecret books have been on the new york times best seller list.
For more secrets and behind the scenes stories, follow postsecret on twitter. And yet, founder frank warren has remained some might say stubbornly wedded to a nonremunerative model that eschews paid advertising and other profit streams in order to keep his project pure the only income warren derives is through royalties from. For the past four years, frank warren, known as the most trusted stran. Selected secrets are then posted on the postsecret website, or used for postsecret s books or museum exhibits. Confessions on life, death, and godborn from warrens collaboration with the american visionary art museums all faiths beautiful exhibitionis another provocative collection of. Be creative but please dont use any ed images that may prevent us from including your secret in the new book. More postsecrets revealed, in book form in november 2004, frank warren invited strangers to write their secrets on postcards and mail them to.
It could even be argued that psychology, for all its curealls, doesnt take full advantage of newer technologies and places like post secret really show how much of a person can be wrapped up in an unexpressed sigh. Now this is not your typical coffee table book for lack of a better description. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives by frank warren. There is an email link located at postsecretor well there used to be before the nicole bogspot, at the bottom of each post there is a little letter and arrow icon. The first edition of the novel was published in november 29th 2005, and was written by frank warren. Not knowing where to turn and feeling like i couldnt stop. He handed out the postcards to strangers, left them between book pages in bookstores and libraries, and even left some on park benches. Raw and revealing, these secrets express the hopes, fears and wildest confessions of young people everywhere. Choosing their own handmade postcards over email or text messages, teens and college students express their hopes, fears, and wildest confessions in a way. The postsecret phenomenon began when frank warren invited strangers to anonymously mail him a secret on a postcard. For the project, which was started in october 2004, warren asked people to write a secret they had never told anyone on a handmade postcard and mail it to him. Frank warren, the most trusted stranger in america, offers the fifth book in his new york times bestselling.
Frank calls them graphic haiku, beautiful, elegant, and small in structure but powerfully emotional. Since 2004, frank warren has invited total strangers to send him their secrets humorous or painful, romantic or traumatic which he then posts on the massively popular website. Dear frank, today i went to the special archive of secrets as i preordered the book about a month and a half ago. The confessions were thoughtprovoking, funny and weird, touching on every aspect of human experience and revealing much about the state of modern life, and catapulting postsecret to the status of. A postsecret book by frank warren in epub, fb2, fb3 download e book. For the secret lives of men and women, warren has selected a neverbeforeseen collection of postcards bearing the explosive confessions and captivating revelations of men and women everywhere. Today, there are six bestselling postsecret books, multiple museum exhibitions, and frank warrens immersive multimedia postsecret live. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives, a lifetime of secrets. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives postsecret, my secret. Post secret the secret frank warren small talk take my breath in a nutshell all i want i can relate my heart is breaking.
Its just not about confession but making it more sincere by adding a piece of imagination to it. The second postsecret book, my secret, focuses on the compelling and personal messages that have been sent in by college students from around the world. The main characters of this non fiction, art story are. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 144 pages and is available in hardcover format. Oct 12, 2009 forget the cia, frank warren is probably the worlds best keeper of secrets. A postsecret book by frank warren online at alibris. A postsecret book by frank warren 2006, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. It hurts to do jazz hands after i cut myself, but the show must go on. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in hardcover format. Dear frank, this past friday night i found myself in a black hole of depression and i didnt know how i was going to make it through the night.
Some are heart warming, tear jerking, or even belly hurting hilarious. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. It had to be a secret that the sender had never told anyone else and it had to be true. Frank warren is the creator and founder of this project that has taken the world by storm. Please consider sharing a followup story about how mailing in a secret, or reading someone elses, made a difference in your life. Postsecret has 1,224 posts on their instagram profile.
Shockingly, over a million people from around the world did. A postsecret book, the secret lives of men and women. For my secret, a collectible, paperoverboard book that includes a page of vibrant, decorative stickers, warren has personally selected neverbeforeseen anonymous postcards. Frank warren invited strangers to write their secrets on. Frank warren is the founder and curator of the postsecret project. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. In under a year, frank had over 10,000 cards which he posted on the website. After receiving thousands of beautifullyillustrated postsecrets and becoming one of the most highlytrafficked websites around, warren started publishing them as books on highquality glossy paper, which really does them. It is impossible to quote the postcards without making the book justice, because many of the items submitted are incredible visual works, yet these three postcards may help you understand the type of material this book is about. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives by frank. Postsecret is an ongoing community art project where people from around the world mail me their secr. For a while i had known about the postsecret project before i decided to pick up my copy of the book. I remembered seeing the hopeline phone number on postsecret.
This is the second book i purchase from frank warren, postsecret being the first and i was deeply pleased by the ability that people can unload their secret into a post card and make it creative. I have picked up this book many different times when in various bookstores and have flipped through it bit by bit. Dec 10, 2005 more postsecrets revealed, in book form in november 2004, frank warren invited strangers to write their secrets on postcards and mail them to his maryland home. For the past four years, frank warren, known as the most trusted stranger in america, has invited people all over the world to send him creatively decorated postcards bearing secrets they have never before revealed. Click to read more about the secret lives of men and women. He has shared these postsecrets on his blog, in an internationally traveling art exhibit, and in four electrifying and bestselling books. With more than 200 million visitors over the past ten years, postsecrets success is the stuff of internet marketing dreams. For my secret, a collectible, paperoverboard book that includes a page of vibrant, decorative stickers, warren has personally selected neverbeforeseen anonymous postcards created by teens and. Frank warren left 3000 postcards in library books, coffee houses, and other random places. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 278 pages and is available in hardcover format.
He then displayed selected cardsthe authors are anonymouson his website. A postsecret book by frank warren overview in frank warrens most extraordinary book yet, he presents the most provocative and outrageous postsecrets to datethe confessions of people whose secrets have been hidden their entire lives, and whose relevations will have a deeply significant effect on their futures. Frank warren the internet phenomenon postsecret is now available in book form. Post secret the secret frank warren small talk take my breath in a nutshell all. But, it is quite inspiring when you read someones secret and realize it is also your own. Frank warren of the postsecret project has released another book of confessions. Instead it falls more into the category of art or coffee table book and generally isnt something that one reads from cover to cover.
Postsecret is the largest advertisementfree blog in the world. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. 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. The results were dramatic, heartwarming, heartbreaking and funny. So what do you do, frank warren, founder, postsecret project. A decade ago, frank warren began a community art project that captured the popular imagination and became a worldwide obsession. A unique and important book that will appeal to both young adults and their parents, my secret offers a raw and revealing glimpse into the real lives of todays teens and twentysomethings. Put your complete secret and image on one side of the postcard. Postsecret is an ongoing community mail art project, created by frank warren in 2005, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. Postsecret frank warren hardcover harpercollins publishers.
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