Reading through them, theres something new to think about and youre left wondering about the stories and lives of the people behind the postcards. The exeter book, the largest extant collection of old english writing, contains punning, rhymes, and riddles in the form of kennings. The world of postsecret by frank warren hardcover image 1 of 1. Thank you to everyone who has supported the project by. The sixtyone essential postmodern reads the new yorker. One of the neatest things about it has been that i checked them out. At first,i found this book fun in a guilty pleasure voyeur kind of way. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives, a lifetime of secrets.
Riddles are rooted deeply in the western literary tradition. Dear frank, today i went to the special archive of secrets as i preordered the book about a month and a half ago. Synopsis the instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives hardcover november 29, 2005.
Postsecret has 1,254 posts on their instagram profile. Its a quirky concept of this guy asking people to send their deepest darkest. Ive got one of the other post secret books and years ago bought one for a friend who loved it. See more ideas about post secret, the secret and people around the world. 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. This would require a reedit in parts for legibility. You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. All of the posts in here are send to the postsecret project in an anonymously way and are secrets from people from all. By turns funny, heartbreaking, thoughtful, and moving, this compendium of graphic.
The secret actually requires that you never doubt yourself, never consider negative repercussions, and never indulge in negative thoughts. I find them terribly engrossing, funny, sad, and intimate. In the secret, she explains with simplicity the law that is governing all lives, and offers the knowledge of how to create intentionally and effortlessly a joyful life. A mother, her young son, and a baby in a carrier are with her. However, as i read more and more secrets i became engrossed with each post card and the.
The united religious, military and masonic orders of the temple and of st john of jerusalem, palestine, rhodes and malta is a modern offshoot. One of the greatest blogs on the internet has to be post secret. Ive loved all the post secret books, and this is a substantial collection both of cards and of essays about the experiences of those involved in the project. Running with scissors is a bawdy, outrageous, often hilarious account of what in fact sounds like a seriously unhappy story. Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives by frank. May 29, 2011 postsecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. The best romance novels for smart women a cup of jo. The world of postsecret includes more secrets than ever before. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Poignant, funny, sada quick glimpse into the lives of strangers. Congratulations kate, your personalized postsecret book is in the mail. Preorder and check back here for more videos, new content from the book, and more. Post secret for the bookworm in me i love books, books to read, my. Video i made about post secret with peter gabriels the book of love video i made about post secret with peter gabriels the book of love.
So whether theres something just a little different about the story, or the book is fullon bizarre, here are 100 wonderful weird books i. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. The gun seller by hugh laurie and i like stories with dystopian or postapocalyptic settings, but i havent really come across many books that. The postsecret book series by frank warren includes books postsecret. Frank warren, the most trusted stranger in america, offers the fifth book in his new york times bestselling. Every sunday, frank warren, the founder and creator of post secret updates his website with secrets sent in. Postsecret is the largest advertisementfree blog in the world. Dq was postmodern before there was a modern to be post, says a commenter named chris. Some visitors to my church last week shared with me that they really liked the spoken joys and concerns portion of our. Each card bears an intimate and powerful secretat turns inspirational, shocking, hilarious, and poeticthat is told through original illustrations, photographs.
Extraordinary confessions from ordinary lives et des millions. Interview with frank warren, founder of postsecret. I think i have read all the postsecret books there are at this point. 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. For the project, which was started in october 2004, warren asked people to write a secret they had never told anyone on a. Postsecret on nbc today 41820 posted by frank at 10. I think some people are looking to share a funny story, others want to talk about a secret kindness they performed but. A fascinating public airing of private thoughtssome dark, others funny. May 29, 2011 postsecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail their secrets anonymously on one.
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