Product Description

The project that captured a nation's imagination.

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 anything -- 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #266 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-01
• Released on: 2005-11-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Review
"A fascinating public airing of private thoughts. . . The range of efforts (meticulous, sloppy, artful, ponderous) will astound you." -- – TIME.com, "50 Coolest Websites of 2005"

"Humanity at its finest . . . And because of it I am falling in love with the world again." -- – A contributor on Postsecret.com

3rd Place, Special Trade-Fine Art under $75 Category, New York Book Show -- No Source

Customer Reviews

Perfect??!!
What do you get someone that has everything and can get anything? This book. I got it for my sister who buys whatever she wants (within reason of course) and so when she got this book for xmas last year, she couldnt put it down. This year I am following it up with the book's sequel and I know she'll love it!

I know some reviews were disappointed because the book was mostly just ones from the web site, but for someone that has never seen the web site... its perfect.

I love secrets!
This is a gorgeous book. I had no idea what it was going to be before I bought it but I love it! It is a little insight into what is going on in different peoples lives...

Post Secrets
I have read each of the post secret books and just love them. Highly entertaining!