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Informationen zum Autor Bill Shapiro is the former editor-in-chief of LIFE , the legendary photo magazine. Later, he was the founding editor-in-chief of LIFE.com and won the 2011 National Magazine Award for digital photography. He is the author of several books including the bestselling book Other People's Love Letters . He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Klappentext With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, James Patterson, and many more—this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them. All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning—something that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. In this book, bestselling author Bill Shapiro has collected a sweeping range of stories, talking to everyone from renowned writers, Shark Tank hosts, and blackjack dealers to teachers, truckers, nuns, and even a reformed counterfeiter. Together, they reveal the often hidden, always surprising lives of objects. PostSecret meets Humans of New York in this "show and tell" collection of stories and photos, where people share the one object that they treasure the most. Zusammenfassung With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, Joss Whedon, James Patterson, and many more -- this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them. All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning--something that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. Bestselling author Bill Shapiro collected this sweeping range of stories--he talked to everyone from renowned writers to Shark Tank hosts, from blackjack dealers to teachers, truckers, and nuns, even a reformed counterfeiter--to reveal the often hidden, always surprising lives of objects.
