November 2000 marks the publication of Tom's latest book, The Postcard Century. It tells the story of the Twentieth Century with postcards and the messages they contain.

Like so many of Tom's projects, this book grows from a set of rules: the postcards had to bear contemporaneous imagery (e.g., a Beatles card from 1962, not 1996); they had to have been sent; and the message ought to relate to the image on the recto. The result is a treasure-trove of first-hand accounts of the banal and sublime, the profane and the sacred.

The book has already received critical acclaim in the British press, including a stirring piece by Simon Callow in The Observer.

Amazon.com (US) has included a preview of several pages. Click here for a view.

Copies are expected to arrive in bookstores this month. If you'd like to order online, try the following links:

• Amazon.co.uk [paperback] [hardcover]
• Amazon.com
• Compare several online stores with DealTime.com

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