{"product_id":"all-i-really-need-to-know-i-learned-in-kindergarten-uncommon-thoughts-on-common-things-9780345466396","title":"All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays on life that will resonate deeply as readers discover how universal insights can be found in ordinary events.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than thirty years ago, Robert Fulghum published a simple credo--a credo that became the phenomenal #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAll I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e. Today, after being embraced around the world and selling more than seven million copies, Fulghum's book retains the potency of a common though no less relevant piece of wisdom: that the most basic aspects of life bear its most important opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere Fulghum engages us with musings on life, death, love, pain, joy, sorrow, and the best chicken-fried steak in the continental United States. The little seed in the Styrofoam cup offers a reminder about our own mortality and the delicate nature of life . . . a spider who catches (and loses) a full-grown woman in its web one fine morning teaches us about surviving catastrophe . . . the love story of Jean-Francois Pilatre and his hot-air balloon reminds us to be brave and unafraid to \"fly\" . . . life lessons hidden in the laundry pile . . . magical qualities found in a box of crayons . . . hide-and-seek vs. sardines--and how these games relate to the nature of God. \u003ci\u003eAll I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e is brimming with the very stuff of life and the significance found in the smallest details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the editions since the first publication of this book, Robert Fulghum has had some time to ponder, to reevaluate, and to reconsider, adding fresh thoughts on classic topics including a short new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAll I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A healthy antidote to the horrors that pummel us in this dicey age.\"\u003cb\u003e--Baltimore\u003ci\u003e Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Within simplicity lies the sublime.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It is interesting how much of it applies not only to individuals, grown or small, but even to nations.\"\u003cb\u003e--New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As universal as fresh air and invigorating as the fragrance of a Douglas fir.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Fulghum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.58w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345466396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e31567 \/ All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Fulghum\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, philosopher, and public speaker, but he has also worked as a cowboy, a folksinger, an IBM salesman, a professional artist, a parish minister, a bartender, a teacher of drawing and painting, and a father. \u003ci\u003eAll I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e has inspired numerous theater pieces that have captivated audiences across the country. Fulghum is also the author of many \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eIt Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUh-Oh\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaybe (Maybe Not)\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two plays: \u003ci\u003eAll I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45476564173014,"sku":"9780345466396","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_80e6fe16-d011-4007-a22d-ce3e7b348d0d.jpg?v=1714488534","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/all-i-really-need-to-know-i-learned-in-kindergarten-uncommon-thoughts-on-common-things-9780345466396","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}