{"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":"\u003cb\u003eEssays on life that will resonate deeply as readers discover how universal insights can be found in ordinary events.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAll I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Within simplicity lies the sublime.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16154740\"\u003eRobert Fulghum\u003c\/a\u003e\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\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345466396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 034546639X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL021000\"\u003eMotivational \u0026amp; Inspirational\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL027000\"\u003ePersonal Growth | Success\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SEL\"\u003eSelf-Help\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SEL004000\"\u003eAffirmations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413107994763,"sku":"9780345466396","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_1b06ecc2-ad5b-4854-8601-f22bd3c01673.jpg?v=1761237797","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/all-i-really-need-to-know-i-learned-in-kindergarten-uncommon-thoughts-on-common-things-9780345466396","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}