Use All the Crayons!: The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness - Softcover

Rodell, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938908503 ISBN 13: 9781938908507

Publisher: iUniverse, 2013

Synopsis

Chris Rodell likes to consult with a five-year-old anytime he needs a reminder as to what is important in life. In his uplifting, humorous, and spiritual guidebook Use All the Crayons!, Rodell encourages others to become universally happy by becoming more colorful, interesting, and, most importantly, fun! Rodell insists that colorful people are invited to the coolest parties; with that goal in mind, he presents over five hundred tips and entertaining, Dale Carnegie-like anecdotes that provide a glimpse into how he has successfully transformed his life into one not focused on money or fame, but instead on inspirational experiences, laughter, and fulfillment. Accompanied by personal diary entries, Rodell shares simple ideas for living a more colorful life, including adding the title "Rev" to all subscriptions and charitable donations, keeping handfuls of confetti ready for impromptu celebrations, and understanding the advantages of getting a $75 wrist tattoo of an $18,000 Rolex instead of the real thing. Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options. This effervescent guidebook combines populist common sense with a healthy dose of optimism in the hopes of teaching others how to make every day as vivacious as the brightest crayon in the box.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A note from "Crayons!" endorser and golf legend Arnold Palmer . . .

"One of my neighbors in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Chris Rodell, has dropped into my office from time to time over the last decade or so to conduct a variety of friendly interviews and, once a year, to drop off some copies of his golf desk calendar with its daily gems that I often find informative and frequently amusing. Many of his interviews have wound up on our ArnoldPalmer.com website or in our publication, Kingdom Magazine.
I thought I had gotten to know Chris fairly well from those many visits, but I really hadn't realized the true extent of his literary talents until I had a chance to see a draft of his latest book. Use All the Crayons! is an interesting and amusing trip through precisely 501 wide-ranging tips on life surrounding 33 short essays that are thoughtful and insightful, whether or not you agree with every bit of his thinking.
Who would have thought to wonder what would happen to a traveling knight in shining armor when he showed up at airport security? Or suggest that, while standing on a busy street corner, you scream into your cell phone: "No! No! No! The incision should be made behind the left ear!"
That's the sort of fun reading you will find in these pages, taking you to Tip No. 501 - Learn the fine art of knowing precisely when to quit. I think you will enjoy what appears on all the pages that lead to that fitting conclusion."

From the Inside Flap

Charcoal and lampblack: those were the only two colors the company that would grow to be Crayola Crayons produced when it was founded in 1864. And it took good lighting and a discerning eye to differentiate between the two. Today, the children who use Crayola brand products can choose from more than 96 different colors, including Azure, Laser Lemon, and Razzmatazz. What child isn't glad to be alive in such a vibrant age? The company, which now earns more than $100 million each year, says the average child will wear down more than 730 crayons before he or she turns ten years old.
Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options, from Mauvelous to Tickle Me Pink. We can paint our lives as brightly or dimly as we choose. But through life, some of us lose or wear down some of our more dazzling colors, living each and every day as if it were either charcoal or lampblack.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Nor should it. Use All the Crayons! is your uplifting, humorous, and spiritual guidebook about how to make every day as vivacious as Atomic Tangerine to illuminate even our most lampblack days.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938908503
• ISBN 13: 9781938908507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162