It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
Robert Fulghum
ISBN 10: 0804105820 ISBN 13: 9780804105828
Published by Ivy Books, 1991
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From the author to the reader:
Show-and-Tell was the very best part of school for me, both as a student and as a teacher.
As a kid, I put more into getting ready for my turn to present than I put into the rest of my homework. Show-and-Tell was real in a way that much of what I learned in school was not. It was education that came out of my life experience.
As a teacher, I was always surprised by what I learned from these amateur hours. A kid I was sure I knew well would reach down into a paper bag he carried and fish out some odd-shaped treasure and attach meaning to it beyond my most extravagant expectation.
Again and again I learned that what I thought was only true for me . . . only valued by me . . . only cared about by me . . . was common property. The principles guiding this book are not far from the spirit of Show-and-Tell. It is stuff from home—that place in my mind and heart where I most truly live.
P.S. This volume picks up where I left off in All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, when I promised to tell about the time it was on fire when I lay down on it.
About the Author: Robert Fulghum 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. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten has inspired numerous theater pieces that have captivated audiences across the country. Fulghum is also the author of many New York Times bestsellers, including It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It, Uh-Oh, and Maybe (Maybe Not), as well as two plays: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas. He has also written two novels: Third Wish and If You Love Me Still, Will You Love Me Moving?
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Title: It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It
Publisher: Ivy Books
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
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Paperback. Condition: Used. It Was On Fire When I Lay Down on It (1991) by Robert Fulghum ? Ivy Books ISBN: 0804105820 Condition: Used (but radiating a warm, suspicious glow) Offered with philosophical shrugging by Crappy Old Books If you?ve ever wanted a book that explains life?s great mysteries ? like why humans, when confronted with disaster, often open with ?So, funny story?? ? then Robert Fulghum?s It Was On Fire When I Lay Down on It is the compact philosophical sparkler you didn?t know you needed. Fulghum, the bard of everyday eccentricities, returns with another collection of essays that reassure us that life is absurd, we are ridiculous, and somehow the whole arrangement is still charming enough to get out of bed for. Inside these pages (all intact, though some may be more relaxed than others), you?ll find meditations on kindness, mistakes, cosmic slapstick, and the odd beauty of living in a world where everyone pretends they understand what?s going on. Spoiler: nobody does. Fulghum delights in reminding us that the universe, like your neighbour?s dog, is mostly unpredictable and occasionally on fire. This particular copy, sourced directly from the chaotic literary treasure vault known as Crappy Old Books , shows the noble wear of a paperback that has lived a full life. Perhaps it has been dropped in a bathtub (survived), taken on a bus tour (also survived), or used as an emergency coaster (heroes don?t brag). It may show rumples, bends, and the subtle aroma of ?1990s household,? but fear not ? the only thing really on fire here is the title. Whether you?re seeking gentle wisdom disguised as comedic rambling, or you?re simply a collector of books that sound like they?re confessing to a crime, this used copy is ready to join your shelf. It?s heartfelt, it?s humorous, and it pairs wonderfully with a cup of tea and the comforting acceptance that your life is, indeed, a sitcom. Claim it, cradle it, and let Fulghum remind you that even when things go sideways ? and they absolutely will ? you can still lie down on them (metaphorically, please) and laugh your way through. THIS BOOK BEARS THE CRAPPY OLD BOOKS STAMP. IF THAT IS UNDESIRABLE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS. THE STAMP MARKS WHICH IS USUALLY TO THE FRONT AND BACK INNER PAGES SAYS SOLD BY CRAPPY OLD BOOKS WITH WEB SITE URL. IT IN NO WAY DEMINISHED FROM THE READING. IF YOU WANT A PRISTINE BOOK, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER BOOK IN BETTER CONDITION SOMEWHERE ELSE. Seller Inventory # 252
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