All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robert Fulghum 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2004-05
• 版次 0015
• ISBN 9780345466396
• 定价 119.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 240页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Twenty-fiveyearsago,RobertFulghumpublishedasimplecredo—acredothatbecamethephenomenal#1NewYorkTimesbestsellerAllIReallyNeedtoKnowILearnedinKindergarten.Now,sevenmillioncopieslater,Fulghumreturnstothebookthatwasembracedaroundtheworld.Hehaswrittenanewprefaceandtwenty-fiveessays,whichaddevenmorepotencytoacommon,thoughnolessrelevant,pieceofwisdom:thatthemostbasicaspectsoflifebearitsmostimportantopportunities.

HereFulghumengagesuswithmusingsonlife,death,love,pain,joy,sorrow,andthebestchicken-friedsteakinthecontinentalU.S.A.ThelittleseedintheStyrofoamcupoffersareminderaboutourownmortalityandthedelicatenatureoflife...aspiderwhocatches(andloses)afull-grownwomaninitswebonefinemorningteachesusaboutsurvivingcatastrophe...thelovestoryofJean-FrancoisPilatreandhishotairballoonremindsustobebraveandunafraidto“fly”...lifelessonshiddeninthelaundrypile...magicalqualitiesfoundinaboxofcrayons...hide-and-seekvs.sardines—andhowthesegamesrelatetothenatureofGod.AllIReallyNeedtoKnowILearnedinKindergartenisbrimmingwiththeverystuffoflifeandthesignificancefoundinthesmallestdetails.

Intheyearsthathavepassedsincethefirstpublicationofthisbookthattouchedsomanywithitssimple,profoundwisdom,RobertFulghumhashadsometimetoponder,toreevaluate,andtoreconsider.Andherearethosefreshthoughtsonclassictopics,rightalongsidethewonderfulnewessays.

Perhapsintoday’schaotic,morechallengingworld,theseessaysonlifewillresonateevendeeper—asreadersdiscoverhowuniversalinsightscanbefoundinordinaryevents.

【作者简介】

RobertFulghumisawriter,philosopher,andpublicspeaker,buthehasalsoworkedasacowboy,afolksinger,anIBMsalesman,aprofessionalartist,aparishminister,abartender,ateacherofdrawingandpainting,andafather.AllIReallyNeedToKnowILearnedinKindergartenhasinspirednumeroustheaterpiecesthathavecaptivatedaudiencesacrossthecountry.FulghumisalsotheauthorofmanyNewYorkTimesbestsellers,includingItWasonFireWhenILayDownonIt,Uh-Oh,andMaybe(MaybeNot),aswellastwoplays:AllIReallyNeededtoKnowILearnedinKindergartenandUh-Oh,HereComesChristmas.HelivesinSeattle,Washington.