It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It (Mass Market Paperback)

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This nationally bestselling collection of essays points out the joys of lightheartedness and describes ways to deal with absurd situations. "The selections beguile and educate, whatever the subject, but most moving is Fulghum's short biography of John Pierpont the writer of "Jingle Bells", PW saidpk . Author tour.
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Product Description

In his first phenomenal best-seller, EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN, Robert Fulghum reminded readers everywhere of some plain and still-true truths. Now, picking up where he left off, Fulghum turns our eyes to show-and-tell, weddings, his own ten commandments, and more insightful and unique observations on what our world is and was....

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Ivy Books (March 2, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804105820
• ISBN-13: 978-0804105828
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #393,629 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It, December 20, 2001

By	Barbara L. Franklin (Greenville, SC United States) - See all my reviews

With great wit and gentle grace, Robert Fulgham holds up a mirror so that we may see ourselves and our foiables more clearly. He has a unique ability to point out the treasure of the little things, the common things in life. After reading one of his books, I feel more serene, more appreciative of my blessings, and smile at the memories he has helped me recall. If you have not been "stopping to smell the roses" this book will help you start. Enjoy!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More collected essays, August 10, 1998

By	David Graham (Shell, Ecuador) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book is simliar to ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN in consisting of several dozen short, easily readable, reflective essays. I liked his first book a little better - I thought the overall quality a little higher. There are, however, many fine pieces in this collection (including one commenting on the theme of his first book that is brutally honest). The mood is a bit darker in this second volume, but that is not meant as a perjorative description, it merely means that Fulghum shows a different side to his ponderings. If you liked his first book, you will like this one. If you didn't, then you won't like this one either.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Show and Tell, April 5, 2000

By	Jennie Richardson "jarichardson" (Los Alamos, N.M.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It (Paperback)

This was my first introduction to Robert Fulghum and meeting this humorous man was truely enjoyable. Like many personal accounts on life, there were things that he writes about I found touched me deeply and others that were just interesting. It was a pleasure to take a peek into his world of "show and tell" and compare it to my own. Robert Fulghum's perspective is healthy and positive and he even redeems himself with the dog population in the credits at the back of the book. His humor added a dimension to some of his tales that made them truely memorable "lessons of life." A book to make you laugh and cry.