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Title: From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Lives by Robert Fulghum ISBN: 0-8041-1114-6 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An inspired, jovial look at life by a man with perspective.
Comment: This book differs from Fulghum's other excellent works in actually having a subject, and a fairly serious one at that. I therefore approached it with apprehension, afraid that this novelty might mar his jovial air and amusing style. I need not have worried: his love of life is as contagious as ever, and his church background (one of his many varied backgrounds!) offers fresh insights into the scenes none of us can really avoid. From the gruesome act of waking up in the morning, through weddings, and funerals, to all the little things in life we never seem to notice, Fulghum continually points out the lighter side of everything, and usually one we wouldn't think of ourselves.
This book, like any other Fulghum work I've read, made me smile the whole time I was reading it, and for a good while afterwards, and probably even raised my average amount of smiling per day for ever after.
It comes highly recommended.
Rating: 3
Summary: Read it for the stories...
Comment: ...and not for any insight into the role of ritual in everyday life. Robert Fulghum is a sort of Winnie the Pooh of expository writers: he is the reader's loyal friend with a heart as big as outdoors, but when it comes to organizing his thoughts and presenting them clearly, he is 'a bear of very little brain.'
He tells great anecdotes and excels at bringing a tear to your eye. This book is almost worth buying for one chapter which describes the absolutely perfect nontraditional wedding. If you aren't sniffling audibly by the end of it, you aren't human. And there are several other narratives of equal sentimentality.
On the other hand, if you want advice on how to use ritual to add richness to your daily life, or your family's life, you won't get much help here -- just encouragement.
For a truly practical book on family ritual with many, many practical suggestions you can apply immediately, see Susan Lieberman's NEW TRADITIONS -- which Fulghum recommends in his bibliography.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic Book!
Comment: This book is a great book to remind you of why we do certain things in life but moreso, to stretch your imagination to think of how you could bring new meaning to significant points in your life. There is an exceptional chapter on weddings. I've read and reread this book a couple of times! a great buy.
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Title: True Love: Stories by Robert Fulghum ISBN: 0061096164 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Words I Wish I Wrote: A Collection of Writing That Inspired My Ideas by Robert Fulghum ISBN: 0060932228 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Maybe (Maybe Not : Second Thoughts from a Secret Life) by Robert Fulghum ISBN: 0804111154 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door by Robert Fulghum ISBN: 0804111898 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It by Robert Fulghum ISBN: 0804105820 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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