What On Earth Have I Done?, Robert Fulghum
What On Earth Have I Done?, Robert Fulghum
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What On Earth Have I Done?
Stories, Observations, and Affirmations

Author: Robert Fulghum

Narrator: Robert Fulghum

Unabridged: 6 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/18/2007

Synopsis

It's been over ten years since Robert Fulghum has published a book of his essays, but he is back and in fine form with What on Earth Have I Done?, encouraging listeners to slow down and pay attention to the miracles, sometimes hilarious and sometimes serious, that can be found around us: trick-or-treating with your grandchildren dressed like a large rabbit, pots of daffodils in mid-November, a view of the earth from outer space, the mysterious night sounds of the desert, and the friendship one can strike up with someone who doesn't share the same language. Fulghum shows us that life's big questions—"What have I done with my life?," "How do I see myself?," "How do others see me?," "What will I be doing next?"—are best answered by appreciating the people in our communities, the members of our family, the world around us and our place in the solar system. What on Earth Have I Done? is classic Fulghum that shows us the wonder of everyday living with two feet planted firmly on the earth, one eye on the heavens and, at times, a tongue planted firmly in cheek.

About Robert Fulghum

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. He is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, including All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It, Uh-Oh, and Maybe (Maybe Not), as well as two plays: All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten and Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas. Fulghum grew up in Waco, Texas. He now divides his time among Seattle, Utah, and Crete.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheila on August 25, 2021

There are books that I don't want to end. So much stories that I can't read enough. The rush sadness at the end of the book though. I have to find one more. I like how there are several faces of life. There are people who tell ys about physics, numbers, ideology, discipline and one that tells us abou......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn on March 25, 2011

I'm a Fulghum junkie--have been from the start. I've reached for his books in the middle of the night and found myself crying unabashedly before the sun arose. I've chosen to miss church and bury my heathen nose in Fulghum when I just needed to do that. I've given him as gifts and most assuredly NEV......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 25, 2013

IMHO, the most useful part of this book is Ch. 65 @ p. 233: The List of conversation lifeboats. Being an introvert, myself, I run out of conversation with a stranger rather quickly. Mr. Fulgum helps me out of my befuddlement rather quickly and effectively, making for interesting and lively conversat......more

Goodreads review by Dennis on May 17, 2017

I needed a book with no plot, short affirmation and a little common sense, found it.......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on April 29, 2021

I don't know for certain how many times I have read the author's first book, All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. At least a dozen, probably two, since my high school AP European History teacher read it aloud to us over a few months of intense study. Fulghum has a way of capturing the profo......more

Quotes

"Fulghum's recounting is unhurried and leisurely, unfolding at a steady pace that works to reaffirm his message, namely to slow down and appreciate the world in which we live." – Publishers Weekly

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