Best Selling Books by Spencer Johnson

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? 10th Anniversary Edition Who Moved My Cheese? is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a "Maze" and look for "Cheese." "Cheese" is a metaphor for what you want to have in life -- whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money, a possession, health, or spiritual peace of mind. And the "Maze" is where you look for what you want -- the organization you work in, or the family or community you live in. When you come to see "The Handwriting on the Wall," you can discover for yourself how to deal with change, so that you can enjoy less stress and more success. The 10th anniversary audio edition of Who Moved My Cheese? includes exclusive bonus material in which Spencer Johnson offers fresh insights on its origins, impact and applications that will help you put its powerful wisdom to work. PEAKS AND VALLEYS Includes a bonus interview with the author! Peaks and Valleys is a story of a young man who lives unhappily in a valley until he meets an old man who lives on a peak, and it changes his work and life forever. Initially, the young man does not realize he is talking with one of the most peaceful and successful people in the world. However, through a series of conversations and experiences that occur up on peaks and down in valleys, the young man comes to understand how he can use the old man''s remarkable principles and practical tools in good and bad times and becomes more calm and successful himself. Now you can take a similar journey. In the story of Peaks and Valleys, and in the bonus audio interview with Spencer Johnson, sharing exclusive insights on how to put these principles to work -- you will discover how you can: Get out of a valley sooner; stay on a peak longer; and have more peaks and fewer valleys.

A brief parable describes a young boy''s quest for happiness.

For over two decades, Spencer Johnson has been inspiring readers with his simple yet profound stories of the challenges we face in these times of unprecedented change. The Present is an engaging story of a young man’s journey to adulthood, and his tireless search for The Present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a wise old man. This Present, according to the old man, is the most valuable gift a person can receive. Why? Because it is the one thing that doesn’t change in changing times. As the young boy becomes a man, he grows disillusioned with his work and his life. So he returns to ask the old man to help him find The Present. The old man responds, “Only you have the power to find The Present for yourself.” Heeding the old man’s advice, the young man embarks on a worldwide search for this magical gift that remains unchanging in a changing world, and holds the secret to personal happiness and lifelong success. It is only after the young man has searched high and low and all but given up his relentless pursuit that he discovers The Present—and all of the promises it offers. Like the young man, you may find that it is the best gift you can ever give to yourself — and to those you care about.

This book shows how fathers can balance demands on their time to become the better parents to their children that they want to be and that their children deserve.

This brief tale about coping with change is told as a parable to a group of high school friends. It is the story of two mice and two humans who live in a maze and are faced with change. Reactions vary to suit their needs and they learn to adjust their attitudes toward change.

Part of a learning package that helps people in organizations change the way they look at change and shows them how to succeed in changing times.

Detailed guidelines in successful sales proposals and techniques emphasize self-confidence, ethical use of influence, and the tested methods of the nation''s leading salespeople.

Purpose. To determine if testing arcuate visual fields along oblique axes is as effective as testing arcuate visual fields using the traditional method. Methods. Eight "patients" had front surface mirror-‐coated lens blanks taped over each of their eyes. We placed two layers of hypoallergenic tape on the back of the lens blanks to induce different severities of quadrantanopias. The mirror coating prevented the tape from being visible to observers. Of the sixteen lens blanks, four had no defect, four had a mild defect, four had a moderate defect and four had a severe, complete quadrantanopia. The defects were verified with a tangent visual field test. Fifteen "examiners" performed a traditional visual field screener along the principal meridians and a non-‐traditional visual field screener along the oblique axes on each patient. They were given a minute and a half to perform each method. The examiners recorded if they observed a defect and in which quadrant it was located. Results. The examiners were able to correctly identify 67% of eyes with the traditional method and 63% of eyes with the oblique method. The traditional method was 61.9% sensitive and 83.5% specific. The oblique method was 58.9% sensitive and 75.9% specific. A Bland-‐Altman analysis showed that the mean of the differences between the two methods was close to zero, however, the degree of variability between testing methods was larger than desirable. This suggests a low degree of repeatability from one examiner to the next. Conclusions. Collectively, the examiners as a group showed slightly better sensitivity and specificity with the traditional method.