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The present the gift that makes you happy and successful at work and in life

From the bestselling author of Who moved my cheese?, comes a parable with an invaluable lesson about life and work. It is the thoroughly engaging story of a boy's journey to adulthood, and his search for The present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a wise old man. .Managers a...

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Main Author: Johnson, Spencer
Corporate Author: Books on Tape, Inc
Other Authors: Boutsikaris, Dennis
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: New York : Books on Tape, [2008]
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Success in business > Fiction.
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Summary:From the bestselling author of Who moved my cheese?, comes a parable with an invaluable lesson about life and work. It is the thoroughly engaging story of a boy's journey to adulthood, and his search for The present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a wise old man. .Managers and employees alike will find that the lessons of The present bring them greater happiness and make them more able -- more able to do, to decide, to concentrate, to adapt, and most of all, to enjoy and appreciate all the good that life has to offer. In these unpredictable ever-changing times, The present is a book we all can use to help us rediscover what's truly important in our work and our personal lives.
Item Description:Downloadable audio file.
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Unabridged.
Duration: 1:15:32.
Playing Time:01:15:32
Format:Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 18091 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781415951484
1415951489
Author Notes:Patrick Spencer Johnson was born in Watertown, South Dakota on November 24, 1938. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Southern California and then graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. While working in a hospital, he grew frustrated at seeing the same patients return with the same ailments, as if they were not trying to get better. He left the hospital to work as director of communications for Medtronic, a medical device manufacturer. He wrote short books to help customers understand complicated technical information.

He went on to write short books about life and business including The One Minute Manager written with Ken Blanchard, The Precious Present, and Who Moved My Cheese? He died from complications of pancreatic cancer on July 3, 2017 at the age of 78.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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