New Releases by Spencer Johnson

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

Relates a parable intended to help one deal with change quickly and prevail, offering readers a simple way to progress in their work and lives.

Em meio à agitação cotidiana, quem às vezes não se questiona, ou até mesmo se aborrece, por não conseguir arranjar algum tempo para si mesmo? Em ''Um minuto para mim'', o consagrado Dr. Spencer Johnson leva o leitor a uma viagem de autodescoberta, mostrando como aproveitar a própria companhia e ao mesmo tempo ajudar os outros. Ele ensina como dar ouvidos à sabedoria interior de cada um, provando a importância de cuidarmos de nós mesmos para melhor podermos conviver com os outros. O famoso psicólogo e educador norte-americano revela como reservar-se um momento para reflexão pode representar a diferença entre uma vida frustrada e uma trajetória de auto-realização e sucesso pessoal.

"Yes" or "No," from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Spencer Johnson, presents a brilliant and practical system anyone can use to make better decisions, soon and often -- both at work and in personal life. The "Yes" or "No" System lets us: focus on real needs, versus mere wants create better options see the likely consequences of choices and identify and then use our own integrity, intuition, and insight to gain peace of mind, self-confidence, and freedom from fear

Discover the precious present and find yourself! A simple story, engagingly told, The Precious Present does more than capture the heart; it is a valuable gift for anyone seeking a deeper level of fulfillment and personal happiness. Telling a story of vital significance in today''s fast-paced, competitive environment, The Precious Present will help you discover the joy in life we all seek--whether we go to Wall Street or around the world to find it. Just as Spencer Johnson''s bestseller The One Minute Manager helped rehumanize the workplace around the world, The Precious Present helps each reader rediscover his or her own humanity. This beautiful tale demonstrates the delicate art of balancing your spiritual and material needs, and shows how this goal can be maddeningly elusive--and gloriously attainable.

Presents selling attitudes and skills from the perspective of how a customer likes to buy.

This audio presentation of the book read by the author Spencer Johnson also includes an interview with him conducted by Dave Nightingale.

For more than twenty years, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses nationwide have followed The One Minute Manager''s techniques, thus increasing their productivity, job satisfaction, and personal prosperity. These very real results were achieved through learning the management techniques that spell profitability for the organization and its employees. The One Minute Manager is a concise, easily read story that reveals three very practical secrets: One Minute Goals, One Minute Praisings, and One Minute Reprimands. The book also presents several studies in medicine and the behavioral sciences that clearly explain why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. By the book''s end you will know how to apply them to your own situation and enjoy the benefits. That''s why The One Minute Manager has continued to appear on business bestseller lists for more than two decades, and has become an international sensation.

Details a simple, yet effective management system based on three fundamental strategies for earning raises, promotions, and power in business

A biography of the Chinese philosopher and teacher emphasizing his ideas about the value of honesty.

Presents a biography of Albert Schweitzer who based his philosophy on what he called reverence for life and dedicated his life to serving humanity.

A brief biography of the 19th-century Danish author of many well-known fairy tales, which stresses the value of personal fantasies and imagination.

The Mayo brothers, knowing the importance of sharing, enter a career in which they can share their knowledge, skills, and money with sick people and other doctors.

Demonstrates the value of curiosity in the life of Christopher Columbus.

A biography of the nineteenth-century English novelist, Charles Dickens, emphasizing the value of an imaginative mind.

Describes the patient efforts of the Wright brothers to build a flying machine.

Discusses the work of the English woman whose pioneering efforts in improving the lot of prisoners were based on the premise that prisoners'' behaviour would improve if they were treated more kindly.