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Peaks and Valleys

Making Good and Bad Times Work for You—at Work and in Life

by Spencer Johnson
John Dossett
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Who Moved My Cheese?, a brilliant new parable that shows readers how to stay calm and successful, even in the most challenging of environments.

A young man lives unhappily in a valley. One day he meets an old man who lives on a mountain peak. At first the young man doesn't realize that he is talking to one of the most peaceful and successful people in the world. But in the course of further encounters and conversations, the young man comes to understand that he can apply the old man's remarkable principles and practical tools to his own life to change it for the better. Spencer Johnson knows how to tell a deceptively simple story that teaches deep lessons. The One Minute Manager (co-written with Ken Blanchard) sold 15 million copies and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for more than twenty years. Since it was published a decade ago, Who Moved My Cheese? has sold more than 25 million copies. In fact there are more than 46 million copies of Spencer Johnson's books in print, in forty-seven languages—and with today's economic uncertainty, his new book could not be more relevant. Pithy, wise, and empowering, Peaks and Valleys is clearly destined to becomeanother Spencer Johnson classic.

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  • Release date

    February 9, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780743583084
      • File size: 61919 KB
      • Duration: 02:08:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Whether it's romance or the stock market, life's ups and downs can drive anyone crazy. Why can't we always be up? This audio fable about a wise man on a mountain attempts to answer that question. (Clue: How you behave down in the valley determines your life on the peak.) Johnson, best known for his book WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? maintains the same successful narrative approach (call this one WHO MOVED MY PEAK?). Narrator John Dossett keeps the story moving with businesslike authority and a bit of empathy. One of the strongest features of the audio is an insightful interview with the reclusive author. R.W.S. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 30, 2009
      John Dossett's crisp and polished delivery is a natural fit for Johnson's no-nonsense style of motivational storytelling. Dossett chooses to understate the pathos, projecting a tone of wistful contemplation instead of heavy drama. Both the story and the narrative within the story surround dialogue between a weary day-to-day corporate warrior and a seasoned sage who offers a broader perspective on our familiar notions of success, achievement and happiness. In light of the current economic climate, listeners will find the messages timely, even if the paradigm shifts may not seem especially original. As an added bonus, the audio book includes an interview with the author sharing how he strives to keep the public focused on his message instead of elevating him into a celebrity business guru. A Simon and Schuster hardcover.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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