55 pages • 1 hour read
Who Moved My Cheese?
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998
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Introduction
Who Moved My Cheese?
- Genre: Nonfiction; business; motivational
- Originally Published: 1998
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 900L; college/adult
- Structure/Length: Introduction and 3 chapters; approx. 95 pages; approx. 1 hour, 40 minutes on audio
- Central Concern: Using a simple parable that compares the actions of two mice and two people in a maze, the book teaches lessons about preparing for change and enjoying the challenges of new situations.
Spencer Johnson, Author
- Bio: 1938-2017; born in South Dakota and grew up in Los Angeles; earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of Southern California and went on to study medicine; as a doctor, became convinced that people’s ailments were often not physical but in their minds or souls; wrote historical biographies for children before coauthoring The One Minute Manager; took time to get input from many people before publishing each of his short books; gained a loyal following and sold millions of copies of his books
- Other Works: The One Minute Manager (with Kenneth Blanchard; 1982); The Precious Present (1984); Peaks and Valleys (2009); Out of the Maze: An A-Mazing Way to Get Unstuck (2018)
CENTRAL THEMES connected and noted throughout this Teaching Unit:
- Action in the Face of Adversity
- Seek Out Simple Solutions
- How to Search for Cheese
STUDY OBJECTIVES: In accomplishing the components of this Unit, students will:
