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Summary: Motivational
Review: This book is a simple parable about change. The important question is, does it make you think? It's a nice motivational (short) piece, but the analogies hold up. This easy-to-read books shows how people respond to change by following a couple of mice. Like the characters, Hem and Haw, we can get stuck in a rut. Or we can find the good that is waiting for us. This book can make you laugh at situations that normally create stress in our lives. Change interrupts our familiar patterns, but mentally stable people get past the phase and quickly go on the enjoy the future with all the opportunities that change can bring. I like this book, and it's a great little motivational piece.
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Summary: A cute book, but with very little to think about
Review: The story of this book is cute enough: Two mice and two men find their supply of cheese slowly diminishing and decide to deal with or ignore the problem. The message of this book is extremely simple: People need to stay aware of changes in their lives and learn how to deal with change. For me, personally, the book had very little to offer. It was a good way to kill time during study hall. The message I agreed with but did not find especially enlightening or new to me. However, for some other people, this book did appear to affect them profoundly. I would suggest that people who are interested in this book but unsure of whether or not to read it go ahead and read it anyway. The book is simple, takes no time to read and very little intellect to process. Perhaps it will have a lasting effect on your life (in that case, congratulations!); perhaps it will not. Either way, the book takes hardly any effort to read, so even if you gain little or nothing from it, little time will have been wasted.
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Summary: Laugh at yourself
Review: Several people told me to read this book so I finally did. Completed it in one flight, easy read, everything is obvious in hindsight. This book creates an easy way to confront fear and/of the unknown by using a simple common language. I live in San Francisco, this city is all about change and I have part of each of the characters in myself and in my friends. One quick read provided a new prospective. If you are moving, thinking of making a move, have moved or are living with someone who is I highly recommend this book. "What would you do if you were not afraid?"
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Summary: Who moved my cheese
Review: Quick easy read. The book helps you to see how it's story/ideas play in your daily life.
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Summary: simple and effective
Review: This book relates a very powerful concept in a very simple and effective way. I found it refreshing and humourous and memorable and will remember the story for a long time to come.
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Summary: Applys to everyday life as well as not so everyday Life.
Review: Simply put, this book is amazing. I've read this book about 15 times and I will keep reading
this book. Everytime I read it I walk away learning something new. This book has made me realize that the world is based on how you
as an individual perceive it... and you are the only one who
can change it for yourself.
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Summary: They moved it to the school!
Review: Well, our teacher used this book for our school graduation, to attempt to help us adjust to change. It was an interesting metaphor, and I had never known that I had been going to "Cheese Station Crestwell" for all these years. Shortly after graduation, I read the book. It's interesting, and I reccomend it to anyone who's having a change in their life.
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Summary: Quick, thought provoking, could even change your life!
Review: This book will take about an hour of your time. If, however, you take the tasty little tale and apply the principles, it may be one of the best hours you've ever spent. A lot of what is written here will be familiar. What makes it a best-seller is that it has been refashioned into easily remembered concepts through the engaging story of men, mice, and the pursuit of the ever elusive cheese...it's a parable about the importance of change and the need to remain open to new possibilities. Good stuff, simple packaging, accessible and applicable to everyone.
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Summary: Overpriced and mediocre
Review: I really didn't get much out of this book and in fact just sold it today! It's extremely short (about an hour's reading) and I guess I thought the author's message was pretty common sense: take charge of your own life and deal with changes pro-actively. These days it's tough to have faith that the company you're working for is going to keep you around for an entire career. Even if you're a good friend of the CEO, that doesn't help much because even CEOs can be fired if the company's not turning a profit! This book is good as a wakeup call for people who still have a false sense of security with companies. A business is unfortunately mainly about profit and loss, and if an employee is no longer profitable the business would prefer to replace him or her with someone who is. Having the "cheese" taken away is never fun, but at least it forces you to learn new skills or whatever it takes to find a new source of cheese. But overall, [$] for this tiny little tome is asking way too much and you can find far better books on this matter for less. There are tons of PMA type books out there that teach how to always maintain a good attitude no matter what happens and to make the best of what you have. Some of the classic authors like Dale Carnegie, J. Paul Getty, Frank Bettger, etc. will teach you how to have an adaptable attitude and a whole lot more besides.
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Summary: Cheesy, but delightful!
Review: Coming from an educator's point of view, I found this book to be quite delightful and well humored! In a time when education is constantly changing, this takes a look at taking the fear away from it all. Change is necessary. Our communities, daily living, etc. are in constant change. Therefore, educational approaches also need to change to fit the environment in which educators teach. I think that this book, and it's companion video are excellent tools to approaching educator's with an attitude to let go of the fear! The video is quite fitting for those of us who still have a bit of their inner child exposed!
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