Book Series Guide

Spencer Johnson

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Spencer Johnson Books in Order

Spencer Johnson (1938–2017) was an American physician and author whose concise allegories and parables addressed management, personal growth, decision-making, and change. His bibliography includes children's biographies in the ValueTales series, management and self-help books, adaptations of Who Moved My Cheese? for younger readers, and the posthumously published Out of the Maze.

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Cover of Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

The best-known example of Johnson's allegorical approach to change and adaptability.

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The One Minute Manager

His foundational co-authored management fable and the first One Minute title.

The ValueTale of Louis Pasteur: The Value of Believing in Yourself

An early representative of his children's ValueTales biographies.

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Books by series

children's biography series · completed

ValueTales

Illustrated children's biographies presenting moral values through the lives of notable people; this bibliography includes Johnson-authored and co-authored entries.

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  1. 1
    The ValueTale of Louis Pasteur: The Value of Believing in Yourself

    Book 1 · children's biography · 1975

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  2. 2
    The ValueTale of the Wright Brothers: The Value of Patience

    Book 2 · children's biography · 1975

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  3. 3
    The ValueTale of Elizabeth Fry: The Value of Kindness

    Book 3 · children's biography · 1975

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  4. 4
    The Value of Humor: The Story of Will Rogers

    Book 4 · children's biography · 1976

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  5. 5 Cover of The Value of Courage: The Story of Jackie Robinson
    The Value of Courage: The Story of Jackie Robinson

    Book 5 · children's biography · 1977

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  6. 6
    The Value of Curiosity: The Story of Christopher Columbus

    Book 6 · children's biography · 1977

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  7. 7
    The Value of Imagination: The Story of Charles Dickens

    Book 7 · children's biography · 1977

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  8. 8
    The Value of Saving: The Story of Benjamin Franklin

    Book 8 · children's biography · 1978

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  9. 9
    The Value of Sharing: The Story of the Mayo Brothers

    Book 9 · children's biography · 1978

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  10. 10 Cover of The Value of Honesty: The Story of Confucius
    The Value of Honesty: The Story of Confucius

    Book 10 · children's biography · 1979

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    The Value of Understanding: The Story of Margaret Mead

    Book 11 · children's biography · 1979

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  12. 12
    The Value of Fantasy: The Story of Hans Christian Andersen

    Book 12 · children's biography · 1979

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  13. 13 Cover of The Value of Dedication: The Story of Albert Schweitzer
    The Value of Dedication: The Story of Albert Schweitzer

    Book 13 · children's biography · 1979

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business/self-help series · completed

One Minute

A series of concise management, parenting, sales, teaching, and personal-development books associated with the One Minute Manager approach.

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  1. 1 Cover of The One Minute Manager
    The One Minute Manager

    Book 1 · business fable · 1982

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  2. 2 Cover of The One-Minute Father: The Quickest Way to Help Children Learn to Like Themselves and Want to Behave Themselves
    The One-Minute Father: The Quickest Way to Help Children Learn to Like Themselves and Want to Behave Themselves

    Book 2 · self-help · 1983

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  3. 3 Cover of The One-Minute Mother: The Quickest Way to Help Children Learn to Like Themselves and Want to Behave Themselves
    The One-Minute Mother: The Quickest Way to Help Children Learn to Like Themselves and Want to Behave Themselves

    Book 3 · self-help · 1983

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  4. 4 Cover of The One-Minute Sales Person: The Quickest Way to More Sales with Less Stress
    The One-Minute Sales Person: The Quickest Way to More Sales with Less Stress

    Book 4 · business/self-help · 1984

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  5. 5 Cover of One Minute for Myself: A Small Investment, a Big Reward
    One Minute for Myself: A Small Investment, a Big Reward

    Book 5 · self-help · 1985

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    The One-Minute Teacher: How to Teach Others to Teach Themselves

    Book 6 · business fable · 1986

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Children's books (1)
  1. Who Moved My Cheese? For Kids: An A-Mazing Way to Change and Win!

    children's literature · 2003

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Other (7)
  1. Cover of The Precious Present
    The Precious Present

    self-help · 1984

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  2. Yes or No: The Guide to Better Decisions

    self-help · 1992

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  3. Cover of Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
    Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

    business fable · 1998

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  4. Cover of Who Moved My Cheese? For Teens: An A-Mazing Way to Change and Win!
    Who Moved My Cheese? For Teens: An A-Mazing Way to Change and Win!

    business fable · 2002

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  5. The Present: The Gift That Makes You Happy and Successful at Work and in Life

    business fable · 2003

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  6. Cover of Peaks and Valleys: Making Good and Bad Times Work for You—at Work and in Life
    Peaks and Valleys: Making Good and Bad Times Work for You—at Work and in Life

    self-help · 2009

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  7. Cover of Out of the Maze: A Story about the Power of Belief
    Out of the Maze: A Story about the Power of Belief

    business fable · 2018

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