Value of Sharing: The Story of the Mayo Brothers (Value Tale) [Hardcover]

Spencer Johnson (Author), Steve Pileggi (Author)

Book Description

Series: Value Tale

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 63 pages
• Publisher: Value Communications; 1st edition (November 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916392287
• ISBN-13: 978-0916392284
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Spencer Johnson, M.D., is one of the world's most respected thinkers and beloved authors. Dr. Johnson earned a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of Southern California, an M.D. degree from the Royal College of Surgeons, and medical clerkships at The Mayo Clinic and Harvard Medical School. More than forty-six million copies of Spencer Johnson's books are in print worldwide in more than forty-seven languages.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Will and Charlie Share a Goal, December 22, 2009

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This review is from: Value of Sharing: The Story of the Mayo Brothers (Value Tale) (Hardcover)

In this installment of the ValueTales series, Spencer Johnson examines the role that sharing played in the lives of William James (1861-1939) and Charles Horace (1865-1939) Mayo.

The book tells the life stories of Will and Charlie, two brothers living in Minnesota, where their father worked as a doctor. Their whole family worked to learn as much as possible about medicine. Will and Charlie worked hard to become doctors, too. And they worked together for the rest of their lives, sharing their knowledge to conduct research and develop better medical care.

Like other books in the ValueTales series, this book uses a real-life person to exemplify an important value. It is suitable for reading by children in the later elementary school grades. A "Historical Facts" section at the book's end summarizes the Mayo Brothers' lives in a single-page bio form suitable for adults.

Closing quote: "Of course not everyone has the same things to share. You may not have much money and you probably don't have a microscope. You may not even want to share what you have with anyone. That is for you to decide. But if you do choose to give something to someone else, or accept what others are giving to you, you may just discover something very important about yourself. You may discover that sharing makes you feel happy, just as it did our good friends the Mayo brothers." (pp. 61-62)