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The Present: The Gift for Changing Times Hardcover – April 13, 2010

by Spencer Johnson M.D. (Author)
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Business; 1 Revised edition (April 13, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307719545
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307719546
  • Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsQuick, easy, make you think
By Amy González on April 24, 2011
Format: Hardcover
I bought this book in a bargain, and wish I had buy additional copies: this is a must read for all, to keep us grounded and let us enjoy the present.
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4.0 out of 5 starsThe Precious Present revisited?
By Amazon Customer on August 28, 2014
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I'm confused. I have not bought this book, but I did buy the Precious Present in the 1980's that sounds exactly the same. Since it was by Spencer Johnson, I am assuming it is the same. If it is a republish, shouldn't they say so?
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5.0 out of 5 starsTHE HERE AND NOW
By mitzi on July 7, 2015
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I am in a time of my life where I have become stagnant. I was not "feeling." I picked up this book and found that when I just concentrated on "THE PRESENT IS A GIFT" philosophy that I discovered a renewed goal of living for the here and now!
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is amazing, for when I was in high school my ...
By Watny Abellard on January 1, 2015
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This book is amazing, for when I was in high school my teacher read it to me but I didn't truly understand it until years later when I had flash backs. When I bought this book years later it all clicked and I rethink my life and it lead me to a path of success.
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3.0 out of 5 starsNice parable, fairly pedestrian, nothing breakthrough...
By Nicholas on January 26, 2011
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A quick read, enjoyable, easy, digestible....predictable. A good start for someone who has not been exposed to this kind of thinking or book before. It's very obvious and really just a 1-pager... expanded into a book.... Not the best value for a reader looking for challenge in the language of 2011. It feels like a 1990s book (and it probably is!). A good conversation starter. I'd give it to a junior staffer to get them thinking, perhaps a Gen Y, but not a "grown up"....
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4.0 out of 5 starsnice short read
By Sarah on November 7, 2010
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It was recommended by my counselor. I thought it was alright - a nice, short read. Surprisingly my husband thought it was great and read it before I did. So, for all of you women trying to make life better with a partner who doesn't seem to really care, leave this book out and see if he'll pick it up. It wasn't life changing like I had hoped it would be.
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1.0 out of 5 starsOversimplified and Obvious
By Wafflemaker Mom on December 6, 2014
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Wow, what a disappointment. I find most self-help books to be obvious common sense but this one takes the cake. "Enjoy the present. Do what's right. Stop worrying so much". Great advice, but it's obvious to me that this author never raised a hormonal, ADD teenager. ADD kids WISH they could focus. Or, try telling someone who suffers from OCD (over-focused) to quit worrying and live in the now. The Young Man in the story WANTS to listen to the Old Man?? Please. This is over-simplified drivel. Listen to Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (1996) and you will get the message in an enjoyable, toe-tapping way that's over in a few minutes.
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3.0 out of 5 starsI am a SPencer Johnson fan
By A Wilson on December 25, 2013
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The book was good. Nothing really new in it. It definitely did not live up to the caliber of his great books, Who moved my Cheese, Yes or No, and Peaks and Valleys.
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