A #1 bestseller several years ago, this psychoanalytical book advocates 'simplification' of life's challenges through the altering of one's perspective on crisis management. The book is written as an allegory shown through the endeavors of two mice and two 'little people' as they seek a piece of cheese within a maze. Locating their reward requires each pair (and subsequently each individual) to navigate obstacles, react to unexpected changes, and employ necessary contingencies. Along the walls of the maze are constant instructions directed at participants--hinted at metaphorically as "The Writing on the Wall".
Physically, the book itself is as non-imposing as any mid-level children's book with its giant print and short, memo-style chapters accompanied by cartoonish, reader-friendly illustrations. A self-evident parable for life experience; it's imbued with a frank awareness of life's inevitable instability and consequential nature. Each attribute of the maze mirrors the intangible ups and downs of the human condition, inherent with its desire for fulfillment--cheese. But unlike Dr. Seuss or Aesops' Fables, this isn't a morality tale. Change (read: mistakes/mishaps) within each character's trek through the maze may imply crisis while simultaneously initiating opportunity.
Without targeting a desired audience, 'Cheese' was able to create and sustain a sort-of universal methodology toward problem solving. Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard, the book's co-author, have previously written the bestselling book The One Minute Manager.
Physically, the book itself is as non-imposing as any mid-level children's book with its giant print and short, memo-style chapters accompanied by cartoonish, reader-friendly illustrations. A self-evident parable for life experience; it's imbued with a frank awareness of life's inevitable instability and consequential nature. Each attribute of the maze mirrors the intangible ups and downs of the human condition, inherent with its desire for fulfillment--cheese. But unlike Dr. Seuss or Aesops' Fables, this isn't a morality tale. Change (read: mistakes/mishaps) within each character's trek through the maze may imply crisis while simultaneously initiating opportunity.
Without targeting a desired audience, 'Cheese' was able to create and sustain a sort-of universal methodology toward problem solving. Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard, the book's co-author, have previously written the bestselling book The One Minute Manager.
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