WRITER

Spencer Johnson

1938 - 2017

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Patrick Spencer Johnson (November 24, 1938 – July 3, 2017) was an American writer. He was known for the ValueTales series of children's books, and for his 1998 self-help book Who Moved My Cheese?, which recurred on the New York Times Bestseller list, on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover nonfiction list. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Spencer Johnson has received more than 25,028 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Spencer Johnson is the 3,403rd most popular writer (down from 3,133rd in 2019), the 4,329th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,098th in 2019) and the 358th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Who Moved My Cheese?
Change (psychology), Large type books, Life change events
Who Moved My Cheese? is a simple parable that reveals profound truths about change. It is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a "Maze" and look for "Cheese" to nourish them and make them happy. Two are mice named Sniff and Scurry. And two are "little people" -- beings the size of mice who look and act a lot like people. Their names are Hem and Haw. "Cheese" is a metaphor for what you want to have in life -- whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money, possession, health, or spiritual peace of mind. And "The Maze" is where you look for what you want -- the organization you work in, or the family or community you live in. In the story, the characters are faced with unexpected change. Eventually, one of them deals with it successfully, and writes what he has learned from his experience on the maze walls. When you come to see "The Handwriting on the Wall," you can discover for yourself how to deal with change, so that you can enjoy less stress and more success (however you define it) in your work and in your life. Written for all ages, the story takes less than an hour to read, but its unique insights can last for a lifetime. - Jacket flap.
1998
The one minute manager
Management, Administración, Direction
Details a simple, yet effective management system based on three fundamental strategies for earning raises, promotions, and power in business.
1981
Yes or No
Miscellanea, Decision making, Success
1992
The Present
Success, Success in business, Fiction
2003
The one minute sales person
Management, Selling, Sales personnel
1984
The one minute mother
Child psychology, Parenting, Mother and child
1983

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Spencer Johnson ranks 3,403 out of 7,302. Before him are Gérard de Villiers, Jean-François Regnard, Victor Pelevin, Georgi Sava Rakovski, John Henry Mackay, and Pierre Bec. After him are Max Aub, Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz, Augusto Genina, Mikhail Koltsov, Jiří Wolker, and Grace Elliott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Spencer Johnson ranks 252. Before him are Fred Anton Maier, Freddie Hubbard, Karin Balzer, Anar Rzayev, Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, and Aleksei Yuryevich German. After him are Corine Rottschäfer, Leonardo Favio, Mort Shuman, Roy Thinnes, David Bailey, and Nikola Kotkov. Among people deceased in 2017, Spencer Johnson ranks 223. Before him are Henning Jensen, Kurt Moll, Brunhilde Pomsel, Gregg Allman, Klaus Huber, and Bernard Francis Law. After him are Feliciano Rivilla, Larry Coryell, Barry Dennen, Li Li-hua, Clifton James, and Chiquito de la Calzada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Spencer Johnson ranks 4,329 out of 20,380. Before him are Little Walter (1930), Tommy Dorsey (1905), Lawrence Eagleburger (1930), Steven Holl (1947), Phylicia Rashad (1948), and Lara Flynn Boyle (1970). After him are Mike Bongiorno (1924), Childe Hassam (1859), Charles Bickford (1891), John Stagliano (1951), Movita Castaneda (1916), and Dyan Cannon (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Spencer Johnson ranks 358. Before him are Wallace Stevens (1879), Douglas Preston (1956), Robert McKee (1941), Morgan Robertson (1861), Rose Wilder Lane (1886), and Fanny Crosby (1820). After him are David Eddings (1931), Joyce Meyer (1943), Booker T. Washington (1856), Betty Mahmoody (1945), Robert M. Parker Jr. (1947), and Zora Neale Hurston (1891).

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