From Spencer Johnson, M.D., the #1 International Bestselling author of

comes a parable with an invaluable
lesson for all of us who live and work in today’s turbulent times.

   Spencer Johnson’s timely, engaging parable about the quest for success and happiness at work and in life brings an invaluable message to a world struggling with uncertainty and fear about the future. The story’s practical, simple truths will appeal to the same worldwide audience that has devoured Spencer Johnson’s other bestselling classics. Managers and employees alike will find that the lessons of THE PRESENT bring them greater happiness and make them more able – to do, to decide, to concentrate, to plan, to adapt, and most of all, to enjoy and appreciate all the good that life has to offer. In these unpredictable times, THE PRESENT is a book that we all can use to help us rediscover what’s truly important in our work and in our personal lives.

   This is the thoroughly engaging story of a young man’s journey to adulthood, and his search for The Present, a mysterious and elusive gift he first hears about from a wise old man. This Present, according to the old man, is “the best present a person can receive.”

   Later, the young man, disillusioned with his work and his life, returns to ask the old man to help him find The Present. The old man responds, “Only you have the power to find The Present for yourself.” So the young man embarks on a successful search for this magical gift that holds the secret to his personal happiness and professional success.

   Join the young man as he travels to the ends of the earth in search of The Present – and all the promise that it offers – indeed the best gift anyone could wish for.

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