The Present

This is a very short book (112 pages) and can be read in about an hour. I know because I sat in one of Barnes and Noble's chair and read it. I'm not going to say too much about this book in my review because if you are interested, you would be better off to read the book and judge it for yourself. It is in the same narrative style with which Johnson and Ken Blanchard have had so much success, but for some reason this one didn't bother me so much. Maybe because simple subjects work with simple narratives.

While the message is deeper than this, it mainly deals with Learn from the Past, Live in the Present and Plan for the Future. It just reiterates something have all been told many times, but the format and side comments made make it very show more interesting and thought provoking. Perhaps that is why the narrative works with this one - it doesn't bang one over the head, but allows everyone to get something slightly different out of it. Take an hour, go to your local bookstore with a chair and read it. show less

This book is one of the simple and wonderful books. You can grab it and finish it on one go, its uncomplicated style adds to the joy of covering through the message of the book.

The book entails many thoughts and ideas that might be simple to a human, but it is of great quality if deeply considered. Ideas on how to improve your life, and make your life more joyful and energetic, hence enjoying what you do, no matter what it is. In addition, it is presented in an easily understandable manner. The organization and content flow from one idea to another is magnificent, making the reader to flow with it in a gradual and constructive approach. Therefore, it is highly recommended to read the whole book at once.

Such a book need to be read again show more from time to time, and every time you cover it, you learn new vital information, plus refreshing some old dormant thoughts. Not to mention that every time you read it you look at it in a different prospective due to a different mental state. In short, the book has lots of deep meanings and can’t be realized in one go.

The examples in the last section of the book are also helpful as they bring in tangible evidence. Plus, they cover a range of different situations, which some might be a similar scenario to our lives.

I consider this book as one of the best books to give as a gift. Everyone finds something in it, old or young, male or female, clerk or manager. I’m also giving my first copy as a gift. show less

I only read this because my wife had brought it home. I tried to think how it might apply to me as I read it, but wasn't very successful. And like so many of the other books in this series, some of the major points and conclusions seems so obvious it seems silly to not only highlight them but to expect someone to pay $20 to be reminded of them.

Nice quick read book that follows the genre of short motivational stories based on a simple idea. The old man and the child. This one is based on focusing on the present or right now. The only thing the past is good for is to learn from it. The future is only important as to plan for it but not dwell on it.

The Present is an 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 a great old man. This Present, according to the old man, is "the best present a person can receive." This book will help you focus on what will make you happier and more successful in your work and in your personal life, today! Like the young man, you may find that it is the best gift you can give yourself.

A simple idea that if implemented can change your life. A Simple version of the The Power of Now. Its a quick read, very simplistic but if it makes you stay in the The Present a bit longer then its worth it.

Another great motivational book from Spencer Johnson. The Present follows the premis of Johnson's other great book Who Moved My Cheese. It's a short simple book based on a man telling a story about the Present. The Present is really focusing on the present time and putting your best efforts forth. Johnson has a great way of motivating people thru a simple story.