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"Moved My Cheese?" is a motivational book that was published in 1998. With a style that brings it closer to the parable, its author, Spencer Johnson, clearly explains the typical reactions that people manifest when there is a change in work or life. His teachings are truly useful in all times and areas of human development, whatever the goal you want to achieve. The characters are two mice and two "little people". They live the experience of change in their quest for Cheese, which represents the goal: happiness, work, money, love.

People who have read my books, particularly “The War of Art” and its cousins, have a vague idea of the odyssey of a particular solitary guy, wracked with guilt and riven by self-doubt, as he struggles toward his destiny as a writer. But they have only the scantiest conception of the particulars of that journey. These particulars I’m hoping may be of use to others as they wrestle with their own version of that same odyssey. So let me try to strip it down. Let me tell the parts I normally leave out.

Which cheese do you think is the most expensive in the world? How large was the wheel of cheddar given to Queen Victoria as a wedding present? And what cheese did Napoleon enjoy most as his army swept through Europe? Narrator Charles King answers these questions and more as he talks us through 101 Amazing Facts About Cheese. Whether you’re an experienced cheese buff and want to discover some interesting and little-known facts or you’re simply interested to know more about the process of cheese making, this is the perfect book for you.