Sunday 30 November 2014

Peaks and valleys - a book review

A great book!

'Who moved my cheese ?' was the first book I read written by Dr. Spencer Johnson. What an awesome book it was! Enjoyed it so many times over all these years. Now another gem...'Peaks and valleys'!

The story revolves around a wise old man and a young chap about tackling successfully the low downsides in life and to make use of it too work for our own good both in work and life. It also details how we can enjoy more while at the peak, prolong this phase as well as to prepare ourselves to deal with the inevitable valley life in a better way.

Simply written, sure you all will enjoy this motivational book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Johnson_(writer)
  • While at the peak, at the pinnacle of a career, basking in the glory of limelight we may not think how lonely it can become when a crisis hits. Books like these give hope, restore confidence and provide great help when nothing seems working. 
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27 comments:

Blackswan said...

Oh wow, what a surprise! Welcome back, Rajiv! This must be a good book to motivate you to blog about it. Hope you're well :D

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Shirley :)
It is a wonderful book. I enjoyed reading it. Dr Johnson is a talented writer. All the books by him are awesome. He is the co-author of 'One minute manager'.

Dawna said...

Sounds like a book I'd like to read. Thanks for the review. I have the one minute manager on my shelf!! and am yet to read it!

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Dawna :)
Wow, 'One minute manager' was an awesome read ! What a beautiful book :)

Joy said...

Seems an awesome book to read:)

George said...

If this is any near as good as the first book, it must be excellent.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Yes Joy, it is :)
Thank you.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Birgitta :)
I enjoyed reading it.

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Hi George, 'Who moved my cheese' was awesome ! I felt this also the same. We all think some people are 'lucky', 'got an awesome break', 'were at the right place at the right time with the right people' etc. and this book explains their secret how they tackled their ' valley lives' and made that bad phase too to their own prosperity.
Thanks George :)

stardust said...

Looks like a nice book to read when trying to face the world again with confidence after being completely knocked down after success. Right?

Yoko

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

That is absolutely right :)
Thank you.

Anonymous said...

I'm not familiar with this author, so thank you for sharing his work. It looks useful and inspiring.

jonathan said...

I might get this for myself as a Christmas present. Thanks for the recommendation, my friend. Have a great day!

Irina Kovalenko said...

Sounds appealing to me. I failed to find it. Could you direct me where to download it? Thanks in advance!

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Hi Medeia, thank you so much.
It is an awesome book !

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Hi friend, yep, you sure will find it good. Have a wonderful week ahead :)

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Hi Irina :) Thank you so much :)
You may search your local book store; hope they will be able to help you. I bought it from the book store in a nearby mall in Kochi. Very popular author here, he is :)

Sherry Ellis said...

This does sound like a good book. I read Who Moved my Cheese, and liked that one. I should put this one on my list!

Linda said...

Great review, Rajiv, thank you so much for sharing. :)

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Sherry :)
Try this book, you won't be disappointed :)

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

You welcome, Linda :)

Amelia said...

Hi Rajiv, how you doing? Good to see you again. Thanks for the book review, nice sharing.

Have a great week ahead,regards.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

I loved the other book, "Who Moved my Cheese?" ---so I'm sure I'd like this book also. Thanks for a great review.
Hugs,
Betsy

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks Amelia :)

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Well...this book is excellent :)

ruma said...


Hello, Rajiv Sankarapillai.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Greeting
From Japan, ruma ❃

Rajiv Sankarapillai said...

Thanks :)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too :)