After all, as authors Kathleen and William Lundin said in one of their books "Adapting to a wild leader is like being the fox in a blood-sport hunt. You may be quick, clever, and nimble, but you'll still be killed at the end of the game. View all 7 comments. Aug 03, Archit rated it it was amazing Shelves: ebooks. Change or get run over! A great many people have recommended this particular one to me; I did not read.
We might be the most evolved species on the planet but sometimes we do over-process. Adapting and forecasting change lurking around the corner is mark of sheer greatness. The best quote perhaps was curbing the wrong interpretations that might be drawn out : that you should try behaving in a new way in the same relationship.
Do not change the person but innovate your habits. If you love your part Change or get run over! If you love your partner, let them know about it in a million different ways that change everyday. Novelty is what keeps things moving. The story is perfectly written and takes up one hour of your life but may just give you a knowledge of a lifetime.
I can see these terms being recited to people in the company I work or the football teams I lead. And I quote, "Keep moving whilst riding a bicycle. Else you fall down. Sniff the changes and scurry to action. And of course, Be Worldclass like the very book itself. Verdict : Spencer Johnson hits the bulls-eye in a 60 minute book.
View 2 comments. Jan 30, Ben Briggs rated it did not like it Recommends it for: nobody I like. Silly little self promoting book.
First third is a bunch of people sitting around talking about this new silver-bullet omniscient business book that changed their lives. And finally the most insulting part is the last third where that group of high-potential future cult followers reassembles and discusses this epiphany of a book that they have read and they all agree to buy copies for all of their fri Silly little self promoting book.
And finally the most insulting part is the last third where that group of high-potential future cult followers reassembles and discusses this epiphany of a book that they have read and they all agree to buy copies for all of their friends and coworkers - as I recall, one guy was going to buy cases of the book for his whole dept at work. Of course the last page is the coup de grais - an order form for more books!
Oh pooh, now I have gone and done what Johnson did - gone and wasted a whole lot of words when those 5 in caps above would have sufficed nicely.
Oct 23, Manny rated it liked it Recommended to Manny by: Yirlean. Shelves: linguistics-and-philosophy. Dear Mr. Christ, I was at that meeting you held the other day up on the hill - I guess you wouldn't remember me, I was at the back of the crowd. Anyway, I really liked it. I gotta admit, some of it kind of went over my head, but it was a great speech.
I particularly liked the part with blessed are the cheesemakers, I thought that was inspired. Most people never think about cheese, but I think about it all the time. Well, like I said, some of it was hard to get, but I talked about it afterwards wit Dear Mr. Well, like I said, some of it was hard to get, but I talked about it afterwards with my friend Brian and he explained it to me. Then I liked it even more! Yeah, that is a very cool message about living in the moment and not overthinking things.
You have something there. But then I said to myself, what is this guy missing? And the answer came to me clear as clear: cheese. Just one single mention, and do you know, Brian couldn't even remember that bit. So, I hope you won't find this presumptuous or anything, but I wrote a longer version, playing up the cheese and making it more, you know, business-friendly.
I've attached a PDF and I'd love to know what you think! I look forward to seeing you again. Your friend, Jesus View all 30 comments. Oct 05, Otsu yee rated it really liked it Recommends it for: someone who is willing to look at themselves and decide how they feel about change.
When my boss first gave me this book to read, I was definately in place where I had no interest in even knowing what my attitude was towards change. After taking an hour to read the book, I found it to be ridiculous and that it didn't apply to me at all -- "I had always been an advocate for change, what the hell was my boss trying to tell me?
To my surprise, because I was actually looking for help with regards to moving my people forward and helping adjust to the changes that were happening around them, I found the book to be more than helpful. I recognized that for the longest time, I was pretty closed minded and was definately going to die with the cheese if I didn't start embracing change and the outcomes it brings.
I also recognized that I had a sniff, a scurry, a hem and lots of haws running around my team. With that knowledge, it helped me focus on how to manage them better which delivered better results from them and also made them happier employees. Way too cheesy I couldn't resist. While this was probably revolutionary at some point to some people It's like self-help for middle-graders.
Basically, we've got ourselves a cheesebuster story, about Mice and Men maybe Of Mice and Men was the original inspiration to compose this pamphlet? Q: But Cheese never reappeared. The sooner you find new Cheese. And that you are rewarded with it when you go past your fear and enjoy the adventure.
This is a book about how two mice named Sniff and Scurry and two miniature humans named Hem and Haw that's right are trapped in a maze that serves as a metaphor for the inherent restrictions and viccisitudes of our lives.
One day some invisible force beyond their control takes the cheese from a sector of the maze, sending our mice and little people looking for more, if, indeed there is anymore to be had.
Sniff and Scurry, we are told, have the right attitude because "they keep life simple Hem and Haw, like too many humans, we are told, over-think things and fixate on their past comforts and expectations and spend too much time stewing over the unfairness of their loss of food rather than fearlessly getting out there and looking through the maze for more.
That question is never answered. Nay, it is, posits this book, a completely unimportant and irrelevant question to ask, because, fellow bitches, the system is how it is, it's gonna stay that way, you can't do a fuckin' thing to change that and it's just too goddamned bad if you don't like it, because your cheese is going to be stolen and sent to South China and that's that.
So stop bellyaching about jobs and health care. Just get yourself rich with stinking piles of cheese, or just shut up about it Another key question that is not asked is: "Who designed, built and maintains the maze and whose interests does that serve?
But, according to the book, such things are not only outside the realm of questioning, but are irrelevant. The very idea of changing or creating a more equitable system is simply beyond the pale. You won't be the master of your own cheese, suckers, so be happy with what you can get. Those who take the cheese always know better. In this version, Hem and Haw and Sniff and Scurry notice their cheese missing and, after looking for two years for no cheese dispensaries and finding themselves at the end of their weeks of insufficient government-issue unemployment-benefit cheese rations, decide to put Hem and Haw's human smarts and Sniff and Scurry's uncerebral pluck to new uses and ends.
Since cheese is the goal, or the ends, and since the ends justify the means, they decide to figure out who is taking their cheese, prevent further cheese-moving shenanigans, and keep those tasty fromage comestibles for themselves. Thinking "outside the maze", they decide that having their cheese taken away arbitrarily--especially by the one-percent who already own more cheese than the other 99 percent of cheese-eaters combined--is not the kind of change they will accept, and instead of being on the receiving end of change decide to mete out a little change of their own--for a change after all, who says that change always has to come from "above," from outside?
Why not from below, from the bottom up? Deciding not to take it anymore, the plucky mice and men donned commando gear, staked out the various points of infiltration, and with their cache of weapons including Molotov cocktails, took out the greedy cheese-hoarding scumbags. No cheese was stolen thereafter.
But who produced the future cheese? After all, there were no more job exporters I mean, "job creators. And there was cheese for all. View all 9 comments. Dec 09, Tanu rated it it was ok Shelves: philosophy , psychology , non-fiction , reviewed , self-help , business.
It was though. The author shows using a small story about how life can change suddenly and how one should adapt to those changes. The author of the story has mentioned that the cheese in the book represents anything a human strives for.
It could be money, fame, reputation, happiness, success, achievements, or anything else. If you have trouble adapting to new situations and fear change you should read it. Apr 13, Diane rated it did not like it. The writing is terrible, the message is oversimplified and the font is gigantic an effort to pad the book out to 90 pages, I think. And the intro and conclusion are just a marketing ploy to encourage managers to buy lots of copies to give to their employees. This book could be read in 20 minutes, but I'll save you some time and tell you that change will happen in your life, and you have to deal with it.
The end. View all 3 comments. Can't believe it took me only about an hour to finish the book : Wow, this book is truly what I need right now! Thank you to the author for such an inspiring and motivational story, maybe it's finally time I realise that it's necessary for me to find my own cheese!
Sep 06, Tharindu Dissanayake rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites-self-improvement. But the very quick time required to go through the book shifted my opinion drastically, in that, this is indeed one of the most clearly written books on the necessity of adapting and enjoying the change and the importance of it. To me, all three parts of the book were important, and "a change imposed is a change opposed. To me, all three parts of the book were important, and helped fine-tune the self interpretation I made for the second part.
I don't think the book is so successful only because it delivers the message clearly and concisely but also because it adds a lot of humor to the subject with those unique characters, which gives the reader an opportunity to understand the message in an objective yet relaxed way. Jan 14, Nancy rated it did not like it Shelves: self-improvement.
If you receive this uninspiring, revolting piece of trash from your employer, start looking for another job -- the end is near! Change is inevitable, but it doesn't mean workers should sit back and accept everything corporate America dishes out. View all 22 comments. Feb 26, Cecil rated it did not like it Shelves: any-fool-can-write-a-book.
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Tia Keenan is a longtime chef, writer, and fromager, who knows her cheese. In "The Art of the Cheese Plate," she takes readers on a tour of her world and teaches them how to create cheese boards that will both inspire and delight.
New cheese lovers will learn the names of spectacular farmhouse cheeses and how to pair them, while experienced cheese lovers will be delighted with new combinations and flavor ideas, and recipes for easy pairing items. Anne Saxelby is cheesemonger to the stars—or at least to the restaurants of New York City. It's a delightful little guide, which will surely become a classic. He traces back the history and traditions, not just to Europe and the United States, but also to India and Africa.
To fondue or not to fondue? Classic recipes include traditional Swiss fondue, and then there are also options like Asian tempura fondue and tomato-saffron broth fondue. If you love fondue, this is the book for you. Get out your bread , potatoes, and more, and start dipping. Today, by its fourth edition, it has inspired countless cheese fans and even professional cheesemakers to create the cheeses of their dreams.
She also includes some recipes for some favorite condiments and simple cheese dishes. This James Beard Award-winning tome is the first major cheese reference book on the market, with A to Z entries on every aspect of cheese, from animal husbandry to production to history and culture. With contributing authors from 35 countries, this is essentially the ultimate cheese encyclopedia.
If you're interested in learning more about specific cheeses and producers, understanding its history, and more, you should have this one on your shelf.
From the nine Gateway Cheeses she has pinpointed, a whole world opens up. How do you like to serve cheese?
Are you informal about it? Maybe you are the kind of person who likes to put cheese out on every occasion possible, and you're looking for recommendations for not only how to serve it, but also for new and unusual cheeses to try. Whether or not you're new to cheese, an encyclopedic book will could be beneficial. Guides are often helpful; look to see if they offer suggestions on how to store and serve cheese, especially as it pertains to accompaniments.
Next-level cheese lovers might want some great recipes that involve cheese or maybe even instructions on how to make cheese.
The author should ideally have some expertise and authority in the area of cheese. Many of the books we recommend here were written by cheesemongers or who have extensively researched or otherwise worked with cheese. These authors write the types of books that will inform, surprise, and entertain you. Most medium-soft and hard cheeses are best at room temperature to ensure you experience the best flavor, texture, and aroma.
The rule of thumb is to remove the cheese from the refrigerator an hour before you want to serve it. Other cheeses, such as ricotta, cream cheese, and mozzarella, for example, are meant to be served chilled and taste better when they haven't been sitting for an hour or so.
Special "starter" bacteria are added to cheese to begin the cheese-making process. The bacteria convert the lactose milk sugar to lactic acid.
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