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The Value of Kindness
The Story of Elizabeth Fry
1975
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4.19
Average Rating
62
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Discusses the work of the English woman whose pioneering efforts in improving the lot of prisoners were based on the premise that prisoners' behavior would improve if they were treated more kindly.
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4.19
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Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson
Author · 32 books

Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Spencer Johnson, M.D. left behind a medical career to write short books about life. The most famous was “Who Moved My Cheese?" published in 1998. The book became a publishing phenomenon and a workplace manual. Over 50 million copies of Spencer Johnson’s books are in use worldwide in 47 languages. Dr. Johnson's education included a psychology degree from the University of Southern California, a M.D. from the Royal College of Surgeons and medical clerkships at Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic.

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