View from Ninety
Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
By Charles Handy | Publisher: Cornerstone
About the book
FROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE EMPTY RAINCOAT AND UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS.
A Financial Times Best Business Book of 2025
Over a span of seven decades, Charles Handy was, variously, a businessman, a writer, a philanthropist and a philosopher. Not even a stroke as he approached the age of 90 dimmed his intellectual curiosity or his immense zest for life.
In this, his final book, written from the vantage point of a contemplative old age and drawing on his articles for The Idler he shares his thoughts on the big questions with which we all grapple:
What things really matter?
What daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant?
How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us?
How do we discover purpose in our everyday existence? How do we cope with grief and loss?
Drawing in part on his own experience, in part on the wisdom of others, he sets out the principles of enjoying a fulfilled and contented life, and gently points the way to the practicalities of achieving it.
Editions of View from Ninety
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781529154801
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529154818
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781804954157
- EBook
- ISBN 9781804954164
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FROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE EMPTY RAINCOAT AND UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS.
A Financial Times Best Business Book of 2025
Over a span of seven decades, Charles Handy was, variously, a businessman, a writer, a philanthropist and a philosopher. Not even a stroke as he approached the age of 90 dimmed his intellectual curiosity or his immense zest for life.
In this, his final book, written from the vantage point of a contemplative old age and drawing on his articles for The Idler he shares his thoughts on the big questions with which we all grapple:
What things really matter?
What daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant?
How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us?
How do we discover purpose in our everyday existence? How do we cope with grief and loss?
Drawing in part on his own experience, in part on the wisdom of others, he sets out the principles of enjoying a fulfilled and contented life, and gently points the way to the practicalities of achieving it.
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FROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF THE EMPTY RAINCOAT AND UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS.
A Financial Times Best Business Book of 2025
Over a span of seven decades, Charles Handy was, variously, a businessman, a writer, a philanthropist and a philosopher. Not even a stroke as he approached the age of 90 dimmed his intellectual curiosity or his immense zest for life.
In this, his final book, written from the vantage point of a contemplative old age and drawing on his articles for The Idler he shares his thoughts on the big questions with which we all grapple:
What things really matter?
What daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant?
How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us?
How do we discover purpose in our everyday existence? How do we cope with grief and loss?
Drawing in part on his own experience, in part on the wisdom of others, he sets out the principles of enjoying a fulfilled and contented life, and gently points the way to the practicalities of achieving it.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in View from Ninety?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Memoirs
Where can I read a sample of View from Ninety?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781529154801
Who is/are the Author/s of the book View from Ninety?
Charles Handy
Who is the Publisher of the book View from Ninety?
Cornerstone
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
View from Ninety is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781529154801) and paperback(ISBN 9781529154818) and paperback(ISBN 9781804954157) and ebook(ISBN 9781804954164)
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