The View from Ninety
Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cornerstone
Publishing:9th Jul '26
£10.99
This title is due to be published on 9th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
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- Hardback£16.99(9781529154801)
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.
A guru * The Times *
A wise and gentle commentator * The Guardian *
Offers wit, wisdom and gratitude. […] Charles Handy’s 19th and last book is not his heftiest. But it may be, in some important respects, his weightiest. These final breaths of wisdom sacrifice little of Handy’s wit, charm and storytelling skill. -- Andrew Hill * Financial Times *
Rightly treasured as Charles Handy’s books are, his most important lesson may be his life. This collection of short reflections on life, work and people… reflects old age, but its spirit doesn’t. Handy’s later books are only indirectly about business… but paradoxically that is exactly why any business leader would profit from reading it. Sharp insights abound. -- Simon Caulkin * Director Magazine *
A thought-provoking recap of some of the prescient and radical ideas that marked his career, while also offering his touching final insights into life and death. * Financial Times, Best Books of 2025 *
ISBN: 9781804954157
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 15mm
Weight: 200g
224 pages