From Strength to StrengthFrom Strength to Strength
What it's about
Arthur Brooks, Harvard professor and the Atlantic's happiness columnist, on why high achievers feel decline most painfully, and how to make our later years a time of happiness, purpose and success.
Why it's worth reading
It was a #1 New York Times bestseller and spent 28 weeks on the lists.
You'll love it if you liked
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Outlive: The Science and Art of LongevityGood to know
It's practical nonfiction about aging.
By the numbers
- Readers1 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller47 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #83 of the 85 self-help and business books we rank
- #472 of the 485 new books we rank
- #2935 of the 3,056 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
Practical
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Is From Strength to Strength worth reading?
Yes. It was a #1 New York Times bestseller and spent 28 weeks on the lists. It ranks #2,935 of the 3,056 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 54.6 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is From Strength to Strength about?
Arthur Brooks, Harvard professor and the Atlantic's happiness columnist, on why high achievers feel decline most painfully, and how to make our later years a time of happiness, purpose and success.
What should I read after From Strength to Strength?
If you liked it, try Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande or Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford.