The Relaxation ResponseClassic · Health, Nonfiction, Self Help
The Relaxation Response
1975 · 222 pages · Nonfiction
12
Classic
★ 3.82 on Goodreads · 2K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 3.82★ from 2K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
12Must-Read Score
- Readers15 out of 100 · counts 40%+6
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller16 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+6
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
Reads as
Practical, Thought-provoking
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