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New Passages
by Gail Sheehy • 1996
Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.
3.71
356
New Passages Summary
New Passages 91%
Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.
by Gail Sheehy 1996
3.71
356 ratings
How to Age
by Anne Karpf • 2014
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
3.66
477
How to Age Summary
How to Age 91%
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
by Anne Karpf 2014
3.66
477 ratings
Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul
by Jack Canfield • 2004
Forty, fifty, and beyond: stories of women who stopped waiting and started choosing themselves.
3.83
108
Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul Summary
Chicken Soup to Inspire a Woman's Soul 90%
Forty, fifty, and beyond: stories of women who stopped waiting and started choosing themselves.
by Jack Canfield 2004
3.83
108 ratings
From Strength to Strength
by Arthur C. Brooks • 2022
Your brain's peak mental speed fades early. The slower, wiser mind that follows is your edge.
3.94
17k+
From Strength to Strength Summary
From Strength to Strength 90%
Your brain's peak mental speed fades early. The slower, wiser mind that follows is your edge.
by Arthur C. Brooks 2022
3.94
17k+ ratings
Aging Thoughtfully
by Martha C. Nussbaum • 2017
Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.
3.42
119
Aging Thoughtfully Summary
Aging Thoughtfully 90%
Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.
by Martha C. Nussbaum 2017
3.42
119 ratings
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault
by Cathy Guisewite • 2019
Aging parents, adult kids, and a swimsuit dressing room: 50 dispatches from midlife.
3.56
2k+
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault Summary
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault 90%
Aging parents, adult kids, and a swimsuit dressing room: 50 dispatches from midlife.
by Cathy Guisewite 2019
3.56
2k+ ratings
Midlife
by Kieran Setiya • 2017
A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.
3.56
3k+
Midlife Summary
Midlife 90%
A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.
by Kieran Setiya 2017
3.56
3k+ ratings
Smart Women Don't Retire -- They Break Free
by The Transition Network • 2008
Retirement isn't retreat; it's reinvention. A playbook for purpose, money, and connection after 50.
3.39
99
Smart Women Don't Retire -- They Break Free Summary
Smart Women Don't Retire -- They Break Free 89%
Retirement isn't retreat; it's reinvention. A playbook for purpose, money, and connection after 50.
by The Transition Network 2008
3.39
99 ratings
Learning to Love Midlife
by Chip Conley • 2024
The dozen shifts that trade a midlife crisis for your most purposeful, emotionally rich years.
3.68
1k+
Learning to Love Midlife Summary
Learning to Love Midlife 89%
The dozen shifts that trade a midlife crisis for your most purposeful, emotionally rich years.
by Chip Conley 2024
3.68
1k+ ratings
Somewhere Towards the End
by Diana Athill • 2008
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
3.72
3k+
Somewhere Towards the End Summary
Somewhere Towards the End 89%
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
by Diana Athill 2008
3.72
3k+ ratings
Why We Can't Sleep
by Ada Calhoun • 2020
Stalled careers, crashing hormones, aging parents: midlife ambushed Gen X women all at once.
3.69
9k+
Why We Can't Sleep Summary
Why We Can't Sleep 89%
Stalled careers, crashing hormones, aging parents: midlife ambushed Gen X women all at once.
by Ada Calhoun 2020
3.69
9k+ ratings
On the Brink of Everything
by Parker J. Palmer • 2018
The best preparation for death isn't withdrawal from life but deeper immersion in it.
4.06
2k+
On the Brink of Everything Summary
On the Brink of Everything 89%
The best preparation for death isn't withdrawal from life but deeper immersion in it.
by Parker J. Palmer 2018
4.06
2k+ ratings
I've Decided to Live 120 Years
by Ilchi Lee • 2017
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
4.12
339
I've Decided to Live 120 Years Summary
I've Decided to Live 120 Years 89%
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
by Ilchi Lee 2017
4.12
339 ratings
30 Lessons for Living
by Karl Pillemer • 2011
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
4.11
3k+
30 Lessons for Living Summary
30 Lessons for Living 89%
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
by Karl Pillemer 2011
4.11
3k+ ratings
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
by Steven Petrow • 2021
The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.
3.67
6k+
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old Summary
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old 89%
The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.
by Steven Petrow 2021
3.67
6k+ ratings
Driving with Plato
by Robert Rowland Smith • 2011
What does learning to walk teach about freedom? A philosophical tour through life's milestones.
3.24
278
Driving with Plato Summary
Driving with Plato 89%
What does learning to walk teach about freedom? A philosophical tour through life's milestones.
by Robert Rowland Smith 2011
3.24
278 ratings
Did I Say That Out Loud?
by Kristin van Ogtrop • 2021
Midlife hits like a plastic fork to the stomach: unexpected, undignified, and clarifying.
3.78
1k+
Did I Say That Out Loud? Summary
Did I Say That Out Loud? 89%
Midlife hits like a plastic fork to the stomach: unexpected, undignified, and clarifying.
by Kristin van Ogtrop 2021
3.78
1k+ ratings
Passages
by Gail Sheehy • 1976
A hidden timetable governs adult life: predictable crises that are not breakdowns but breakthroughs.
3.87
2k+
Passages Summary
Passages 89%
A hidden timetable governs adult life: predictable crises that are not breakdowns but breakthroughs.
by Gail Sheehy 1976
3.87
2k+ ratings
The Happiness Curve
by Jonathan Rauch • 2018
Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.
3.63
2k+
The Happiness Curve Summary
The Happiness Curve 89%
Midlife discontent is not a crisis. It is predictable, temporary, and the upswing needs no action.
by Jonathan Rauch 2018
3.63
2k+ ratings
Tough Broad
by Caroline Paul • 2024
What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.
4.13
601
Tough Broad Summary
Tough Broad 89%
What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.
by Caroline Paul 2024
4.13
601 ratings
Going Gray
by Anne Kreamer • 2007
She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.
3.36
1k+
Going Gray Summary
Going Gray 89%
She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.
by Anne Kreamer 2007
3.36
1k+ ratings
Ageless Soul
by Thomas Moore • 2017
What if aging deepens rather than diminishes you? A soul path through the later years.
3.90
430
Ageless Soul Summary
Ageless Soul 89%
What if aging deepens rather than diminishes you? A soul path through the later years.
by Thomas Moore 2017
3.90
430 ratings
How Not to Look Old
by Charla Krupp • 2008
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
3.47
779
How Not to Look Old Summary
How Not to Look Old 89%
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
by Charla Krupp 2008
3.47
779 ratings
The Gift of Years
by Joan D. Chittister • 2008
Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.
4.22
2k+
The Gift of Years Summary
The Gift of Years 89%
Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.
by Joan D. Chittister 2008
4.22
2k+ ratings
How to Live Forever
by Marc Freedman • 2018
Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.
3.81
126
How to Live Forever Summary
How to Live Forever 89%
Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.
by Marc Freedman 2018
3.81
126 ratings
LeaderShift
by Orrin Woodward • 2013
Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.
4.39
1k+
LeaderShift Summary
LeaderShift 89%
Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.
by Orrin Woodward 2013
4.39
1k+ ratings
From Age-ing to Sage-ing
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi • 1995
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
3.99
368
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Summary
From Age-ing to Sage-ing 89%
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995
3.99
368 ratings
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh • 1955
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
4.13
57k+
Gift from the Sea Summary
Gift from the Sea 89%
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955
4.13
57k+ ratings
Passages in Caregiving
by Gail Sheehy • 2010
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
4.13
287
Passages in Caregiving Summary
Passages in Caregiving 89%
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
by Gail Sheehy 2010
4.13
287 ratings
The View from Ninety
by Charles B. Handy • 2025
At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.
3.94
231
The View from Ninety Summary
The View from Ninety 89%
At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.
by Charles B. Handy 2025
3.94
231 ratings
Joyspan
by Kerry Burnight • 2025
Growing old is inevitable. Outgrowing joy is not. The daily practices that keep it alive.
4.01
1k+
Joyspan Summary
Joyspan 89%
Growing old is inevitable. Outgrowing joy is not. The daily practices that keep it alive.
by Kerry Burnight 2025
4.01
1k+ ratings
Necessary Losses
by Judith Viorst • 1986
From your mother's arms to your own mortality, every step of growth requires a loss.
4.07
4k+
Necessary Losses Summary
Necessary Losses 89%
From your mother's arms to your own mortality, every step of growth requires a loss.
by Judith Viorst 1986
4.07
4k+ ratings
Gnar Country
by Steven Kotler • 2023
Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.
3.56
309
Gnar Country Summary
Gnar Country 89%
Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.
by Steven Kotler 2023
3.56
309 ratings
The Sexy Years
by Suzanne Somers • 2003
Midlife fatigue and lost libido are hormonal. The fix that restores energy, sex, and vitality.
3.74
348
The Sexy Years Summary
The Sexy Years 89%
Midlife fatigue and lost libido are hormonal. The fix that restores energy, sex, and vitality.
by Suzanne Somers 2003
3.74
348 ratings
41-Love
by Scarlett Thomas • 2022
At 41, a novelist falls into competitive tennis. The rating consumes her; the body can't keep up.
3.30
165
41-Love Summary
41-Love 88%
At 41, a novelist falls into competitive tennis. The rating consumes her; the body can't keep up.
by Scarlett Thomas 2022
3.30
165 ratings
9 Habits of Happy Retirees
by Sarah Barry • 2024
Retirement empties your calendar and your identity. Nine habits that refill both.
3.80
177
9 Habits of Happy Retirees Summary
9 Habits of Happy Retirees 88%
Retirement empties your calendar and your identity. Nine habits that refill both.
by Sarah Barry 2024
3.80
177 ratings
Younger Next Year
by Chris Crowley • 2004
Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.
4.08
5k+
Younger Next Year Summary
Younger Next Year 88%
Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.
by Chris Crowley 2004
4.08
5k+ ratings
The Stories We Live By
by Dan P. McAdams • 1993
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
3.97
288
The Stories We Live By Summary
The Stories We Live By 88%
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
by Dan P. McAdams 1993
3.97
288 ratings
Goddesses Never Age
by Christiane Northrup • 2015
How you perceive aging adds more years than low cholesterol. A program for the rest.
3.98
2k+
Goddesses Never Age Summary
Goddesses Never Age 88%
How you perceive aging adds more years than low cholesterol. A program for the rest.
by Christiane Northrup 2015
3.98
2k+ ratings
Travels with Epicurus
by Daniel Klein • 2012
On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.
3.82
4k+
Travels with Epicurus Summary
Travels with Epicurus 88%
On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.
by Daniel Klein 2012
3.82
4k+ ratings
The 60-Something Crisis
by Barbara L. Pagano • 2022
Leisure fades two years in. Twenty years remain. A design for what money cannot solve.
3.67
158
The 60-Something Crisis Summary
The 60-Something Crisis 88%
Leisure fades two years in. Twenty years remain. A design for what money cannot solve.
by Barbara L. Pagano 2022
3.67
158 ratings
Live Life in Crescendo
by Stephen R. Covey • 2022
Your best years are not behind you. The practices that make every chapter a contribution.
3.94
408
Live Life in Crescendo Summary
Live Life in Crescendo 88%
Your best years are not behind you. The practices that make every chapter a contribution.
by Stephen R. Covey 2022
3.94
408 ratings
I Remember Nothing
by Nora Ephron • 2010
Memory shot. Stories intact. Nora Ephron on what stays when everything else goes.
3.80
37k+
I Remember Nothing Summary
I Remember Nothing 88%
Memory shot. Stories intact. Nora Ephron on what stays when everything else goes.
by Nora Ephron 2010
3.80
37k+ ratings
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant MD • 2002
Harvard tracked lives for sixty years. Friends, purpose, and resilience beat cholesterol every time.
3.93
615
Aging Well Summary
Aging Well 88%
Harvard tracked lives for sixty years. Friends, purpose, and resilience beat cholesterol every time.
by George E. Vaillant MD 2002
3.93
615 ratings
Elderhood
by Louise Aronson • 2019
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
3.96
2k+
Elderhood Summary
Elderhood 88%
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
by Louise Aronson 2019
3.96
2k+ ratings
Live Long, Die Short
by Roger Landry • 2014
Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.
3.77
111
Live Long, Die Short Summary
Live Long, Die Short 88%
Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.
by Roger Landry 2014
3.77
111 ratings
The New Long Life
by Andrew J. Scott • 2020
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
3.69
205
The New Long Life Summary
The New Long Life 88%
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
by Andrew J. Scott 2020
3.69
205 ratings
Healthy Aging
by Andrew Weil • 2005
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
3.87
1k+
Healthy Aging Summary
Healthy Aging 88%
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
by Andrew Weil 2005
3.87
1k+ ratings
How to Grow Old
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.
4.06
1k+
How to Grow Old Summary
How to Grow Old 88%
Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
4.06
1k+ ratings
Raquel
by Raquel Welch • 1984
From the woman who defied Hollywood's expiration date: a complete guide to aging powerfully.
3.38
220
Raquel Summary
Raquel 88%
From the woman who defied Hollywood's expiration date: a complete guide to aging powerfully.
by Raquel Welch 1984
3.38
220 ratings
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