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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 92%
Forty, fifty, and beyond: stories of women who stopped waiting and started choosing themselves.
by Jack Canfield 2004
3.83
108 ratings
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
Halftime
by Bob Buford • 1995
You climbed the ladder. It's leaning against the wrong wall. A midlife playbook for realignment.
3.88
2k+
Halftime Summary
Halftime 91%
You climbed the ladder. It's leaning against the wrong wall. A midlife playbook for realignment.
by Bob Buford 1995
3.88
2k+ 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 91%
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955
4.13
57k+ ratings
Find Your Purpose, Change Your Life
by Carol Adrienne • 2001
A hidden purpose organizes your life through coincidences and hunches you learned to ignore.
3.59
27
Find Your Purpose, Change Your Life Summary
Find Your Purpose, Change Your Life 90%
A hidden purpose organizes your life through coincidences and hunches you learned to ignore.
by Carol Adrienne 2001
3.59
27 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 90%
The dozen shifts that trade a midlife crisis for your most purposeful, emotionally rich years.
by Chip Conley 2024
3.68
1k+ 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 90%
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
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
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks • 2019
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
3.76
13k+
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain 90%
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
by David Brooks 2019
3.76
13k+ 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 90%
What does learning to walk teach about freedom? A philosophical tour through life's milestones.
by Robert Rowland Smith 2011
3.24
278 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 90%
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
Finding My Badass Self
by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley • 2017
52 scary firsts in one year, at age 52. The nude beach was the easy part.
4.03
168
Finding My Badass Self Summary
Finding My Badass Self 90%
52 scary firsts in one year, at age 52. The nude beach was the easy part.
by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley 2017
4.03
168 ratings
The Anatomy of a Calling
by Lissa Rankin • 2015
A physician's body broke under her perfect career. The prescription: honor the calling you fled.
3.90
484
The Anatomy of a Calling Summary
The Anatomy of a Calling 90%
A physician's body broke under her perfect career. The prescription: honor the calling you fled.
by Lissa Rankin 2015
3.90
484 ratings
Utopia
by Thomas More • 1516
Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.
3.55
84k+
Utopia Summary
Utopia 90%
Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.
by Thomas More 1516
3.55
84k+ ratings
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It
by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2016
One memoir, a million life reinventions. The readers who followed its map tell what they discovered.
3.53
3k+
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It Summary
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It 90%
One memoir, a million life reinventions. The readers who followed its map tell what they discovered.
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2016
3.53
3k+ 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 90%
A hidden timetable governs adult life: predictable crises that are not breakdowns but breakthroughs.
by Gail Sheehy 1976
3.87
2k+ 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 90%
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
by Dan P. McAdams 1993
3.97
288 ratings
The Stories We Tell
by Joanna Gaines • 2022
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
3.48
12k+
The Stories We Tell Summary
The Stories We Tell 90%
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
by Joanna Gaines 2022
3.48
12k+ 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 90%
How you perceive aging adds more years than low cholesterol. A program for the rest.
by Christiane Northrup 2015
3.98
2k+ 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
Waking Up in Paris
by Sonia Choquette • 2018
Divorced and alone in Paris, she confronts the one person she never learned to love: herself.
3.86
782
Waking Up in Paris Summary
Waking Up in Paris 90%
Divorced and alone in Paris, she confronts the one person she never learned to love: herself.
by Sonia Choquette 2018
3.86
782 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 90%
Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.
by Orrin Woodward 2013
4.39
1k+ ratings
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
by Glynnis MacNicol • 2024
Paris, a month, no obligations: one woman's experiment in making pleasure the point, not the reward.
3.41
9k+
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself Summary
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself 90%
Paris, a month, no obligations: one woman's experiment in making pleasure the point, not the reward.
by Glynnis MacNicol 2024
3.41
9k+ ratings
How to Live Like the Little Prince
by Stéphane Garnier • 2021
Recover the wonder, curiosity, and imagination adulthood erased, with help from the Little Prince.
3.51
563
How to Live Like the Little Prince Summary
How to Live Like the Little Prince 90%
Recover the wonder, curiosity, and imagination adulthood erased, with help from the Little Prince.
by Stéphane Garnier 2021
3.51
563 ratings
I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 90%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost
by Rachel Friedman • 2011
A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.
3.80
4k+
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost 90%
A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.
by Rachel Friedman 2011
3.80
4k+ ratings
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet
by Shauna Niequist • 2022
When old ways stop working, one honest admission can rebuild your life and your faith.
3.99
14k+
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet Summary
I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet 90%
When old ways stop working, one honest admission can rebuild your life and your faith.
by Shauna Niequist 2022
3.99
14k+ ratings
Finding Your Own North Star
by Martha N. Beck • 1997
Your body already knows your purpose. The four stages of hearing it clearly.
4.02
8k+
Finding Your Own North Star Summary
Finding Your Own North Star 90%
Your body already knows your purpose. The four stages of hearing it clearly.
by Martha N. Beck 1997
4.02
8k+ ratings
Transitions
by William Bridges • 2004
Real transformation requires an ending, then an empty gap. Skip the gap and nothing genuine begins.
4.03
4k+
Transitions Summary
Transitions 90%
Real transformation requires an ending, then an empty gap. Skip the gap and nothing genuine begins.
by William Bridges 2004
4.03
4k+ ratings
101 Secrets for Your Twenties
by Paul Angone • 2013
No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.
3.53
2k+
101 Secrets for Your Twenties Summary
101 Secrets for Your Twenties 90%
No dream job, no friend group, no clue: 101 secrets for the decade that refuses to make sense.
by Paul Angone 2013
3.53
2k+ 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 90%
Growing old is inevitable. Outgrowing joy is not. The daily practices that keep it alive.
by Kerry Burnight 2025
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Middle Passage
by James Hollis • 1993
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
4.45
2k+
The Middle Passage Summary
The Middle Passage 90%
Your midlife crisis is not a breakdown. It is the psyche evicting the false self.
by James Hollis 1993
4.45
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 90%
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
A Life of Meaning
by James Hollis • 2023
Midlife isn't a crisis. It's the moment your unconscious patterns demand a reckoning.
4.54
579
A Life of Meaning Summary
A Life of Meaning 89%
Midlife isn't a crisis. It's the moment your unconscious patterns demand a reckoning.
by James Hollis 2023
4.54
579 ratings
Ladder of Years
by Anne Tyler • 1995
Overlooked by her family, a housewife walks off a beach vacation to build a new life.
3.73
20k+
Ladder of Years Summary
Ladder of Years 89%
Overlooked by her family, a housewife walks off a beach vacation to build a new life.
by Anne Tyler 1995
3.73
20k+ ratings
La brújula interior
by Álex Rovira Celma • 2003
Your existence is not a debt to be worked off. A guide to reclaiming your purpose.
3.85
429
La brújula interior Summary
La brújula interior 89%
Your existence is not a debt to be worked off. A guide to reclaiming your purpose.
by Álex Rovira Celma 2003
3.85
429 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 89%
Aging parents, adult kids, and a swimsuit dressing room: 50 dispatches from midlife.
by Cathy Guisewite 2019
3.56
2k+ ratings
Living an Examined Life
by James Hollis • 2018
What if adulthood only begins when you permit yourself to become who you actually are?
4.29
1k+
Living an Examined Life Summary
Living an Examined Life 89%
What if adulthood only begins when you permit yourself to become who you actually are?
by James Hollis 2018
4.29
1k+ ratings
Blind Curves
by Linda Crill • 2013
At 57, widowed and terrified, she learned to ride a motorcycle. Then she rode 2,500 miles.
3.62
149
Blind Curves Summary
Blind Curves 89%
At 57, widowed and terrified, she learned to ride a motorcycle. Then she rode 2,500 miles.
by Linda Crill 2013
3.62
149 ratings
Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre
by Camille Andrea • 2021
A million-dollar coffee lures a French pastry mogul into chasing a happiness money cannot brew.
3.43
505
Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre Summary
Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre 89%
A million-dollar coffee lures a French pastry mogul into chasing a happiness money cannot brew.
by Camille Andrea 2021
3.43
505 ratings
Working Identity
by Herminia Ibarra • 2002
Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.
4.03
2k+
Working Identity Summary
Working Identity 89%
Find your passion is backward: new careers are built through doing, not through knowing.
by Herminia Ibarra 2002
4.03
2k+ ratings
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
by Donald Miller • 2009
You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.
4.13
32k+
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Summary
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years 89%
You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.
by Donald Miller 2009
4.13
32k+ 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
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2006
Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.
3.65
1.9M+
Eat, Pray, Love Summary
Eat, Pray, Love 89%
Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2006
3.65
1.9M+ ratings
The Menu
by Aaron Clarey • 2022
Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.
4.05
188
The Menu Summary
The Menu 89%
Marriage is no longer guaranteed. The practical path to purpose and fulfillment without it.
by Aaron Clarey 2022
4.05
188 ratings
Journey to Ixtlan
by Carlos Castaneda • 1972
A stranger's three questions expose the single mistake behind burnout, debt, and the fear of dying.
4.12
14k+
Journey to Ixtlan Summary
Journey to Ixtlan 89%
A stranger's three questions expose the single mistake behind burnout, debt, and the fear of dying.
by Carlos Castaneda 1972
4.12
14k+ ratings
The Art of Being ALONE
by Renuka Gavrani • 2023
The craving you call loneliness is actually your own voice trying to get your attention.
3.83
5k+
The Art of Being ALONE Summary
The Art of Being ALONE 89%
The craving you call loneliness is actually your own voice trying to get your attention.
by Renuka Gavrani 2023
3.83
5k+ ratings
Unbottled Potential
by Amanda Kuda • 2023
Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.
3.93
208
Unbottled Potential Summary
Unbottled Potential 89%
Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.
by Amanda Kuda 2023
3.93
208 ratings
Rowing the Atlantic
by Roz Savage • 2009
How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.
4.02
456
Rowing the Atlantic Summary
Rowing the Atlantic 89%
How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.
by Roz Savage 2009
4.02
456 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 89%
Your best years are not behind you. The practices that make every chapter a contribution.
by Stephen R. Covey 2022
3.94
408 ratings
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