{"product_id":"the-view-from-ninety-reflections-on-how-to-live-a-long-contented-life-9781529154801","title":"The View from Ninety: Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eFROM THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE EMPTY RAINCOAT \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eUNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Business Book of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this, his final book, written from the vantage point of a contemplative old age and drawing on his articles for \u003ci\u003eThe Idler\u003c\/i\u003e he shares his thoughts on the big questions with which we all grapple: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat things really matter?\u003cbr\u003eWhat daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant?\u003cbr\u003eHow do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us?\u003cbr\u003eHow do we discover purpose in our everyday existence? How do we cope with grief and loss? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Handy was a writer, broadcaster and teacher, as well as a former oil executive, an economist, a professor at the London Business School, the Warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle and the chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He was born in Co. Kildare in Ireland, the son of an archdeacon, and educated in Ireland, England (Oxford University) and the USA (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Raincoat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGods of Management\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Curve \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e21 Letters.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharles Handy died on 13 December 2024 at the age of 92. \u003ci\u003eThe View from Ninety\u003c\/i\u003e, his final book, draws on articles first published in \u003ci\u003eThe Idler \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hutchinson Radius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778818048274,"sku":"9781529154801","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9cf83f0f-0673-4add-9afb-cc4045e9e1b6.jpg?v=1765364878","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-view-from-ninety-reflections-on-how-to-live-a-long-contented-life-9781529154801","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}