The View from Ninety
Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
$25.99
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2026
Summary
One of the major thinkers of our times reflects on how to live richer, more contented lives, drawing on wisdom built up over a lifetime.
Over 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.
In this, his final book, written from the vantage point of a contemplative old age and drawing on his articles…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804954157 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804954152 |
| Author: | Charles Handy |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 146g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 16mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
A guru * The Times *
A wise and gentle commentator * The Guardian *
Offers wit, wisdom and gratitude. […] Charles Handy’s 19th and last book is not his heftiest. But it may be, in some important respects, his weightiest. These final breaths of wisdom sacrifice little of Handy’s wit, charm and storytelling skill. – Andrew Hill * Financial Times *
Rightly treasured as Charles Handy’s books are, his most important lesson may be his life. This collection of short reflections on life, work and people… reflects old age, but its spirit doesn’t. Handy’s later books are only indirectly about business… but paradoxically that is exactly why any business leader would profit from reading it. Sharp insights abound. – Simon Caulkin * Director Magazine *
A thought-provoking recap of some of the prescient and radical ideas that marked his career, while also offering his touching final insights into life and death. * Financial Times, Best Books of 2025 *
About The Author
Charles Handy
Charles Handy was a writer, broadcaster, and teacher. He also had a distinguished career as an oil executive, economist, professor at the London Business School, Warden of St. George’s House in Windsor Castle, and chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Born in Co. Kildare, Ireland, he was the son of an archdeacon. He received his education in Ireland, at Oxford University in England, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA.
His many notable books include The Empty Raincoat, Gods of Management, The Second Curve, and 21 Letters.
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