From Strength to Strength

Arthur C. Brooks is an American social scientist, the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. Prior, he was the president of the American Enterprise Institute for ten years, where he held the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Free Enterprise. He has authored eleven books, including the bestsellers Love Your Enemies and The Conservative Heart, and writes the popular How to Build a Life column at The Atlantic. He is also the host of the podcast The Art of Happiness with Arthur Brooks.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.

Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs.

What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success?

At the height of his career at the age of 50, Arthur Brooks embarked on a seven-year journey to discover how to transform his future from one of disappointment over waning abilities into an opportunity for progress. From Strength to Strength is the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life.

Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness.

Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.

BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Brooks' The Conservative Heart and The Road to Freedom were both New York Times bestsellers, and his latest book Love Your Enemies continues to sell steadily at over 35k copies.A GUIDE FOR NAVIGATING A UNIVERSALLY DIFFICULT TIME: For many, the second stage of life looms terrifyingly and emptily on the horizon. This books addresses this universal dilemma and offers practical guidance for how we can find-not lose-our purpose, ability, and sense of self as we age.A NEW VOICE ON FINDING MEANING: Through his book Love Your Enemies, his new "How to Build a Life" column in The Atlantic, and his new podcast, Brooks has become a popular authority many go to for advice on how to navigate change, strengthen relationships, and find happiness; this books will speak directly to that tribe of follwers.GROWING PLATFORM: This book was inspired by Brook's 2019 Atlantic article, "Your Professional Decline is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think," which was read over 3 million times. Brooks's regular column is consistently in the Top 10 most popular articles in The Atlantic each week; in fact, his column has proved so popular that since its inception, The Atlantic has gained 20K new subscribers. Also, Brooks's podcast receives 20K downloads per episode, twice as many as it received in August. Finally, Brooks has a robust speaking schedule that has taken him to 145 cities around the world, giving over 1,400 in the last decade.