59 (Additional) Select Books on Longevity and Productive Aging

Last week, in my interview with Jeanette Leardi about her new book Aging Sideways: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older, I mentioned in the post my October 4, 2022 collation “55 Select Books on Longevity and Productive Aging.” My new post (including Jeanette’s book) is an extension of that list, with books that have been published since then, but also other titles that came out before it. I have repeated some of the authors, but with different books. As with the earlier list, I’ve kept to one book per author (although Andrew J. Scott appears once as a solo author, and once as a co-author, with Lynda Gratton).

I was sorry to learn that one of the authors, Dr. Gladys T. McGarey, passed away on September 28 at the age of 103.

Some of the books may be seen as not being primarily about aging/productive longevity, but still fit well within those categories. My many book lists on various topics, including this one, are not meant to be exhaustive or definitive.

If there are books on longevity/productive aging that you would like to suggest for future lists, please let me know!

Peter Attia with Bill Gifford Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

W. Andrew Achenbaum  Robert N. Butler, MD: Visionary of Healthy Aging

Ayse Birsel Design the Long Life You Love: A Step-by-Step Guide to Love, Purpose, Well-Being, and Friendship

William Bridges and Susan Bridges Managing Transitions (25th anniversary edition): Making the Most of Change

Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

Dan Buettner The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons From the Healthiest Places on Earth

Bob Buford Beyond Halftime: Practical Wisdom for Your Second Half

Julia Cameron Living the Artist’s Way: An Intuitive Path to Greater Creativity

Laura Carstensen A Long Bright Future  

Gene D. Cohen The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain

Chip Conley Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age

Sara Davidson The December Project: An Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker Confront Life’s Greatest Mystery  

Kevin John Delaney A Life Worth Living: Finding Your Purpose and Daring to Live the Life You’ve Imagined

James DiNicolantonio and Jason Fung The Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life

Ken Dychtwald Radical Curiosity: One Man’s Search for Cosmic Magic and a Purposeful Life

Maddy Dychtwald with Kate Hanley Ageless Aging: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan

Bruce Feiler The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World

Marc Freedman The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife

Michael J. Gelb and Kelly Howell Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You Age

Teresa Ghilarducci Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy

Andrea Gilats Radical Endurance: Growing Old in an Age of Longevity

Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott The New Long Life: A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World

Michael Greger How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older

Steven R. Gundry The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at a Ripe Old Age

Kerry Hannon Never Too Old to Get Rich: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting a Business Mid-Life

James Hollis Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up

Morgan Housel Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Mark Hyman Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life

George Kinder with Mary Rowland Life Planning For You: How to Design & Deliver the Life of Your Dreams

Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot Exit: The Endings That Set Us Free

Jeanette Leardi Aging Sideways: Changing Our Perspectives on Getting Older

Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro The Power of Purpose: To Grow and to Give for Life; 4th Edition Fully Revised and Updated

Margaret Lobenstine The Renaissance Soul: How to Make Your Passions Your Life

Gabrielle Lyon Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well

Margareta Magnusson The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You

Sharon Malone  Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy

Julie McFadden Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully

Gladys T. McGarey The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor’s Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age

John Medina Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp

Susan Moon Alive Until You’re Dead: Notes on the Home Stretch

Lisa Mosconi The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence

Ada Mui and Nancy Morrow-Howell (Editors) Productive Engagement in Later Life

Coleen T. Murphy How We Age: The Science of Longevity

Parker J. Palmer A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward An Undivided Life, 20th Anniversary Edition

Steven Petrow Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old: A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong

Frederik G. Pferdt What’s Next Is Now: How to Live Future Ready

Lewis Richmond Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser

Karen Sands Transcending the Chrysalis: An Ageless Story

Nancy K. Schlossberg My Path, My Transitions: My Transitions

Andrew J. Scott The Longevity Imperative: How to Build a Healthier and More Productive Society to Support Our Longer Lives

Dian Seidel  Kindergarten at 60: A Memoir of Teaching in Thailand

Kieran Setiya Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way

Gail Sheehy Daring: My Passages: A Memoir

Huston Smith Tales of Wonder: Adventures Chasing the Divine, an Autobiography

George Vaillant Spiritual Evolution: How We Are Wired for Faith, Hope, and Love

Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness

Andrew Weil Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being

Debra Whitman The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond

Sergey Young The Science and Technology of Growing Young, Updated Edition

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