Books & Big Ideas Book Club
The Harvard Club of Central Florida invites you to bring your coffee or tea and share a good book, exchange ideas, and join the conversation at our new Books & Big Ideas Book Club.
Our First Selection
From Strength to Strength:
Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
by Arthur C. Brooks
Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School and a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School
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Saturday, November 14 @ 10a
Location: Writer's Block in Winter Park
316 N. Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
About the Book
What does it mean to build a fulfilling life as we move into its second half?
In From Strength to Strength, Harvard professor and bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks explores how we can navigate the changes that come with aging—not by clinging to what we were once able to do, but by recognizing new sources of success, purpose, happiness, and meaning.
Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and Eastern wisdom, Brooks offers a practical roadmap for turning the second half of life into a period of continued growth and deeper fulfillment. The book explores the power of wisdom, connection, service, and shifting our focus from external achievement toward the things that matter most.
About the Author
Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School and a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership, happiness, and nonprofit management. He is a social scientist and one of the world’s leading experts on the science of human happiness, as well as a bestselling author and frequent commentator on happiness, leadership, and the good life.
From Strength to Strength was published in 2022 and became a #1 New York Times bestseller.
Come Read With Us
Whether you’re discovering Brooks for the first time or already familiar with his work, join fellow HCCF alumni for a thoughtful and engaging conversation about the ideas in From Strength to Strength—and what they might mean for our own lives.
Come ready to read, think, share, and connect.
Free for HCCF members; $10 for non-members
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Where:
Writer's Block Bookstore, 316 N. Park Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789
316 N. Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
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Inny Kim
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Club Administrator
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