Meditations and contemplations vs The Power of Now: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Meditations and contemplations Meditations and contemplations James Hervey · 1748 ★★★★☆ 3.9 346 pages · ≈ 6 h 24 m · Demanding
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Cover of The Power of Now The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.5 142 pages · ≈ 2 h 38 m · Moderate

A #1 New York Times bestsellerA Wall Street Journal bestsellerA USA Today bestsellerTranslated into 69 languagesOver 20 million copies soldOne of the most influential and enduring books of the twenty-first century,…

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How to choose

Scores by source

Meditations and contemplationsThe Power of Now
Goodreads 4.7 (3) —
Hardcover — 5.0 (1)
Google Books — 3.0 (1)
Apple Books — 4.5 (3227)

Reception

Meditations and contemplationsThe Power of Now
Ratings 3 3227
Editions 94 20
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read 28 —
Written reviews 2 —
Wikipedia attention — 16152
Pages 346 142

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