The Power of Now vs Waking Up: Which Should You Read?

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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Cover of Waking Up Waking Up Sam Harris · 2014 ★★★★☆ 4.4 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Waking Up is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

The Power of NowWaking Up
Hardcover 5.0 (1) 3.3 (5)
Google Books 3.0 (1) —
Apple Books 4.5 (3227) 4.5 (330)

Reception

The Power of NowWaking Up
Ratings 3227 330
Editions 20 5
Film adaptations 1 —
Wikipedia attention 16152 47
Pages 142 256

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