Why doesn't self-help help? Micki McGee explores the demand for self-help & what it tells us about ourselves.

“A funny yet surprisingly nuanced look at the legends and ideas of the self-help industry” (People, 3.5 stars), Promise Land explores the American devotion

A brilliant distillation of the key ideas behind successful self-improvement practices throughout history, showing us how they remain relevant today "Schaffner

Understanding instead of lamenting the popularity of self-help books Based on a reading of more than three hundred self-help books, Sandra K. Dolby examines thi

Examines what the phenomenon of self-help reading reveals about gender relations in contemporary American culture. She interviews women readers and editors of s