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Self-Help Books : Why Americans Keep Reading Them.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Champaign : University of Illinois Press, 2005Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780252090998
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Self-Help BooksDDC classification:
  • 646.7/00973
LOC classification:
  • BF632
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. American Popular Self-Education -- 2. The Books, the Writers,and Metacommentary -- 3. The Critics, the Simple Self,and America's Cultural Cringe -- 4. Giving Advice and Getting Wisdom -- 5. Memes, Themes, and Worldview -- 6. Stories -- 7. Proverbs, Quotes, and Insights -- 8. Finding a Use for Self-HelpTestimonies -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. American Popular Self-Education -- 2. The Books, the Writers,and Metacommentary -- 3. The Critics, the Simple Self,and America's Cultural Cringe -- 4. Giving Advice and Getting Wisdom -- 5. Memes, Themes, and Worldview -- 6. Stories -- 7. Proverbs, Quotes, and Insights -- 8. Finding a Use for Self-HelpTestimonies -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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