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Author Dolby, Sandra K., 1946-

Title Self-help books : why Americans keep reading them / Sandra K. Dolby.

Publication Info. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2005]
©2005

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  BF632 .D65 2005    Available  ---
Description xii, 192 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-181) and index.
Contents American popular self-education -- The books, the writers, and metacommentary -- The critics, the simple self, and America's cultural cringe -- Giving advice and getting wisdom -- Memes, themes, and worldview -- Stories -- Proverbs, quotes, and insights -- Finding a use for self-help testimonies.
Subject Self-help techniques -- United States.
Self-help techniques.
United States.
Psychological literature -- United States.
Psychological literature.
Zelfhulptechnieken.
Psychologie.
7.150.
ISBN 0252029747 hardcover alkaline paper
9780252029745 hardcover alkaline paper