Promise Land : : my Journey Through America's Self-Help Culture
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Prologue: On missing the obvious -- We need heart-touching, soul-penetrating stories! : the power of inspirational tales -- Apparently, there are rules : control and the defense against loss -- In which I walk on hot coals : the power of positive thinking -- Dr. Choking Game : the cult of expertise -- The Secret is not a secret : vision boards and the Law of Attraction -- A fellowship of nervous freaks : overcoming phobias and fears -- The saddest camp in the world : on grief and grieving -- New frontiers of weirdness : the future of self-help -- Consider the kitten poster : what kind of life is worth living -- Epilogue: In which my father and I break into a cemetery.
An irreverent tour through the vast and strange reaches of the world of self-help.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: xii, 224 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781439100196
SUBJECTS
Self-care, Health.
Self-care, Health -- Psychological aspects.
Psychologists -- Psychology.
Self-management (Psychology)