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Author Damien, Paul.

Title Help! : debunking the outrageous claims of self-help gurus / Paul Damien.

Imprint Austin, Tex. : Synergy Books, 2008.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  158.1 D184h 2008    ---  Available
Description xi, 162 p. ; 22 cm.
Summary Under the guise of self-help, a disturbing tribe of "gurus" has formed; its leaders include Deepak Chopra and, most recently, Rhonda Byrne with her much-ballyhooed The Secret. Do these authors really provide helpful and coherent ideas about dealing with life's issues? In Help!: Debunking the Outrageous Claims of Self-Help Gurus, Paul Damien exposes these authors and other "professionals" in this field as emperors without clothing. With a devastating combination of humor, satire, and logic, he reveals the vagueness, vapidity, and utter silliness that constitute the work of many prominent self-help authors. Drawing on influences such as Emily Dickinson, Richard Feynman, and Bertrand Russell, Dr. Damien shows that self-help books are about as useful as a root canal on a toothless person.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-162).
Subject Success -- Psychological aspects.
New Thought.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Byrne, Rhonda -- Criticism and interpretation.
Chopra, Deepak -- Criticism and interpretation.
Added Title Debunking the outrageous claims of self-help gurus
ISBN 1934454141
9781934454145
Standard No. QBX qbi08600120

 
    
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