If you scanned the bookshelves in my office, you'd think I have a lot of problems: I've got books on how to find a date, have a good relationship and save a failing marriage. I've got guides to losing weight, overcoming anger, learning how to pray and finding one's inner child. There are manuals for self-control, motivation, happiness and overcoming grief. In my own defense, though, I have a good excuse: I wrote my doctoral dissertation on the increasing popularity of self-help books, and in the years since then, I've ...
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