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| 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 bally-hooed 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
as useful as a root canal on
a toothless person. |
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