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SHAM : how the self-help movement made America helpless

text SHAM : how the self-help movement made America helpless

Summary

Presents a critique of the self-help movement, explaining how the notion of victimization has blurred the concept of personal responsibility and how the idea of empowerment emphasizes belief over the need to develop personal skills.

Contents
Introduction : Hopelessly hooked on help -- The culprits -- How we got here--wherever here is -- False prophets, false profits -- Dr. Phil Mcgraw : absolute power -- Tony Robbins : leaps (and bounds) of faith -- "Ya gotta want it!" -- Put me in, c... Read more
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Description
viii, 273 p. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Crown Publishers 2005

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 155.2 SAL in Adult Non-fiction Available

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