You Don't Need a SelfHelp Book Replacing the Shelf with Yourself edition by Michael Essany SelfHelp eBooks
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"You Don’t Need a Self-Help Book Replacing the Shelf with Yourself" is a unique, wickedly candid, and thought-provoking work from humorist and bestselling author Michael Essany.
With enormous contemporary appeal to the millions who occasionally indulge in vapid feel-good rags, Essany asserts how and why most self-help titles ultimately fail to help readers as much as they can actually help themselves.
Stemming from the philosophy that the self is more powerful than the shelf, "You Don’t Need a Self-Help Book Replacing the Shelf with Yourself" is anchored in irreverent common sense, punctuated with humor, and designed to unleash the self-sufficiency in us all.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Self-Help Detox
Chapter 2 The Law of Distraction
Chapter 3 The Problem is in Your Pants
Chapter 4 Actions Speak Louder Than Turds
Chapter 5 Clinical, My Ass!
Chapter 6 The Positives of Thinking Negatively
Chapter 7 If You Must
Excerpt From Chapter 1 Self Help Detox
A guy walks into a bookstore and asks a salesperson where the self-help section is.
The salesperson says, "If I told you, that would defeat the purpose."
In reality, if any bookstore attendant actually spoke to you in such a discourteous manner, you would certainly be justified in calling him a smart ass.
Then again, if you’re looking for the self-help section, he is equally justified in calling you a dumb ass.
Much like that wisecrack, the multi-billion dollar self-help industry is an elaborate joke. Of course, you have to be careful when making that observation in public. A lot of folks take the self-help genre seriously - very seriously. Rather than viewing the self-help banner as a category that has deteriorated into a repository of self-promoting charlatans who saturate and soak consumers with their deceptively packaged snake oil, many still see this assemblage of silliness as a haven of hope.
And since you're reading this, it's probably a safe bet that you're among those unwittingly fleeced consumers. If so, you have a real problem - and its likely worse than whatever problem you were trying to fix by reading all those self-help titles in the first place.
As it turns out, you have been seduced by self-help. But, thankfully, you're not alone. A gazillion other people are right there with you. You see, like never before witnessed in human history, ours is a generation of self-help obsessed drones who hastily and substantially invest treasure and faith in the latest self-help bestseller which promises to transform a downtrodden life into a fulfilling, exciting, and rewarding existence.
Truth be told, there's nothing overtly sinister about this immensely popular genre. The trouble only begins when we actually buy these nitwitted works and - even worse - when we enthusiastically buy into their lofty promises.
Self-Helpless
Some will recall a recent sketch on "The Late Show" in which David Letterman unveiled a soon-to-be released self-help book from Dr. Phil. The title? "More Advice I Pulled Out of My Ass." Sure, it's funny. But here's the sad part. If Dr. Phil actually released that book, it would still shoot straight to number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Why? Because our collective appetite for feel-good nonsense is insatiable. But, incredibly, the real nonsense of it all - and perhaps the root cause of our modern obsession with self-help - is the paradoxical fashion in which we lead our lives and where we choose to concentrate our confidence.
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You Don't Need a SelfHelp Book Replacing the Shelf with Yourself edition by Michael Essany SelfHelp eBooks
This is a clever, entertaining read. The author addresses all the hyped "Dr. Phil" type nonsense that fills the bookshelves of every bookstore in the US. If you find yourself frequently roaming the aisles of bookstores looking for that "one" book that is going to change you life, you may want to give this a read.Product details
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You Don't Need a SelfHelp Book Replacing the Shelf with Yourself edition by Michael Essany SelfHelp eBooks Reviews
This was a very refreshing read. Down to earth and funny! He really makes you look at things differently and in a way that makes you feel at ease...
Highly recommend reading this book.
The author's keen application of logic and a healthy dose of humor make this a very uplifting and entertaining self-help book for people who should be searching within and not through the bookstore for answers on how to lead more satisfying and purpose driven lives.
This books is extremely short -- about 5 minutes if you're a fast reader -- a bit longer if you you read it only during the worst TV commercials. As a free book, it's priceless. But I'd deduct a star for each dollar or so I had to pay for it.
The author has a sense of humor, though it's not for the saintly variety of mind. I'm not likely to be accused of sainthood, so it just seemed funny to me.
But the few points are pretty much dead on about "self-help" books. Change is hard work, and most people reading self-help books don't have the persistence to follow what mediocre advice is offered. If they attempt to follow it, they discover quickly the world doesn't follow the patterns promised by the anecdotal "evidence" the books are built on.
If you're inclined to pay for self-help books, then this book could save you a lot of money. If you can get free ones, or borrow them, go ahead and read them until you get your fill, and discover what the author states at least implicitly "You already have what you need as a human being to deal with life, and your time is better spent exploring and developing that capacity in yourself rather than trying to dream someone else's solutions."
After you read the book, look closely at the 5 star reviews and laugh again.
This is a clever, entertaining read. The author addresses all the hyped "Dr. Phil" type nonsense that fills the bookshelves of every bookstore in the US. If you find yourself frequently roaming the aisles of bookstores looking for that "one" book that is going to change you life, you may want to give this a read.
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