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Title Self-help books [electronic resource] : why Americans keep reading them / Sandra K. Dolby.
Publisher Urbana : University of Illinois Press
Creation Date c2005
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-181) and index.
English
Content American popular self-education -- The books, the writers, and metacommentary -- The critics, the simple self, and America's cultural cringe -- Giving advice and getting wisdom -- Memes, themes, and worldview -- Stories -- Proverbs, quotes, and insights -- Finding a use for self-help testimonies.
Extent 1 online resource (209 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010711691705171
MARC RECORDS
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