Record Nr.

UNINA9910464119503321

Autore

Dolby Sandra K. <1946->

Titolo

Self-help books [[electronic resource] ] : why Americans keep reading them / / Sandra K. Dolby

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2005

ISBN

1-283-22386-4

9786613223869

0-252-09099-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

646.7/00973

Soggetti

Self-help techniques - United States

Psychological literature - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.