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- ISBN
- 1400054109
- EAN
- 9781400054107
- Publication Name
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- Type
- Paperback / softback
- Release Title
- Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless
- Artist
- Salerno, Steve
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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1400054109
ISBN-13
9781400054107
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50234923
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sham : How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Personal Growth / General, Popular Culture, General, Social Psychology, Self-Management / General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Social Science, Self-Help, Psychology
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.1 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
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Trade
Reviews
"Funny, naughty, and wise, Steve Salerno's "SHAM is the must-read antidote to Dr. Phil, Tony Robbins, and the whole cracked pot of American pop psychology." --Greg Critser, author of" Fat Land "In an age of self-help, why are so many Americans helpless? Why do so many self-help gurus, from Dr. Phil on down, create followers rather than independent souls? Steve Salerno exposes the SHAM with ruthless honesty destined to make more than a few people angry." --Dr. Michael Hurd, author of "Effective Therapy and "Grow Up America! "From the Hardcover edition., "Funny, naughty, and wise, Steve Salerno's "SHAM" is the must-read antidote to Dr. Phil, Tony Robbins, and the whole cracked pot of American pop psychology." --Greg Critser, author of" Fat Land" "In an age of self-help, why are so many Americans helpless? Why do so many self-help gurus, from Dr. Phil on down, create followers rather than independent souls? Steve Salerno exposes the SHAM with ruthless honesty destined to make more than a few people angry." --Dr. Michael Hurd, author of "Effective Therapy" and "Grow Up America!" "From the Hardcover edition.", "Funny, naughty, and wise, Steve Salerno's SHAM is the must-read antidote to Dr. Phil, Tony Robbins, and the whole cracked pot of American pop psychology." --Greg Critser, author of Fat Land "In an age of self-help, why are so many Americans helpless? Why do so many self-help gurus, from Dr. Phil on down, create followers rather than independent souls? Steve Salerno exposes the SHAM with ruthless honesty destined to make more than a few people angry." --Dr. Michael Hurd, author of Effective Therapy and Grow Up America!, "Funny, naughty, and wise, Steve Salerno'sSHAMis the must-read antidote to Dr. Phil, Tony Robbins, and the whole cracked pot of American pop psychology." -Greg Critser, author ofFat Land "In an age of self-help, why are so many Americans helpless? Why do so many self-help gurus, from Dr. Phil on down, create followers rather than independent souls? Steve Salerno exposes the SHAM with ruthless honesty destined to make more than a few people angry." -Dr. Michael Hurd, author ofEffective TherapyandGrow Up America! From the Hardcover edition., "Funny, naughty, and wise, Steve Salerno's SHAM is the must-read antidote to Dr. Phil, Tony Robbins, and the whole cracked pot of American pop psychology." -Greg Critser, author of Fat Land "In an age of self-help, why are so many Americans helpless? Why do so many self-help gurus, from Dr. Phil on down, create followers rather than independent souls? Steve Salerno exposes the SHAM with ruthless honesty destined to make more than a few people angry." -Dr. Michael Hurd, author of Effective Therapy and Grow Up America! From the Hardcover edition., "Funny, naughty, and wise, Steve Salerno's SHAM is the must-read antidote to Dr. Phil, Tony Robbins, and the whole cracked pot of American pop psychology." --Greg Critser, author of Fat Land "In an age of self-help, why are so many Americans helpless? Why do so many self-help gurus, from Dr. Phil on down, create followers rather than independent souls? Steve Salerno exposes the SHAM with ruthless honesty destined to make more than a few people angry." --Dr. Michael Hurd, author of Effective Therapy and Grow Up America! From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
155.2
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Synopsis
Self-help: To millions of Americans it seems like a godsend. To many others it seems like a joke. But as investigative reporter Steve Salerno reveals in this groundbreaking book, it's neither--in fact it's much worse than a joke. Going deep inside the Self-Help and Actualization Movement (fittingly, the words form the acronym SHAM), Salerno offers the first serious expos of this multibillion-dollar industry and the real damage it is doing--not just to its paying customers, but to all of American society. Based on the author's extensive reporting--and the inside look at the industry he got while working at a leading "lifestyle" publisher-- SHAM shows how thinly credentialed "experts" now dispense advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans spend upward of $8 billion every year on self-help programs and products. And those staggering financial costs are actually the least of our worries. SHAM demonstrates how the self-help movement's core philosophies have infected virtually every aspect of American life--the home, the workplace, the schools, and more. And Salerno exposes the downside of being uplifted, showing how the "empowering" message that dominates self-help today proves just as damaging as the blame-shifting rhetoric of self-help's "Recovery" movement. SHAM also reveals: - How self-help gurus conduct extensive market research to reach the same customers over and over--without ever helping them - The inside story on the most notorious gurus--from Dr. Phil to Dr. Laura, from Tony Robbins to John Gray - How your company might be wasting money on motivational speakers, "executive coaches," and other quick fixes that often hurt quality, productivity, and morale - How the Recovery movement has eradicated notions of personal responsibility by labeling just about anything--from drug abuse to "sex addiction" to shoplifting--a dysfunction or disease - How Americans blindly accept that twelve-step programs offer the only hope of treating addiction, when in fact these programs can do more harm than good - How the self-help movement inspired the disastrous emphasis on self-esteem in our schools - How self-help rhetoric has pushed people away from proven medical treatments by persuading them that they can cure themselves through sheer application of will As Salerno shows, to describe self-help as a waste of time and money vastly understates its collateral damage. And with SHAM , the self-help industry has finally been called to account for the damage it has done. Also available as an eBook, Self-help: To millions of Americans it seems like a godsend. To many others it seems like a joke. But as investigative reporter Steve Salerno reveals in this groundbreaking book, it's neither--in fact it's much worse than a joke. Going deep inside the Self-Help and Actualization Movement (fittingly, the words form the acronym SHAM), Salerno offers the first serious expose of this multibillion-dollar industry and the real damage it is doing--not just to its paying customers, but to all of American society. Based on the author's extensive reporting--and the inside look at the industry he got while working at a leading "lifestyle" publisher--"SHAM" shows how thinly credentialed "experts" now dispense advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans spend upward of $8 billion every year on self-help programs and products. And those staggering financial costs are actually the least of our worries. "SHAM" demonstrates how the self-help movement's core philosophies have infected virtually every aspect of American life--the home, the workplace, the schools, and more. And Salerno exposes the downside of being uplifted, showing how the "empowering" message that dominates self-help today proves just as damaging as the blame-shifting rhetoric of self-help's "Recovery" movement. "SHAM" also reveals: - How self-help gurus conduct extensive market research to reach the same customers over and over--without ever helping them - The inside story on the most notorious gurus--from Dr. Phil to Dr. Laura, from Tony Robbins to John Gray - How your company might be wasting money on motivational speakers, "executivecoaches," and other quick fixes that often hurt quality, productivity, and morale - How the Recovery movement has eradicated notions of personal responsibility by labeling just about anything--from drug abuse to "sex addiction" to shoplifting--a dysfunction or disease - How Americans blindly accept that twelve-step programs offer the only hope of treating addiction, when in fact these programs can do more harm than good - How the self-help movement inspired the disastrous emphasis on self-esteem in our schools - How self-help rhetoric has pushed people away from proven medical treatments by persuading them that they can cure themselves through sheer application of will As Salerno shows, to describe self-help as a waste of time and money vastly understates its collateral damage. And with "SHAM," the self-help industry has finally been called to account for the damage it has done. Also available as an eBook "From the Hardcover edition.", Self-help: To millions of Americans it seems like a godsend. To many others it seems like a joke. But as investigative reporter Steve Salerno reveals in this groundbreaking book, it's neither--in fact it's much worse than a joke. Going deep inside the Self-Help and Actualization Movement (fittingly, the words form the acronym SHAM), Salerno offers the first serious exposé of this multibillion-dollar industry and the real damage it is doing--not just to its paying customers, but to all of American society. Based on the author's extensive reporting--and the inside look at the industry he got while working at a leading "lifestyle" publisher-- SHAM shows how thinly credentialed "experts" now dispense advice on everything from mental health to relationships to diet to personal finance to business strategy. Americans spend upward of $8 billion every year on self-help programs and products. And those staggering financial costs are actually the least of our worries. SHAM demonstrates how the self-help movement's core philosophies have infected virtually every aspect of American life--the home, the workplace, the schools, and more. And Salerno exposes the downside of being uplifted, showing how the "empowering" message that dominates self-help today proves just as damaging as the blame-shifting rhetoric of self-help's "Recovery" movement. SHAM also reveals: * How self-help gurus conduct extensive market research to reach the same customers over and over--without ever helping them * The inside story on the most notorious gurus--from Dr. Phil to Dr. Laura, from Tony Robbins to John Gray * How your company might be wasting money on motivational speakers, "executive coaches," and other quick fixes that often hurt quality, productivity, and morale * How the Recovery movement has eradicated notions of personal responsibility by labeling just about anything--from drug abuse to "sex addiction" to shoplifting--a dysfunction or disease * How Americans blindly accept that twelve-step programs offer the only hope of treating addiction, when in fact these programs can do more harm than good * How the self-help movement inspired the disastrous emphasis on self-esteem in our schools * How self-help rhetoric has pushed people away from proven medical treatments by persuading them that they can cure themselves through sheer application of will As Salerno shows, to describe self-help as a waste of time and money vastly understates its collateral damage. And with SHAM , the self-help industry has finally been called to account for the damage it has done. Also available as an eBook
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