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Sham
How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless
by Steve Salerno
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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Crown (June 21 2005)
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Introduction
For decades I have been tracking the self-help movement without fully realizing its place in the zeitgeist, even though I've written often about its component parts. My first book, in 1985, described the mainstreaming of veteran sales and motivational

Introduction
For decades I have been tracking the self-help movement without fully realizing its place in the zeitgeist, even though I've written often about its component parts. My first book, in 1985, described the mainstreaming of veteran sales and motivational

Introduction
For decades I have been tracking the self-help movement without fully realizing its place in the zeitgeist, even though I've written often about its component parts. My first book, in 1985, described the mainstreaming of veteran sales and motivational



Book Description

Salerno, a freelance feature writer, essayist, and investigative reporter whose work has been featured in Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and the Washington Post, minces no words in this evisceration of the self-help and actualization movement (SHAM). He takes on contemporary gurus like Dr. Phil McGraw, Tony Robbins, John Gray, and Dr. Laura Schlessinger-anyone, in fact, who dispenses popular advice or advocates psychological or alternative medical self-help (even 12-step programs take a hit). Ultimately, Salerno argues that SHAM, a multibillion-dollar industry, has fostered a culture of victimization that discourages people from taking responsibility for their lives, thereby undermining the character of our nation. This conclusion would have been much more persuasive if he had dispensed with the vitriol.

About the Author

Steve SalernoSteve Salerno

Steve Salerno was the executive editor of Men's Health Books. His articles have appeared in publications such as the New York Times Magazine, and the Washington Post, Esquire, Sports Illustrated and the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal..

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