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Self-help books : why Americans keep reading them /

"Based on a reading of more than three hundred self-help books, Sandra K. Dolby examines this remarkably popular genre to define "self-help" in a way that's compelling to academics and lay readers alike. Self-Help Books also offers an interpretation of why these books are so popu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dolby, Sandra K., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2005]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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