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Publication
Canongate Books Ltd (2011), Paperback, 288 pages
Description
'You won't need to read another self-help book again...The self-help book to end all self-help books' Guardian What is the secret behind happiness? In an attempt to find out, Burkeman tackles a range of subjects from stress, procrastination, laughter, time management and creativity. It's a subject that has occupied some of the greatest philosophers of all time, from Aristotle to Paul McKenna. But how do we sort the good ideas from the terrible ones? Over the past five years, Oliver Burkeman has delved deep into the 'happiness industry.' Witty and thought-provoking, Help! doesn't claim to have solved the problem of human happiness, but it might just bring us one step closer.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Parthurbook
Burkeman sorts the self-help wheat from the chaff, highlighting genuinely helpful ideas while spooning acerbic scorn onto those writers who have fooled a lot of the people for a lot of the time. A collection of articles that mix psychology with philosophy, economics and history to challenge and
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entertain. A great compendium, with a myriad of links and references. Only the stupidly cocksure would find nothing in here of benefit. Show Less
LibraryThing member infjsarah
Realistic review of some of the self -help industry products.
Original publication date
2011
Physical description
288 p.
ISBN
0857860259 / 9780857860255