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    Mkp-hearts-NYC: Also, "Why We Love" is amazing, as well as "Body Outlaws" more »
    RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee): During a very difficult patch of life, I read the co-dependency books, Why Men Love Bitches, The Dance of Anger, and more New Age novels than I care t... more »
    beatrice2000: My therapist turned me on to SARK's books, which were full of self-help messages about seeing beauty and art in the world and being in touch with your... more »
    hellosunshine: I just bought one about the Five Love Languages... Boyfriend and I have been "off" for too long and I'm determined to give it one more push before cal... more »
    Maulleigh: I have no shame in admitting that self-help books have changed my life. I wish more people would read them! I don't read every single one, but do tend... more »
    Piranha426: One of the biggest relationship red flags I ever ignored was when I opened my then-b/f's extra (non-clothes) closet and found (1) a huge cardboard box... more »
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: At my principal's first faculty meeting, she passed out copies of "Who Moved My Cheese" and announced that it was a "must-read" for the discussion at ... more »
    pinkiedeathhead: I just have to ask, what the hell has Jessica Simpson done to some of you? Regardless of whether or not she is a Rhodes scholar, I don't know her, she... more »
    Cerridwen: I recently tried reading Eckhardt Tolle's "The Power of Now" on my mother's repeated recommendations....and I could not get through it. The funny thin... more »
    CrossWord: Blerg. Two years ago, my dad got me a dating book for Christmas. Humiliating. I don't know what he was thinking. The advice was basically that you can... more »
    Mama Penguino: I loved Necessary Losses by Judith Viorst. more »
    oliveA: I've found the most life-changing books in the "new age" section. After a series of mediocre self-help books, I stumbled upon Brian Weiss's "Many Liv... more »
    Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: There's a song by Ben Harper called "Drugs Don't Work" and the lyrics go something like: "Now, the drugs don't work they just make you worse". That's ... more »
    elizabells: My favoritest thing EVAR is when people give you self-help books in a passive-aggressive fashion. I had a guy I was breaking up with give me some bull... more »
    morninggloria: Anyone remember that episode of The Simpsons where Bart gets hepped up on a superconcentrated Squishie from the Kwick E Mart and joins a Boy Scouts li... more »
  • #jessicasimpson

    Self-Help Books Are Not Just For Desperate Twits