A self-help book is one that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems. The books take their name from Self-Help, an 1859 best-seller by Samuel Smiles, but are also known and classified under “self-improvement”, a term that is a modernized version of self-help. Self-help books moved from a niche position to being a postmodern cultural phenomenon in the late twentieth century. (Wikipedia)
The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It (2012) by Kelly McGonigal Review
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to […]
