The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need Repress Your Anger, Think Negatively, Be a Good Blamer, and Throttle Your Inner Child,9780465054879

The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need Repress Your Anger, Think Negatively, Be a Good Blamer, and Throttle Your Inner Child

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ISBN13: 9780465054879
ISBN10: 0465054870
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-01-02
Publisher(s): BASIC BOOKS
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Summary

Although the tenets of self-help have been attacked before, Pearsall is the first psychologist to expose these deeply entrenched ideas to scientific scrutiny. And unlike other debunking books,The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Needgoes beyond skepticism to propose a set of life-affirming (and refreshingly contrarian) axioms that can help anyone lead the Good Life.

Author Biography

Paul Pearsall, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized neuropsychologist, and is an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He is also a popular writer and speaker, and has appeared on national television and radio programs. His previous books include The Beethoven Factor and the best-selling The Pleasure Prescription. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
INTRODUCTION A Science of Well-Being 1
PART I Why Self-Help Hasn't Helped 9
1 Self-Help Needs Our Help
11
2 The Facts of Life?
33
3 Savoring Your Own Good Life
59
PART II ...And How It Can 73
4 Developing a Contrarian Consciousness
75
5 Love Lies and Why We Believe Them
87
6 Committed to a Family Asylum
109
7 A Lively Livelihood
129
8 Escape from Health Hysteria
149
9 Overcoming the Burden of Youth
169
10 Healthy Dying and Good Grieving
193
EPILOGUE The Fifth Factor 215
Notes 221
Index 233

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