self-help book

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self-help
adjective
noun[U]
uk
/ˌselfˈhelp/us
/ˌselfˈhelp/
the activity of providing what you need for yourself and others with similar experiences or difficulties without going to an ...
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book
noun
uk
/bʊk/us
/bʊk/
a written text that can be published in printed or ...
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Focusing on what sold best brought to the exhibitions examples of two enormously popular genres of our own time, the cookbook and theself-helpbook.
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Later he wrote a novel and aself-helpbook, along with numerous research articles.
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Each character attempts to improve his situation by blindly following the advice of aself-helpbook.
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It was aself-helpbookfor average citizens who might be involved in litigation.
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The book is aself-helpbookwith directions for achieving personal financial independence.
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They could be viewed as a species ofself-helpbook.
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The method was randomised two group study conducted over a six-week period with some participants required to read theself-helpbookand complete exercises.
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The film was based on theself-helpbookof the same name.
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In terms of the benefit to readers as aself-helpbook, the message is the key issue, not the minor story details.
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It has been praised in its capacity as a literaryself-helpbook.
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It is both an introduction into philosophical problems and an ironic version of aself-helpbookon cleaning and related techniques.
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Creating aself-helpbook, she wrote about her strategies for dealing with grief after a sibling's death.
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It is a part memoir, and partself-helpbookadvising young executives on how to deal with the high stress and constant pressure of the corporate environment, and find fulfilment.
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It was also rated the topself-helpbookfor depressed individuals, based on a national survey of more than 500 mental health professionals evaluations of 1,000 self-help books.
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The publication is said to be partself-helpbook, part management manual, and part treatise on the mechanics of natural selection as they function in a business setting.
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Similarly, recommended websites and self-help books outlining psychological treatments, for patients to access, were identified.
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Many responsible psychiatrists arid therapists regard it as one of the most dangerous self-help books ever written.
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She is super smart and also an avid reader, she loves self-help books and is a self-proclaimed expert in psychology.
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The term limerence has been invoked in many popular media, including self-help books, popular magazines, and websites.
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