Confessions of a Self-Help Book Reader

By Liesl Schillinger
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the October 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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For years, she thought self-help books were only for nincompoops. Then she read one. And another. And another. Now she can't believe the hands-on wisdom about love and sex! The timely advice about breaking up! The illuminating psychology about men and wom

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