With a Little Self-Help from My Favorites

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For years, Lisel Schillinger 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!

Her advice: Read these titles. Be wowed. Pass them on!
Plus: The self-help book reader confesses...

From the October 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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