5 Self-Help Books to Read Now
By Liesl Schillinger

If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?
By Cynthia Heimel

These essays are packed with uncensored advice that's both sensitive and saucy. For instance, Heimel explains what to do to get the right man: "Nothing." The right man will adore you, she writes, even if you have "greasy hair, spinach in your teeth, and your skirt on inside out." Why accept anything less?

From the October 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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