Oracle at the Supermarket: The American Preoccupation with Self-Help Books

by Steven Starker

Book Overview

Where do ordinary people turn for wisdom and personal advice? In modern-day America, the search for practical knowledge frequently begins and ends at the local bookstore or supermarket bookrack. The resident oracle is the self-help book, where paperback guidance is at hand on all aspects of life and death. Readers can learn why and how they must diet, exercise, manage stress, reduce pain, find God, enhance orgasm, mourn, achieve excellence, acquire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765809648
• ISBN13: 9780765809643
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"