Promise Land: My Journey Through America's Self-Help Culture

by Jessica Lamb-Shapiro

Book Overview

"A funny yet surprisingly nuanced look at the legends and ideas of the self-help industry" (People, 3.5 stars), Promise Land explores the American devotion to self-improvement--even as the author attempts some deeply personal improvements of her own.

Raised by a child psychologist who was himself the author of numerous self-help books, as an adult Jessica Lamb-Shapiro found herself both repelled and fascinated by the industry:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439100217
• ISBN13: 9781439100219
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 9.1"