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Title: Remember: Don't judge a book by its cover (or title).
Review: I plowed through this pedantic dissertation expecting some insight since this book was published by Oxford Univerity Press. I want to add to the excellent negative critiques posted here that her research on the self-help movement was about 15 years out of date. Moreover, I'm afraid that McGee misunderstood Eckart Tolle's work. One hopes this is due to her selective "skimming" rather than inability to understand Buddhist-based thought.Ultimately as much a waste of time as "The Secret." Ms. McGee's thesis is set upon an "either/or" straw dog argument that finding one's "authentic" self negates socialization and community. If that were so, how would she explain the plethora of self-help groups, which she interestingly doesn't discuss. Fortunately I got the book from the library. Unfortunately, I now owe two days overdue fine that I should bill to Oxford University Press. Great title and cover though!
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