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The death of Adams has propelled a number of his books back onto the bestsellers charts, including his self-help advice books and success series trio.

It takes audacity to write a self-help book. What you’re proclaiming, page after page, is not only that you have a better take on what’s plaguing the human condition than everyone else, but also that ...

In a 1954 New Yorker essay “Howtoism,” writer and critic Dwight Macdonald states that authors of how-to books are to other authors as frogs are to mammals, and encourages people to read other genres.

The philosopher Jordan Peterson says, "The best way to teach people critical thinking is to teach them to write... Because there is no difference between that and thinking... You need to learn to ...

As an editor of self-help books for more than 13 years, I’ve had many conversations with people who want to write books—often psychology professionals, but just as often, folks who feel their ...

From finding love to becoming a better parent … Philippa Perry, Paul Dolan, Orna Guralnik and others reveal the books that will change your life ...