A self-help book that made an impression that you'd like to recommend?
2007-01-29 10:30:45 · 16 answers · asked by ? 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Find Your Own North Star by Martha Beck
2007-01-29 10:34:44 · answer #1 · answered by flygirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale or the Chicken Soup for the Soul books.
2007-01-29 10:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by Robert G. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually recommend one two-volume set of books that were written in the 1950's during the nuclear scare. When everyone thought building bomb shelters would help them survive the up-coming holocaust that a nuclear war would cause. This two-volume set is called THE WAY THINGS WORK and it has been updated for today's world, but in my opinion, it is not as good as the original. It tells you how to make soap, vinegar or a simple lather to turn wood or metal into a useful tool(s). And it goes on to explain how to find ores and smelt them and then fashion the metals into something you can use to help rebuild civilization in case of a catastrophic event. Try it, it is a very good read just by itself.
2007-01-29 12:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.
2007-01-29 10:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Human Types" by Susan Zannos is my favorite now. However I had a lot of background reading before, such as "The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution" and "In Search of the Miraculous" by Peter Ouspensky. It really is a tough call though depending on the time frame we are looking at. Nowadays anything on quantum mechanics and quantum healing would interest me, so you see everything changes.
2007-01-29 10:42:57 · answer #5 · answered by canron4peace 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why Am I Still Depressed: Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder by Jim Phelps, MD. Also any book by SARK - her stuff is inspirational to me.
2007-01-29 10:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by kaliluna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. It's an old one, but a great one. It teaches you to emulate behaviors of other people that you like (e.g. you like people who smile more than those who are grumpy all the time, so you should smile more, yourself).
Also (and this will sound weird...), Why Men Love Bitches, by Sherry Argov. It's a great book about how women who have a spine, have opinions, and respect themselves, are of greater interest to men. (Men don't want doormats, so don't act like one.)
Great question, BTW.
2007-01-29 10:39:29 · answer #7 · answered by Spamela 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Self matters by Dr. Phil (get yourself a good pen and journal for it)
Finding your own north star by Martha Beck
2007-01-29 12:16:15 · answer #8 · answered by Vasilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't really "self-help", but it could be if you wanted to learn about remembering/discovering your past lives, and the time between lives.
Destiny of Souls by Michael Newton
2007-01-29 10:43:10 · answer #9 · answered by Piaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. "Alcoholics Anonymous" This book is capable of changing the world - and it has to some extent.
2007-01-29 17:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by concernedjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋