Self-help book
Book that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems
A self-help book is a book or text that is written with the primary intention to instruct its readers how to solve problems of a personal nature. They take their name from Self-Help, an 1859 best-selling book by Samuel Smiles, but are sometimes known and classified as "self-improvement" books.
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Self-help book
Book that is written with the intention to instruct its readers on solving personal problems
A self-help book is a book or text that is written with the primary intention to instruct its readers how to solve problems of a personal nature. They take their name from Self-Help, an 1859 best-selling book by Samuel Smiles, but are sometimes known and classified as "self-improvement" books.
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A self-help book is a book or text that is written with the primary intention to instruct its readers how to solve problems of a personal nature. They take their name from Self-Help, an 1859 best-selling book by Samuel Smiles, but are sometimes known and classified as "self-improvement" books. Self-help books moved from their position in a niche market to much wider adoption and use in the late twentieth century.
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