The Art Of Self-Improvement: Ten Timeless Truths Anna Katharina Schaffner Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Health Family & Life Style Self Help

A Brilliant Distillation Of The Key Ideas Behind Successful Self-Improvement Practices Throughout History Showing Us How They Remain Relevant Today “Schaffner Finds More In Contemporary Literature To Admire Than Criticize [A] Revelatory Book ”—Kathryn Hughes Times Literary Supplement Self-Help Is Multi-Billion-Dollar Global Industry One Often Seen As By-Product Neoliberalism And Capitalism Far From Being Recent Phenomenon However Practice Has Long Rich Extending All Way Back Ancient China For Millennia Philosophers Sages Theologians Have Reflected On Good Life Devised Strategies Achieve It Focusing Ten Core That Run Through World’s Advice Anna Katharina Schaffner Reveals Ways Evolved Across Cultures Historical Eras Why Continue Resonate With Reminding There Much Learn Looking At Time-Honed Models Also Examines Provide Powerful Barometers Values Anxieties Aspirations Preoccupy Particular Moments Time Expose Basic Assumptions About Our Purpose Nature Σελίδες: 280 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1109 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm