50 Self-Help Classics

A tremendous resource for anyone seeking a bite-sized look at the philosophies of many self-help legends, including sacred scriptures of different traditions. Because the range and depth of the sources are so huge, the cumulative reading effect is amazing. Alternatively, it educates and edifies, affirms and inspires. Often both. This is an exceptional and diverse collection for anyone interested in understanding the possibilities of the self.–Ellen Langer, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of Mindfulness “This is an exceptional and diverse collection for anyone interested in understanding the possibilities of the self”–Ellen Langer, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of Mindfulness “A tremendous resource for anyone seeking a bite-sized look at the philosophies of many self-help legends, including sacred scriptures of different traditions. Because the range and depth of the sources are so huge, the cumulative reading effect is amazing. Alternatively, it educates and edifies, affirms and inspires. Often both”–Stephen R Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Tom Butler-Bowdon is recognised as an expert on personal development literature. His 50 Classics series has been hailed as the definitive guide to the literature of possibility, and has won numerous awards including the Benjamin Franklin Self-Help Award and Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award. A graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney, he lives and works in both Oxford, UK and Australia.