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May 2021
36m 34s

69. Self-Help Books, Collected (and Writ...

DAVID PETERKOFSKY
About this episode

University professor Christine Whelan has devoted much of her career to examining self-help literature, collecting more than 200 of the genre's titles — and asking her students to try the advice in self-help classics for a book of her own.

Christine's website: www.christinewhelan.com

Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin'

Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch

Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

www.forkeepspodcast.com

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