Imagine this—you're in a high-stakes meeting. Ideas are flying, voices are rising and everyone wants to make their point heard. In the chaos, one person stands out—not by speaking the loudest, but by ...

Gone are the days when self-help books were practically required to be cheesy, impersonal, and boring. Now, if you know where to look, you'll find empowering, genuinely useful self-help books designed ...

In a 1954 New Yorker essay “Howtoism,” writer and critic Dwight Macdonald states that authors of how-to books are to other authors as frogs are to mammals, and encourages people to read other genres.

Draw boundaries. Protect your peace. Worry less about pleasing others. The prevailing (and best-selling) wisdom of the day encourages an inward turn. By Emma Goldberg There’s a certain flavor of ...

At the start of every year, millions of people around the world turn to self-improvement. And while many are looking to ...