SHAM: how the self-help movement made America helpless

Presents a critique of the self-help movement, explaining how the notion of victimization has blurred the concept of personal responsibility and how the idea of empowerment emphasizes belief over the need to develop personal skills.;Introduction : hopelessly hooked on help -- The culprits. How we got here--wherever here is -- False prophets, false profits -- Dr. Phil McGraw : absolute power -- Tony Robbins : leaps (and bounds) of faith -- "Ya gotta want it!" -- Put me in, coach, I'm ready to pay -- Killer performances : the rise of the contrepreneur -- The consequences. You are all diseased -- Looking for love ... on all the wrong bases? -- I'm OK, you're ... how do you spell OK again? -- Patient, heal thyself -- Conclusion : a SHAM society.