On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 3:45 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian <[email protected]> wrote: > India is hardly the only country where self help books, get rich quick in > 30 days books etc proliferate.
I never implied that we are the only people who lack in confidence. Self help books are on New York Times Bestseller lists and Oprah Book club lists too. That's because self help books are "chicken soup for the soul". They are designed to soothe you, calm you down, and hopefully inspire you to confidence and action. The astrologer who predicts good fortune and happiness isn't actually prophesying, he's a placebo for the soul. So too these books. Indians and other third worlders seem to drink from the bottle of placebos more than most. Cheeni
