{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 015 - Self Help","description":"This episode we take on the genre of Self Help, and are decidedly unenthused. We talk about reading what was on our parents' book shelves, books filled with terrible advice, and the fact that even if the advice in a book is good we're probably just going to ignore it. Your hosts in this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte |&amp;nbsp;Jessi&amp;nbsp;| Matthew Murray Recommended   Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed  Overwhelmed by Brigid Schulte  The Diva Rules by Michelle Visage  Read   The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin  Happiness by Joan Duncan Oliver  She\u2019s Just Not Into You by Aryka Randall  He Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo  Did Not Finish   Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki  Helping Me Help Myself by Beth Lisick  Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps by Kelly Williams Brown  Other Titles Mentioned   Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kond\u014d, translated by Cathy Hirano  It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken by Greg Behrendt and Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt  Potatoes Not Prozac by Kathleen DesMaisons  When You Eat at the Refrigerator Pull Up a Chair by Geneen Roth  Spark Joy by Marie Kond\u014d  Rich Brother Rich Sister by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Emi Kiyosaki  Everything I Need to Know I learned from DnD by Shelly Mazzanoble  Radical Self Love by Gala Darling Wild by Cheryl Strayed  The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Daniel H. Pink (Comic)  I Can\u2019t Believe It\u2019s Not Better by Monica Heisey  Grace's Guide by Grace HelbigThe Do-it-yourself Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin\u2019 Sad by Adam Gnade  The Werewolf's Guide to Life: A Manual for the Newly Bitten by Ritch Duncan, Bob Powers  (Almost every single one of the above books has a Title: Subtitle. That was too many words\/too much work for us. You all just get the Title part.) Links\/Other  Readers\u2019 Advisory for Library Staff Anna gets advice from Rebecca Shinsky, mostly via the All The Books podcast these days. DTMFA from Savage Love  Snake People Invade the Internet Anna\u2019s Popular Science RA presentation (and  guide)  Hire a Goat Grazer from Amazon  Questions  Do you read self-help books and then not implement any of their advice? Have you ever taken part in Bibliotherapy? When would you recommend professional intervention vs a self-help book? Have you ever thrown a book across a room?  Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the books about Self Help&amp;nbsp;people in the club read (or tried to read), and follow us on Twitter! Join us again on Tuesday, November 1st, when we discuss Supernatural and Paranormal non-fiction! ","author_name":"Book Club for Masochists: a Readers\u2019 Advisory Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/bookclub4m.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4752974\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/11247094"}