Subtitled, }Repress Your Anger, Think Negatively, Be A Good Blamer & Throttle Your Inner Child{. A provocative book from the bestselling psychologist Although the tenets of self-help have been attacked before, Pearsall is the first psychologist to expose these deeply entrenched ideas to scientific scrutiny. And unlike other debunking books, The Last self-help Book You'll Ever Need goes beyond skepticism to propose a set of life-affirming (and refreshingly contrarian) axioms that can help anyone lead the Good Life. Acknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION A Science of Well-Being 1 PART I Why Self-Help Hasn't Helped 9 1 Self-Help Needs Our Help 11 2 The Facts of Life? 33 3 Savoring Your Own Good Life 59 PART II ...And How It Can 73 4 Developing a Contrarian Consciousness 75 5 Love Lies and Why We Believe Them 87 6 Committed to a Family Asylum 109 7 A Lively Livelihood 129 8 Escape from Health Hysteria 149 9 Overcoming the Burden of Youth 169 10 Healthy Dying and Good Grieving 193 EPILOGUE The Fifth Factor 215 Notes 221 Index 233