self-help

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School for Scoundrels (Heder vies with his self-help guru, Billy Bob Thornton, for the affections of his dream girl).

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  1. noun The act or an instance of helping or improving oneself without assistance from others.

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  • Written by NARTH president A. Dean Byrd, past president Joseph Nicolosi, and Richard W. Potts, the report carries the unwieldy but self-descriptive title, "Clients perceptions of how reorientation therapy and self-help can promote changes in sexual orientation." —  Box Turtle Bulletin
  • His responses to being trapped eternally in the same day include disbelief, despair, excess and hedonism before he settles down to make the best of the situation, which, it turns out, means making the best of himself - a self-help project that takes forever, but forever is what he has. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • He had seen this look before in a few of the villagers after they drove into town and attended that free self-help seminar with the newly successful author of "Rich Samoan / Poor Samoan: Stop Being a Loser." —  Citizen of the Month
  • This is not a common occurrence, I assure you, but our first book published this year was is a self-help book with a difference. —  Me And My Big Mouth
  • HP also has a variety of self-help tools built into its PCs and online services such as HP Total Care Advisor, which allows consumers to navigate through PC care, check up on health and security, get product information, view connections, and get updates from a single access point. —  WebWire | Recent Headlines
 

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