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162. Self-Help

The Allusionist

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Are Self-Help Books Tantalizing?

Jilenta: I do get sucked in a bit by the flashy promises, which always makes the actual theory behind the book more disappointing when you realize it's just another manifest it book. There are hundreds of new weight loss books every year and Joel Lenta and I get pitched to them all the time from Populis. But that particular genre of self-help book never goes out of style. And we've only officially lived by one book that claims to be a weight loss book, which is French Women Don't Get Fat.

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