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  • Help Me!

  • How Self-Help Has Not Changed My Life
  • By: Marianne Power
  • Narrated by: Marianne Power
  • Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (543 ratings)

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Help Me!

By: Marianne Power
Narrated by: Marianne Power
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Summary

'I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking!' - Fearne Cotton
'A sweet sharp read' - Jessie Burton
'A laugh-out-loud funny book.' - Lucy Diamond

Marianne Power was stuck in a rut. Then one day she wondered: could self-help books help her find the elusive perfect life?

She decided to test one book a month for a year, following their advice to the letter. What would happen if she followed the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Really felt The Power of Now? Could she unearth The Secret to making her dreams come true?

What begins as a clever experiment becomes an achingly poignant story. Because self-help can change your life – but not necessarily for the better . . .

Help Me! is an irresistibly funny and incredibly moving book about a wild and ultimately redemptive journey that will resonate with anyone who’s ever dreamed of finding happiness.

Perfect for readers who enjoyed Everything I know About Love by Dolly Alderton, Mad Girl by Bryony Gordon and Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig.

©2018 Marianne Power (P)2018 Macmillan Digital Audio
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Critic reviews

"I love it! Hilarious and thought-provoking!" (Fearne Cotton)

"A sweet sharp read." (Jessie Burton)

"A laugh-out-loud funny book." (Lucy Diamond)

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Awesome book!

Just finished this today and am gutted it’s over. I loved the concept, the story and mum! You did a fab job Marianne! Another one please xx

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really enjoyable

great book, really related to some of the ideas mentioned and the first I may consider listening too again.

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Empathy

Listening to the soul searching in this story was like reading something I could have written myself about me. I have lots of self help books in my audible collection, many I listened too. Lots of the same hopes, fears and uncertainty about me, myself and the universe. It was comforting to hear her perspective. She’s much braver, or more desperate perhaps than me, allowing herself to complete the many, often ridiculous challenges. But she is warm hearted, hopeful, loving and loved, and in the end it was all ok. That’s a great ending, not rich, famous, popular whatever, just ok about being ok. It lifted my heart and I would recommend it to everyone because I’m sure she is right when she asserts that everyone has their own stuff going on in their own heads about themselves and it’s really not all about me. Buy it, you won’t regret it.

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Self Help in a story

What a great book, so true to life. I listen or read a self help book, then digest what it says for 5 minutes! And it's onto the next one, but Marianne tests a book a month, putting them in to practice. She shows you how brave you can be and the ups and downs of self help books and the pitfalls of trusting too much in the universe without a back up plan! But prooves after all, happiness is possible when you have the love of your friends and family around you.

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Brilliant

had me laughing, had me thinking, had me shouting YES! in recognition of the search of some of the ludicrous Aha! moments i also put myself through.

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I highly recommend this book!

I binged listen to this book! I appreciated and enjoyed and felt every story the author shared! I definitely getting a hard copy of the book! I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone doing self-help, but also to anyone wanting to hear an amazing life story.

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help me!

I really enjoyed this as I read a deal of self-help books myself. this made me laugh and cry. the only negative was that I dont like bad language and thought this was a bit over-seasoned.

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Worth a read

Very personal and vulnerable account of author's journey through self-help classics. It summarised the key points succinctly and saved me time having to read these books myself. I loved that the book was read by the author. I could relate to her story as she kept it honest and authentic. Thank you for sharing Marianne!

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Finally someone saying it as it is!

For someone who is a self help book junkie, this is one book I could finally relate to

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Loved it

Beautifully written and beautifully narrated. I didn't want it to end. I haven't left many reviews but found this interesting, honest and funny.

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