What is self-help?

Helping You
Self-help encompasses a number of different
subjects, so there is no one self-help area in the
Help Yourself:
library. Depending on the area of your life that
you are interested in improving, books that can
be classified as self-help may have very different
call numbers. There are books to guide readers on Browse the catalog in the library or from
how they can improve their lives emotionally, home:
intellectually, economically, and professionally, as
well as in the areas of personal health and family http://catalog.mvlc.org/eg/opac/home
relationships.
This brochure is a guide to the call numbers Many titles are available as e-books and
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youre interested in. The call numbers are located
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 Health Spirituality & Personal Growth Family & Relationships

General Health Topics General Self-help Marriage & Family

In general, books on health topics can be found
with the call number 616. Specific conditions can
be found at subdivisions of that call number:
Depression: 616.8527
Heart health: 616.12
Diabetes: 616.462
Chronic pain: 616.0472
Digestive health: 616.3
Cancer: 616.994
Womens health can be found at 613.
Caregiving
Caregiving for older & disabled family
members: 649.8
Patient advocacy: Beginning at 610
Memoirs and personal accounts of caregiving
for loved ones with a variety of conditions:
beginning at 362.19
The Caregivers Companion, by Carolyn Brent:
362.24 BRE
Hope for the Caregiver: Encouraging Words to
Strengthen Your Spirit, by Peter Rosenberger:
259.4 ROS
Books about self-help, self-actualization, and
self-esteem can be found at the following call
numbers:
155, 158, 170, and 646.
Spirituality
General religion and spirituality can be found
starting with call numbers in the early 200s.
The Shift: Taking Your Life from Ambition to
Meaning, by Wayne Dyer 204.4
When Everything Changes, Change Everything, by
Neale Donald Walsch, 204.42
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Lifes Purpose,
by Eckhart Tolle 204.4
Change Your Words, Change Your Life, by Joyce
Meyer, 248.401
Financial and Career Guidance
The Laws of Money, the Lessons of Life, by Suze
Orman, 332.024
Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy
People, by Jane Bryant Quinn, 332.024
What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical
Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers,
by Richard N. Bolles, 650.14
Vocational guidance: 331.7
If you are looking for books on marriage and
family relationships, the call numbers 306, 646,
and 649 are good places to start.
Marriage:
The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work, by
John M. Gottman & Nan Silver, 306.81
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, by
Harville Hendrix, 306.7
Parenting:
General books on parenting can be found at the
call numbers 649 and 306.874.
Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting: Five Strategies to
End the Daily Battles and Get Kids to Listen the First
Time by Nol Janis-Norton, 649.1 JAN
How to Raise Your Adult Children: Because Big Kids
Have Even Bigger Problems, by Gail Parent and
Susan Ende, 306.874 PAR
Family:
Healing Your Family History: 5 Steps to Break Free of
Destructive Patterns, by Rebecca Linder Hintze,
158.24
Forced to be Family: A Guide for Living With Sinister
Sisters, Drama Mamas, and Infuriating In-laws, by
Cheryl Dellasega, 646.78 DEL