Noun
The practice of bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others.
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a self-help book
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Look at the self-help titles in the bookstore, and you'll get a few clues about our culture. They're all about aggression and acquisition. It wouldn't be at all surprising to see a book called How to Force your Will on Other People by Giving Them the Shaft and Fucking Them out of Their Money.
Amanda Straw estimates that she has read nearly 200 self-help books.
An act of redressing or preventing a wrong by one's own actions rather than through legal proceedings.
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self-help repossession
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Murder is dealt with by the law of blood-revenge, but the innocent manslayer may seek asylum at God's altar. With murder are ranked man-stealing, offences against parents, and witchcraft. Other injuries are occasions of self-help or of private suits to be adjusted at the sanctuary.
Noun
the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
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