THERE is no more optimistic bit of a bookshop than the self-help section.
I am a sucker for the genre — for £16.99 you too can uncover the Seven Habits of Highly Successful People (though one of those habits may be the ability to read turgid prose). It’s the simplicity of the thing that appeals; a few simple rules, one for each chapter, usefully summarised at the end: master these and bingo! A new You!
