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The Best-Selling Books in American History Include Self-Help Shams and ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’
Many would assume that the most influential books in American History would be the Bible or the classical works that made the reading list for the Founding Fathers, like Vergil, Horace, Tacitus, , Thucydides, and Plato. But in reality, a canon of 13 simple best-selling self-help books from the Old Farmer's almanac to Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People are what may have established archetypes for the ideal American, from the self-made entrepreneur to the humble farmer.
Today’s guest is Journalist Jess McHugh. She explores the history of thirteen of America’s most popular…
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