Help Yourself

Dave Pelzer

Sep 2001 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

As nearly four million readers have learned from his three previous books, Dave Pelzer doesn't believe in feeling sorry for himself. Abused mercilessly by his mother as a child, Dave has taken everything that happened to him and turned it into something positive so that he can help others. Now happily married and with a child of his own, he celebrates the twin pillars of strength that saw him through his darkest hours: resilience and gratitude. And he shows how anyone can tap into these virtues to live a better and more fulfilling life.

In Help Yourself, Dave Pelzer explains how to move beyond a painful history, harmful negative thoughts, and innumerable setbacks by urging readers to take control and be accountable for their lives. Filled with his own history, as well as the personal struggles of others who have learned how to turn adversity into triumph, Help Yourself is a rousing call to readers who want real answers to real problems. Never before in paperback, it will undoubtedly join Pelzer's previous paperbacks on bestseller lists for years to come.

Ratings and reviews

This is not as riveting as Pelzer's other writings, but the work is nonetheless a solid motivational piece. I applaud Pelzer for acknowledging that sometimes the good guys DON'T win; sadly it seems to me implicitly or even explicitly, other motivational speakers and writers tend to suggest that if you do good, you will ALWAYS win. I also applaud Pelzer for recognizing that some people will try to bring you down and destroy you; after all he lived that so it is refreshing compared to other motivational writers and speakers who seem to suggest if you do the right things, everyone will support you 100%; Pelzer's words are wise and his story and example is the best sermon out there!

Best Arthur I have ever read. I don't even like to read but I couldn't put his books down and I really felt for him. Keep writing books please.

Great book, just wish google books also would read it out loud.

About the author

Dave Pelzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Child Called “It", The Lost Boy, A Man Named Dave, Help Yourself, and The Privilege of Youth. He travels more than 250 days a year throughout the nation speaking to large groups of youth and adults on the topics of resilience and overcoming obstacles. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, and The Montel Williams Show, among other national shows.
www.davepelzer.com