Guru Ratings
Bruce McEwen
Meh.
Remember my ratings criteria. I’m not judging these gurus on “global” or moral values, but very specific criteria. Many of my favorite books would be rated “bad” by my criteria for self-help (probably, because they are not self-help books). My ratings don’t reflect how well an author met his own goals, but how well they met my criteria for useful, accurate self-help.
The End of Stress as We Know It (2002)
Like Sapolsky’s Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, this book is a good explanation of how stress works. But, it gives little advice on what to do about it. And Sapolsky is a better writer.
But at least it’s not pseudoscience. Read it if you want to understand how stress works but don’t have time for Sapolsky’s book.