Background
Tiede, Tom Robert was born on February 24, 1937 in Huron, South Dakota, United States. Son of Leslie Albert and Rose (Allen) Tiede.
(Every year, Americans waste millions of dollars on books ...)
Every year, Americans waste millions of dollars on books that promise to fix all their problems. We buy each new one, believing its promises despite the failures of all the previous tomes, continuing to hope for that nonexistent magic bullet. Tom Tiede, a former syndicated columnist and the recipient of numerous journalism awards, just might be able to cure us of this addiction. In Self-Help Nation, Tiede skewers the authors of self-help books, whom he compares to modern-day snake-oil peddlers exploiting our weaknesses. As he slashes his way merrily through his least favorite books, Tiede posits a larger cultural argument about why we as a nation have fallen prey to the self-help juggernaut. Waging an eloquent attack on the salaciousness and irresponsibility of the media, the self-absorption of the Baby Boom generation, our fascination with celebrity, and other cultural afflictions, Tiede offers insightful commentary on what we've lost in our hyperaccelerated culture and calls for a return to the timeless American value of self-reliance. In urging us to trust ourselves, Tiede is perhaps writing just another self-help book, a sure sign of the mess we've gotten ourselves into. Regardless, Self-Help Nation is a delight to read-wickedly funny, refreshingly candid, and ultimately profound.
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("This intensely personal journey through the twentieth ce...)
"This intensely personal journey through the twentieth century provides a satisfying introduction to the era and some of its liveliest characters." -- Booklist
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Tiede, Tom Robert was born on February 24, 1937 in Huron, South Dakota, United States. Son of Leslie Albert and Rose (Allen) Tiede.
Bachelor in Journalism, Washington State University, 1959.
Member staff, Kalispell (Montana) Daily Interlake, 1960-1961; Member staff, Daytona Beach (Florida) News Journal, 1961-1963; war correspondent, Newspaper Enterprise Association, New York City, since 1964. Lecturer in field, since 1965.
("This intensely personal journey through the twentieth ce...)
(Every year, Americans waste millions of dollars on books ...)
(Witty satire of political life in Washington DC. Still a ...)
(Animals/Nature)
Served as lieutenant, infantry Army of the United States, 1960. Member International Platform Association, Sigma Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha. Clubs: Overseas Press, National Press, National Headliners (award 1966 Atlantic City).
Children: Kristina Anne, Thomas Patrick.