{"product_id":"the-oracle-speaks-liv-strzimquist-9781644215777","title":"The Oracle Speaks: A Self-Help Guide Against Self-Help","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this incisive, hilarious history of our obsession with self-help and wellness, graphic artist and activist Liv Strömquist tackles the commodification of advice and shame.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this twisted, irreverent, and wickedly funny graphic novel, internationally acclaimed cartoonist and activist Liv Strömquist pokes fun at our historical, now internet-spurred obsession with health and wellness. In her characteristically quirky style--writing as she says with a \"chunky, punky pen\" and chock full of historical facts and photos--Strömquist breaks down our shame-driven infatuation with self-improvement in seven \"easy\" steps, rewriting the history of the advice that has led to our collective insecurity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the teachings of an outrageous cast of characters--from historical figures like Catherine of Siena and the Oracle at Delphi to modern-day philosopher Slavoj Zizek, internet personality Rollo Tomassi, and even God himself, Strömquist satirizes what has become a billion-dollar self-help industry. She decries the capitalist corrosion of the human spirit and, at the same time, reminds readers of our relentless instinct to create meaning out of existential nothingness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdgy and smart and laugh-out-loud hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Oracle Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e gets to the heart of our contemporary struggle with self-image, leaving us with the feminist anti-advice we never knew we needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e LIV Strömquist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644215772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644215777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"LIV Strömquist","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460335907071,"sku":"9781644215777","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_686a5194-0b0a-4961-99dd-2ce6fd149a98.jpg?v=1777414077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-oracle-speaks-liv-strzimquist-9781644215777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}