
#23 in Self-help
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
- 264
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Practical and clearly organised, “Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?” is a guide to understanding one’s own feelings. The British clinical psychologist Julie Smith writes for general readers and covers a wide range of mental-health questions. Hopeful in tone, it suits anyone wanting a broad, usable map of the subject.
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About the book
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? is a mental health self-help book by Julie Smith, a British clinical psychologist.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 132 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 47% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Self-help average of 7.7. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.0 | 16 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 116 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before??
It has 264 pages — shorter than 60% of the ranked books in Self-help.
In this book
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