The Mad Guide to
Self-Improvement - 1979

• Written by: Dick DeBartolo
• Cover and Interior Artist: Al Jaffee
  
  
• Known printings: Warner 3
  

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• Introduction
  • The Mad Guide to Self-Improvement
    (or: How to Stop Being the Creep You Are)
• Staying In Shape
  • Rowing, Fencing, Horseback Riding, Diving, Surfing
• How to Alter Your State of Consciousness
• Body Language
  • Study These Examples
  • The Meaning of a Person's Territory
  • Closeness to Other People
  • Rank
  • How Your Boss Sees You
  • Using Body Language to "Make Out"
• Speed Reading
• Vitamins and Energy
• The Importance of Good Grooming
  • Does One Need An Expensive Wardrobe
    to Look Good?
• Developing ESP
• Smoking and Drinking
• Overcoming Shyness
  • How Shy Are You?
  • The True Perspective
  • The Direct Approach
  • The Group Approach
• Increase Your Awareness Through Dreams
  • The Different Stages of Sleep
  • Rapid Eye Movements
  • The Meaning of Dreams
  • For the Symbol-Minded
  • Does the Mind Ever Sleep?
  • The Famous Yestadt Experiments
• Handwriting and You
• How to Improve Your Memory
  • Remembering People's Names
  • Remembering Numbers
• Self-Defense
  • What's At Stake?
  • Can You Learn Fighting From Watching the Movies?
  • Clean Fighting vs. Dirty Fighting
  • The Element of Surprise
  • Continuing Action
  • What To Do If Your Adversary Has a Weapon
  • Keeping Your Balance
  • Practice Sessions
  • The A-B-C's of Blocking Technique
  • Hitting the Nose
  • Kicks
  • Some Other Techniques