INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE

With writing that is academic and oddly overconfident, the author covers the ballpark of reasons why people don't have confidence and what they should do to get back on the right track. Maybe it's reader Polly Adams, whose voice has a disdaining edge to it, but the program's message never warms up or strays far from the intellectual and preachy tone. Though some of the ideas are good and some listeners may love it, to my ears it's an old-fashioned mental health approach to learning that's more about what's wrong with you than about providing opportunities. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/ MAR 02]