The Guru And The Gadfly

The Guru and the GadflyHow could it have come to this? Peter McWilliams and John-Roger's best-selling Life 101 series of books was the sort that could make a nation of self-help addicts bounce about in weepy hugging frenzies. You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought, with its uplifting aphorisms for health, happiness and harmony, had sent Oprah's audiences into book-buying rapture. The authors even adorned their We Give to Love tape package ($19.95) with painted hearts and the question:...