Essentially a complementary workbook to Dr. Phil McGraw's bestseller Self Matters, The Self Matters Companion offers exercises for readers of McGraw's earlier books, allowing them to put their personal issues to the test of McGraw's own commonsense approach to life. It's not quite the same as being a guest on McGraw's nationally syndicated TV talk show, but the chances of personal enrichment are about equal--without the threat of public embarrassment or Dr. Phil's withering gaze. --David Bombeck