As a counsellor, NLP'er and hypnotherapist, I've studied many of the masters of personal change: Albert Ellis, Virginia Satir, Bandler & Grinder, and my favorite Milton Erickson, MD. Over the years I've used their techniques both on myself for my own evolution, as well as on my many clients and I've learned what works well, and what doesn't.
I've also studied the works of many of the unknown personalities of personal development, and I've found that many of them have a lot to contribute to the self-help niche.
Recently, because of the explosion of self-help e-books and mp3's, I decided to start a website to provide reviews of some of these programs. The name of the site is InfoGiraffe.com. I admit that it's a strange name, but it does get your attention, doesn't it?