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The Best Self Help Book Recommendations

There's always room for self-improvement—but without a trusted guide, making those improvements can be difficult. And in the age of the internet, it can be extremely tempting to keep all of your research online. After all, it’s free and it’s fast. But unfortunately, not everything on the internet is factual. 

While you can’t trust everything you read (or watch) online, you can feel good about trusting well-researched, well-reviewed books. From Mayo Clinic books to help you lead a healthy life to books on grief that can help you work through a loss, the below books will help you be a better version of yourself.

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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
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The Other Black Girl
The Other Black Girl
by Zakiya Dalila Harris
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
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The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me
by Laura Dave
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The Soulmate Equation
The Soulmate Equation
by Christina Lauren
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
by Robin Sloan
Cinder
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer
The Bookshop on the Corner
The Bookshop on the Corner
by Jenny Colgan
That Summer
That Summer
by Jennifer Weiner
Animal
Animal
by Lisa Taddeo
The Power of Now
The Power of Now
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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
Black Reconstruction in America
Black Reconstruction in America
by W.E.B. DuBois
Cat of Many Tails
Cat of Many Tails
by Ellery Queen
Winter in Paradise
Winter in Paradise
by Elin Hilderbrand
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
Pretty Girls
Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones
by George R.R. Martin
Stuart Little
Stuart Little
by E.B. White
Supper Club
Supper Club
by Lara Williams
Quartet in Autumn
Quartet in Autumn
by Barbara Pym
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
Before I Let You Go
Before I Let You Go
by Kelly Rimmer
Dune
Dune
by Frank Herbert
The Business of Fancydancing
The Business of Fancydancing
by Sherman Alexie
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
The Wives
The Wives
by Tarryn Fisher
The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar
by Gore Vidal
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In the Woods
In the Woods
by Tana French
Skin Folk
Skin Folk
by Nalo Hopkinson
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
Dating by the Book
Dating by the Book
by Mary Ann Marlowe
The Long Flight Home
The Long Flight Home
by Alan Hlad
Some Choose Darkness
Some Choose Darkness
by Charlie Donlea
The Abolitionist's Daughter
The Abolitionist's Daughter
by Diane C. McPhail
Travels with Charley in Search of America
Travels with Charley in Search of America
by John Steinbeck
The Invisible Library
The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
The Couple Next Door
The Couple Next Door
by Shari Lapena
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Excellent Women
Excellent Women
by Barbara Pym
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Lilac Girls
Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly
Last Lion: The Rise and Fall of Ted Kennedy
Last Lion: The Rise and Fall of Ted Kennedy
by Peter S. Canellos
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Friday
Friday
by Robert A. Heinlein
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Yes, self help books can really work. It’s recommended to find books that you actually resonate with, as it makes the practical application of your reading much easier to do. Reading self-help literature typically requires dedication to a growth mindset. 

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is the best selling self-help book of all time, with over 80 million copies sold. It’s a classic self help example that identifies key laws and habits that drive success.