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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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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
Old Friends
Old Friends
by Tracy Kidder
One Thing at a Time
One Thing at a Time
by Cindy Glovinsky
Everyday Resilience
Everyday Resilience
by Gail Gazelle
Aging Well
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Keep Pain in the Past
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman, Dr. Joseph Walden
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
by Beverly Engel
Iris Grace
Iris Grace
by Arabella Carter-Johnson
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Waking Up in Winter
Waking Up in Winter
by Cheryl Richardson
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Redirect
Redirect
by Timothy D. Wilson, Daniel Gilbert
Watercolor for the Soul
Watercolor for the Soul
by Sharone Stevens
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The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
Gardening When It Counts
Gardening When It Counts
by Steve Solomon
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Eat That Frog! Third Edition
Eat That Frog! Third Edition
by Brian Tracy
Why We Can't Sleep
Why We Can't Sleep
by Ada Calhoun
Grace, Not Perfection
Grace, Not Perfection
by Emily Ley
Dear Cary
Dear Cary
by Dyan Cannon
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
by Gary Thomas
The World's Largest Man
The World's Largest Man
by Harrison Scott Key
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Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
by Mireille Guiliano
Gothic Charm School
Gothic Charm School
by Jillian Venters, Pete Venters
100 Days of Weight Loss
100 Days of Weight Loss
by Linda Spangle
Mindfulness, Meditation, and Mind Fitness
Mindfulness, Meditation, and Mind Fitness
by Joel Levey, Michelle Levey
Remember It!
Remember It!
by Nelson Dellis, Sanjay Gupta
Because Crack Is Illegal
Because Crack Is Illegal
by Raema Mauriello
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
Zen Dogs
Zen Dogs
by Gautama Buddha, Mango Media
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by Richard D. Mahoney, David Talbot
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
by Erma Bombeck
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years
Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years
by Walter J. Cook, Kelsey M. Klaas
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson, Carl Kurlander
The Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron
After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
The Hilarious World of Depression
The Hilarious World of Depression
by John Moe
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice
by Marlena de Blasi
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
by Jacki Lyden
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
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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.