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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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How to Go On Living When Someone You Loves Dies
How to Go On Living When Someone You Loves Dies
by Therese A. Rando
That's Not What I Meant!
That's Not What I Meant!
by Deborah Tannen
Iris Grace
Iris Grace
by Arabella Carter-Johnson
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Why We Can't Sleep
Why We Can't Sleep
by Ada Calhoun
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As a Man Thinketh
As a Man Thinketh
by James Allen
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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11 Books About Finding Yourself
5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts
5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts
by Tarn Wilson
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Gardening When It Counts
Gardening When It Counts
by Steve Solomon
Eat That Frog! Third Edition
Eat That Frog! Third Edition
by Brian Tracy
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth Silvers
Choose Wonder Over Worry
Choose Wonder Over Worry
by Amber Rae
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
by Gary Thomas
Welcome to the Club
Welcome to the Club
by Raquel D'Apice
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10 Books for Expecting Dads
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
by Mireille Guiliano
The Tricky Art Of Co-Existing
The Tricky Art Of Co-Existing
by Sandi Toksvig
Remember It!
Remember It!
by Nelson Dellis, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
100 Days of Weight Loss
100 Days of Weight Loss
by Linda Spangle
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
The Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
Each Day a Renewed Beginning
Each Day a Renewed Beginning
by Karen Casey
A Better Brain at Any Age
A Better Brain at Any Age
by Sondra Kornblatt, Fernando Vega
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
Zen Dogs
Zen Dogs
by Gautama Buddha, Mango Media
The Cow in the Parking Lot
The Cow in the Parking Lot
by Leonard Scheff, Susan Edmiston
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Wellmania
Wellmania
by Brigid Delaney
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing & Treating Osteoporosis
Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing & Treating Osteoporosis
by Mayo Clinic
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything (Yes, Anything!)
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything (Yes, Anything!)
by Albert Ellis
The Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice
by Marlena de Blasi
How to Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
How to Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
by Albert Ellis
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After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
The Hilarious World of Depression
The Hilarious World of Depression
by John Moe
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
The Art of Loving
The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm
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A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
The Child Who Never Grew
The Child Who Never Grew
by Pearl S. Buck
The Nine of Us
The Nine of Us
by Jean Kennedy Smith
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10 Books About the Kennedys
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
Doing Sixty & Seventy
Doing Sixty & Seventy
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.