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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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What Would Dolly Do?
What Would Dolly Do?
by Lauren Marino
Stuff
Stuff
by Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee
Writing Down Your Soul
Writing Down Your Soul
by Janet Conner
Manifesting Through Meditation
Manifesting Through Meditation
by Cassandra Bodzak
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
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
Everything (Almost) in Its Place
Everything (Almost) in Its Place
by Alicia Rockmore, Sarah Welch
Wealth Happens One Day at a Time
Wealth Happens One Day at a Time
by Brooke M. Stephens
A Daily Creativity Journal
A Daily Creativity Journal
by Noah Scalin
Micro-Resilience
Micro-Resilience
by Bonnie St. John
Real Love
Real Love
by Sharon Salzberg
Aging Well
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant
The World According to Mister Rogers
The World According to Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Don't Label Me
Don't Label Me
by Irshad Manji
Life after Loss
Life after Loss
by Bob Deits
How Not to Become a Crotchety Old Man
How Not to Become a Crotchety Old Man
by Mary McHugh, Adrienne Hartman
Iris Grace
Iris Grace
by Arabella Carter-Johnson
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Life Reimagined
Life Reimagined
by Richard J. Leider, Alan M. Webber
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Untangling the Mind
Untangling the Mind
by David Theodore George, Lisa Berger
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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11 Books About Finding Yourself
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R Covey
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Eat That Frog! Third Edition
Eat That Frog! Third Edition
by Brian Tracy
Dear Cary
Dear Cary
by Dyan Cannon
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire
by Mireille Guiliano
Each Day a Renewed Beginning
Each Day a Renewed Beginning
by Karen Casey
The Cow in the Parking Lot
The Cow in the Parking Lot
by Leonard Scheff, Susan Edmiston
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
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
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 Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
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
Why We Can't Sleep
Why We Can't Sleep
by Ada Calhoun
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Beth Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
Each Day a New Beginning
Each Day a New Beginning
by Karen Casey
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
by Gary Thomas
Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
Dad's Maybe Book
Dad's Maybe Book
by Tim O'Brien
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Emily Post's Etiquette
Emily Post's Etiquette
by Anna Post, Peggy Post, Daniel Post Senning, Lizzie Post
100 Days of Weight Loss
100 Days of Weight Loss
by Linda Spangle
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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.