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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 World According to Mister Rogers
The World According to Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
Life after Loss
Life after Loss
by Bob Deits
The Leader Phrase Book
The Leader Phrase Book
by Patrick Alain
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The Art of Public Speaking
The Art of Public Speaking
by Dale Carnegie
Each Day a New Beginning
Each Day a New Beginning
by Karen Casey
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
Remember It!
Remember It!
by Nelson Dellis, Sanjay Gupta
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
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
by Jonathan Graff-Radford, Angela M. Lunde
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
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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The Hilarious World of Depression
The Hilarious World of Depression
by John Moe
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
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
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
Real Love
Real Love
by Sharon Salzberg
A Better Brain for Better Aging
A Better Brain for Better Aging
by Sondra Kornblatt
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Second Journey
Second Journey
by Joan Anderson
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Stop Anxiety from Stopping You
Stop Anxiety from Stopping You
by Dr. Helen Odessky, Dr. John Duffy Dr.
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
Just Tell Me What I Want
Just Tell Me What I Want
by Sara Kravitz
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
by Kim Chamberlain
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by Richard D. Mahoney, David Talbot
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson, Carl Kurlander
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice
by Marlena de Blasi
From Generation to Generation
From Generation to Generation
by Emily Wanderer Cohen
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
by Jacki Lyden
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
My Life in Orange
My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
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.