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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 Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
by John Irving
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The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
A Cottage Full of Secrets
A Cottage Full of Secrets
by Jane Lovering
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The Hangman
The Hangman
by Louise Penny
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The Seat Filler
The Seat Filler
by Sariah Wilson
The Unbound Prometheus
The Unbound Prometheus
by David S. Landes
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarty
Bird By Bird
Bird By Bird
by Anne Lamott
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Almost American Girl
Almost American Girl
by Robin Ha
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The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
We That Are Young
We That Are Young
by Preti Taneja
The Second Mrs. Astor
The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abe
Lord of Scoundrels
Lord of Scoundrels
by Loretta Chase
Celtic Moon Signs
Celtic Moon Signs
by Helena Paterson
Paper Girls
Paper Girls
by Brian K. Vaughan & Cliff Chiang
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
by Louise Miller
Vermilion
Vermilion
by Molly Tanzer
The Floating Feldmans
The Floating Feldmans
by Elyssa Friedland
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7 Family Sagas to Get Lost In
The Branch and the Scaffold
The Branch and the Scaffold
by Loren D. Estleman
The Switch
The Switch
by Lynsay Sands
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel van der Kolk
The Ninth House
The Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
The True Believer
The True Believer
by Eric Hoffer
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway’s Boat
Hemingway’s Boat
by Paul Hendrickson
The Boyfriend Project
The Boyfriend Project
by Farrah Rochon
Wow, No Thank You
Wow, No Thank You
by Samantha Irby
Murder is Bad Manners
Murder is Bad Manners
by Robin Stevens
All the Wrong Moves
All the Wrong Moves
by Sasha Chapin
Make Room for What You Love
Make Room for What You Love
by Melissa Michaels
The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone
by Richard Preston
The Engineer's Wife
The Engineer's Wife
by Tracey Enerson Wood
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers
by James Bradley
Nefertiti
Nefertiti
by Michelle Moran
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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The Starless Sea
The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
The Madwoman Upstairs
The Madwoman Upstairs
by Catherine Lowell
After Dark
After Dark
by Haruki Murakami
Murder on the Serpentine
Murder on the Serpentine
by Anne Perry
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place
by Gloria Naylor
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Lighting the Flames
Lighting the Flames
by Sarah Wendell
Sold on a Monday
Sold on a Monday
by Kristina McMorris
Jackdaws
Jackdaws
by Ken Follet
The Librarian and the Spy
The Librarian and the Spy
by Susan Mann
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Kill the Boy Band
Kill the Boy Band
by Goldy Moldavsky
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Romancing Miss Brontë
Romancing Miss Brontë
by Juliet Gael
My Life on the Road
My Life on the Road
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.