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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 Third to Die
The Third to Die
by Allison Brennan
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart
by Alice Walker
Uggs for Gaza: And Other Stories
Uggs for Gaza: And Other Stories
by Gordon Haber
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls
The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie
The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie
by Carla Valentine
The Last Nude
The Last Nude
by Ellis Avery
In the Full Light of the Sun
In the Full Light of the Sun
by Clare Clark
Read People
Read People
by Rita Carter
by J.K. Rowling
The Year of the Flood
The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood
Shylock's Daughter
Shylock's Daughter
by Erica Jong
The Lonely Polygamist
The Lonely Polygamist
by Brady Udall
Elizabeth Warren: Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.
Elizabeth Warren: Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.
by Antonia Felix
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
by Carson McCullers
Genuine Fraud
Genuine Fraud
by E. Lockhart
The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President
The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President
by Jill Wine-Banks
The Velvet Underground and Nico
The Velvet Underground and Nico
by Joe Harvard
The Whiskey Rebels
The Whiskey Rebels
by David Liss
The Calling of the Grave
The Calling of the Grave
by Simon Beckett
Lucky
Lucky
by Jackie Collins
Baking Imperfect
Baking Imperfect
by Lottie Bedlow
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Run Time
Run Time
by Catherine Ryan Howard
World Travel
World Travel
by Anthony Bourdain
Bewilderment
Bewilderment
by Richard Powers
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
by Hope Jahren
The Distant Echo
The Distant Echo
by Val McDermid
Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs
Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs
by National Geographic Kids
The Woman Before Wallis
The Woman Before Wallis
by Bryn Turnbull
The Scarecrow of Oz
The Scarecrow of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Kiss My Asterisk
Kiss My Asterisk
by Jenny Baranick
The Battle for Christmas
The Battle for Christmas
by Stephen Nissenbaum
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played
by Mark Frost
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Loitering with Intent
Loitering with Intent
by Muriel Spark
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Tender is the Night
Tender is the Night
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Gastronomical Me
The Gastronomical Me
by MFK Fisher
My Life in France
My Life in France
by Julia Child
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
by Sally Bedell Smith
Unsheltered
Unsheltered
by Barbara Kingsolver
The Circle
The Circle
by Dave Eggers
Peyton Place
Peyton Place
by Grace Metalious
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
by Gertrude Stein
Exterminate All the Brutes
Exterminate All the Brutes
by Sven Lindqvist
Sex & World Peace
Sex & World Peace
by Valerie M. Hudson
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
by John Irving
My Reading Life
My Reading Life
by Pat Conroy
Dept. of Speculation
Dept. of Speculation
by Jenny Offill
Adventures in the Screen Trade
Adventures in the Screen Trade
by William Goldman
The Future is History
The Future is History
by Masha Gessen
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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.