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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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This Dark Descent
This Dark Descent
by Kalyn Josephson
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Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
by Dan Chaon
Fashionopolis
Fashionopolis
by Dana Thomas
The Hunt
The Hunt
by Jack Cashill and Mike McMullen
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Jacobs
Pageboy
Pageboy
by Elliot Page
So Late in the Day: Stories of Men and Women
So Late in the Day: Stories of Men and Women
by Claire Keegan
The Committed
The Committed
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Dear Rebel
Dear Rebel
by Rebel Girls
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Breakfast at Tiffanys and Other Voices, Other Rooms
Breakfast at Tiffanys and Other Voices, Other Rooms
by Truman Capote
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck
Dead in Long Beach, California
Dead in Long Beach, California
by Venita Blackburn
Erasure
Erasure
by Percival Everett
The Story of Sojourner Truth
The Story of Sojourner Truth
by Anita Crawford Clark
The Optimist's Daughter
The Optimist's Daughter
by Eudora Welty
The Collected Regrets of Clover
The Collected Regrets of Clover
by Mikki Brammer
The End of Drum-Time
The End of Drum-Time
by Hanna Pylväinen
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
by John Hersey
100 Whimsical Appliqué Designs
100 Whimsical Appliqué Designs
by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins
The Latecomer
The Latecomer
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Forbidden Notebook
Forbidden Notebook
by Alba de Céspedes
The Violet Hour
The Violet Hour
by Katie Roiphe
Signal to Noise
Signal to Noise
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Black Flamingo
The Black Flamingo
by Dean Atta
Just Listen
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
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Outer Dark
Outer Dark
by Cormac McCarthy
The Last True Poets of the Sea
The Last True Poets of the Sea
by Julia Drake
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Your Corner Dark
Your Corner Dark
by Desmond Hall
Adventures in Old New York
Adventures in Old New York
by Greg Young and Tom Meyers, aka The Bowery Boys
White Rabbit
White Rabbit
by Caleb Roehrig
999
999
by Heather Dune Macadam and Caroline Moorehead
Crush
Crush
by Richard Siken
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
by Jon Meacham
The Confidence Game
The Confidence Game
by Maria Konnikova
Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret
Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret
by Judy Blume
The Long Winter
The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Weight of the Stars
The Weight of the Stars
by K. Ancrum
Die A Little
Die A Little
by Megan Abbott
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue
by Jennifer J. Chow
Lifeboat No. 8
Lifeboat No. 8
by Elizabeth Kaye
The Trojan War: A New History
The Trojan War: A New History
by Barry Strauss
Rock Bottom at the Renaissance: An Emo Kid's Journey Through Falling In and Out of Love In and With New York City
Rock Bottom at the Renaissance: An Emo Kid's Journey Through Falling In and Out of Love In and With New York City
by Mike Henneberger
1776
1776
by David McCullough
On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach
by Ian McEwan
The Hidden Staircase
The Hidden Staircase
by Carolyn Keene
Women and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her
Women and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her
by Susan Griffin
Management Mess to Leadership Success
Management Mess to Leadership Success
by Scott Jeffrey Miller
Corduroy
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
A Portrait of a Marriage
A Portrait of a Marriage
by Nigel Nicolson
In Patagonia
In Patagonia
by Bruce Chatwin
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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.