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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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Red Sparrow
Red Sparrow
by Jason Matthews
Carolina Built
Carolina Built
by Kianna Alexander
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
by Gerald Clarke
The School for Good Mothers
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan
Girl, Woman, Other
Girl, Woman, Other
by Bernardine Evaristo
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
by Robert Frost
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Your Favorite Poems of All Time
The Glovemaker
The Glovemaker
by Ann Weisgarber
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors
by Curtis Craddock
Goodbye Without Leaving
Goodbye Without Leaving
by Laurie Colwin
The Man With the Golden Arm
The Man With the Golden Arm
by Nelson Algren
Our Sacred Honor
Our Sacred Honor
by Jack Mars
This Is Where It Ends
This Is Where It Ends
by Marieke Nijkamp
The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Ishmael Reed
Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry
Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry
by Sara Read
The Adventurous Boy's Handbook
The Adventurous Boy's Handbook
by Stephen Brennan, Finn Brennan
Women in Sports: Megan Rapinoe
Women in Sports: Megan Rapinoe
by Mary Hertz Scarbrough
Take Control of Your Cancer Risk
Take Control of Your Cancer Risk
by John Whyte, MD, MPH
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories
by James Herriot
Orientalism
Orientalism
by Edward Said
Spirit of the Ronin
Spirit of the Ronin
by Travis Heermann
Amari and the Night Brothers
Amari and the Night Brothers
by B.B. Alston
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15 Diverse Middle Grade Books
Boyfriend Material
Boyfriend Material
by Alexis Hall
Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose
by Fern Michaels
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife
by Linda Berdoll
Visible Empire
Visible Empire
by Hannah Pittard
Warlight
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
The Girl Who Was Taken
The Girl Who Was Taken
by Charlie Donlea
Let Me Lie
Let Me Lie
by Clare Mackintosh
Salt Fat Acid Heat
Salt Fat Acid Heat
by Samin Nostrat
Layover
Layover
by David Bell
Keep Her Safe
Keep Her Safe
by K.A. Tucker
Bless Me Ultima
Bless Me Ultima
by Rudolfo Anaya
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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.