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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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Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
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
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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After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
The Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
Golf in the Kingdom
Golf in the Kingdom
by Michael Murphy
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An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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11 Books About Finding Yourself
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Beth Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
Alpana Pours
Alpana Pours
by Alpana Singh, Robert Scarola, Julia Anderson-Miller
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
by Kim Chamberlain
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Emotional Well-Being
Emotional Well-Being
by Neil Kobrin
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
Words That Matter
Words That Matter
by Editors of O, the Oprah Magazine
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
The Ultimate Book of Dad Jokes
The Ultimate Book of Dad Jokes
by Gordon Hideaki Nagai
Change Your Mind, Change Your Health
Change Your Mind, Change Your Health
by Anne Marie Ludovici, James O. Prochaska
How Midsummer Night
How Midsummer Night
by Janet Somerville
You and I, as Mothers
You and I, as Mothers
by Laura Prepon
The Pattern in the Carpet
The Pattern in the Carpet
by Margaret Drabble
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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Fearvana
Fearvana
by The Dalai Lama, Akshay Nanavati
Zen Dogs
Zen Dogs
by Gautama Buddha, Mango Media
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Carl Kurlander, Louie Anderson
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
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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.