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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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Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible
by William Styron
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The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
Manifesting Through Meditation
Manifesting Through Meditation
by Cassandra Bodzak
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Beyond Contempt
Beyond Contempt
by Erica Etelson
Second Journey
Second Journey
by Joan Anderson
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Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Signs of a Happy Baby
Signs of a Happy Baby
by William Paul White, Kathleen Ann Harper
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
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
Domestic Affairs
Domestic Affairs
by Joyce Maynard
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
Crunch Time
Crunch Time
by Rick Peterson, Judd Hoekstra, Billy Beane
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
by Kim Chamberlain
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson, Carl Kurlander
40 Days of Dating
40 Days of Dating
by Timothy Goodman, Jessica Walsh
After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
Among the White Moon Faces
Among the White Moon Faces
by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
Barefoot to Avalon
Barefoot to Avalon
by David Payne
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
by Jacki Lyden
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
Doing Sixty & Seventy
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria Steinem
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Sally J Shim, Max Wanger
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth Silvers
Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
How Midsummer Night
How Midsummer Night
by Janet Somerville
The Pattern in the Carpet
The Pattern in the Carpet
by Margaret Drabble
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by Richard D. Mahoney, David Talbot
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
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.