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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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After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
The Nine of Us
The Nine of Us
by Jean Kennedy Smith
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Golf in the Kingdom
Golf in the Kingdom
by Michael Murphy
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An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
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
Writing Down Your Soul
Writing Down Your Soul
by Janet Conner
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
Inspiring Creativity Through Magick
Inspiring Creativity Through Magick
by Astrea Taylor
Real Love
Real Love
by Sharon Salzberg
Beyond Contempt
Beyond Contempt
by Erica Etelson
Waking Up in Winter
Waking Up in Winter
by Cheryl Richardson
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The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
The Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits
The Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits
by Lee Manigault, Tania Lee, Suzanne Pollak
Sustainable Badass
Sustainable Badass
by Gittemarie Johansen
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by David Talbot, Richard D. Mahoney
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
Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
What Would Dolly Do?
What Would Dolly Do?
by Lauren Marino
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
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
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
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
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
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
Fearvana
Fearvana
by The Dalai Lama, Akshay Nanavati
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
Crunch Time
Crunch Time
by Rick Peterson, Billy Beane, Judd Hoekstra
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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.