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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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Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
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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I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
The Poison Tree
The Poison Tree
by Alan Prendergast
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Don't Label Me
Don't Label Me
by Irshad Manji
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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11 Books About Finding Yourself
The Ultimate Book of Dad Jokes
The Ultimate Book of Dad Jokes
by Gordon Hideaki Nagai
Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
Emily Post's Etiquette
Emily Post's Etiquette
by Anna Post, Peggy Post, Daniel Post Senning, Lizzie Post
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
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
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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The Garbageman's Guide to Life: How to Get Out of the Dumps
The Garbageman's Guide to Life: How to Get Out of the Dumps
by Norm LeMay, Steven Kaufman
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
by Jacki Lyden
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
Alchemy of Abundance
Alchemy of Abundance
by Rick Jarow
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
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
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
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
Zen Dogs
Zen Dogs
by Gautama Buddha, Mango Media
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
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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.