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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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Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
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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Each Day a Renewed Beginning
Each Day a Renewed Beginning
by Karen Casey
Remember It!
Remember It!
by Sanjay Gupta, Nelson Dellis
Fearvana
Fearvana
by The Dalai Lama, Akshay Nanavati
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
Zen Dogs
Zen Dogs
by Gautama Buddha, Mango Media
Yell Less, Love More
Yell Less, Love More
by Sheila McCraith
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
by Kim Chamberlain
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
Max Your Mind
Max Your Mind
by Sandra Sunquist Stanton
Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing & Treating Osteoporosis
Mayo Clinic Guide to Preventing & Treating Osteoporosis
by Mayo Clinic
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Carl Kurlander, Louie Anderson
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
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
Badass Affirmations
Badass Affirmations
by Becca Anderson
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
H Is for Hawk
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
by Erma Bombeck
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
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
Among the White Moon Faces
Among the White Moon Faces
by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
The Hilarious World of Depression
The Hilarious World of Depression
by John Moe
Hunting with Hemingway
Hunting with Hemingway
by Hilary Hemingway, Jeff Lindsay
A Country Called Childhood
A Country Called Childhood
by Jay Griffiths
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice
by Marlena de Blasi
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
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
The Fifteen Percent
The Fifteen Percent
by Terry Giles, Ben Carson
Not for Everyday Use
Not for Everyday Use
by Elizabeth Nunez
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
by Jackie Viramontez
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Clearly Now, the Rain
Clearly Now, the Rain
by Eli Hastings
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Unbreakable Bonds
Unbreakable Bonds
by Kevin Ferris, Dava Guerin, George H. W. Bush
Happiness
Happiness
by Jean Vanier
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
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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.