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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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But I Wanted a Pony!
But I Wanted a Pony!
by Anne Taintor
The Cow in the Parking Lot
The Cow in the Parking Lot
by Leonard Scheff, Susan Edmiston
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
What Would Dolly Do?
What Would Dolly Do?
by Lauren Marino
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
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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11 Books About Finding Yourself
Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
The Tricky Art Of Co-Existing
The Tricky Art Of Co-Existing
by Sandi Toksvig
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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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
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
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
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
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
Words That Matter
Words That Matter
by Editors of O, the Oprah Magazine
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
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
Boost Your Immune Power with Ayurveda
Boost Your Immune Power with Ayurveda
by Janesh Vaidya
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
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
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
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
Fearvana
Fearvana
by The Dalai Lama, Akshay Nanavati
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
Zen Dogs
Zen Dogs
by Gautama Buddha, Mango Media
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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.