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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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Gardening When It Counts
Gardening When It Counts
by Steve Solomon
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Why We Can't Sleep
Why We Can't Sleep
by Ada Calhoun
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Beth Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
Dear Cary
Dear Cary
by Dyan Cannon
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
Devotions for Sacred Parenting
by Gary Thomas
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by David Talbot, Richard D. Mahoney
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Doing Sixty & Seventy
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria Steinem
Words That Matter
Words That Matter
by Editors of O, the Oprah Magazine
An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Nick Kelsh, Linda Lear
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
Manifesting Through Meditation
Manifesting Through Meditation
by Cassandra Bodzak
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
Domestic Affairs
Domestic Affairs
by Joyce Maynard
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
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
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
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 Karen Madigan, Monica Wiedel-Lubinski
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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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.