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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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A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
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
An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
The Poison Tree
The Poison Tree
by Alan Prendergast
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
What Would Dolly Do?
What Would Dolly Do?
by Lauren Marino
Old Friends
Old Friends
by Tracy Kidder
The World According to Mister Rogers
The World According to Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
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
After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
The Nine of Us
The Nine of Us
by Jean Kennedy Smith
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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
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Second Journey
Second Journey
by Joan Anderson
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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
The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
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
Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
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
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
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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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
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
by Kim Chamberlain
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by David Talbot, Richard D. Mahoney
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
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.