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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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An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
Elusive Adulthoods
Elusive Adulthoods
by Deborah Durham, Jacqueline Solway
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by Richard D. Mahoney, David Talbot
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Motherhood
Motherhood
by Erma Bombeck
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
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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Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
Manifesting Through Meditation
Manifesting Through Meditation
by Cassandra Bodzak
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Beyond Contempt
Beyond Contempt
by Erica Etelson
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Second Journey
Second Journey
by Joan Anderson
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Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth Silvers
Signs of a Happy Baby
Signs of a Happy Baby
by William Paul White, Kathleen Ann Harper
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
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
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
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
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
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson, Carl Kurlander
40 Days of Dating
40 Days of Dating
by Timothy Goodman, Jessica Walsh
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
The Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
Unbreakable Bonds
Unbreakable Bonds
by Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris, George H. W. Bush
Happiness
Happiness
by Jean Vanier
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Sally J Shim, Max Wanger
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
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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.