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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 Bridge for Passing
A Bridge for Passing
by Pearl S. Buck
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
Not for Everyday Use
Not for Everyday Use
by Elizabeth Nunez
Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
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Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
You and I, as Mothers
You and I, as Mothers
by Laura Prepon
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
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
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by Richard D. Mahoney, David Talbot
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 Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson, Carl Kurlander
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Barefoot to Avalon
Barefoot to Avalon
by David Payne
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
by Jackie Viramontez
Set Yourself Free
Set Yourself Free
by Reon Schutte, Maggie Kuhn Jacobus
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
My Life in Orange
My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
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
How Midsummer Night
How Midsummer Night
by Janet Somerville
The Pattern in the Carpet
The Pattern in the Carpet
by Margaret Drabble
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
Among the White Moon Faces
Among the White Moon Faces
by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Hunting with Hemingway
Hunting with Hemingway
by Hilary Hemingway, Jeff Lindsay
Castle Perilous
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Be Who You Are
Be Who You Are
by Jimmy Brandmeier
The Fifteen Percent
The Fifteen Percent
by Terry Giles, Ben Carson
Clearly Now, the Rain
Clearly Now, the Rain
by Eli Hastings
Unbreakable Bonds
Unbreakable Bonds
by Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris, George H. W. Bush
The Risk Of Us
The Risk Of Us
by Rachel Howard
Being Creative
Being Creative
by Michael Atavar
Finding Lina
Finding Lina
by Helena Hjalmarsson
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Half the Way Home
Half the Way Home
by Adam Hochschild
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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.