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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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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
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
Daughter of the Queen of Sheba
by Jacki Lyden
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
Words That Matter
Words That Matter
by Editors of O, the Oprah Magazine
My Life in Orange
My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
Aging Well
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Modern Loss
Modern Loss
by Gabrielle Birkner, Peter Arkle, Rebecca Soffer
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
by Beverly Engel
Iris Grace
Iris Grace
by Arabella Carter-Johnson
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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
Gardening When It Counts
Gardening When It Counts
by Steve Solomon
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
Why We Can't Sleep
Why We Can't Sleep
by Ada Calhoun
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Beth Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
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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Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
Zen Dogs
Zen Dogs
by Gautama Buddha, Mango Media
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by David Talbot, Richard D. Mahoney
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
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
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Carl Kurlander, Louie Anderson
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
A Country Called Childhood
A Country Called Childhood
by Jay Griffiths
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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.