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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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Yell Less, Love More
Yell Less, Love More
by Sheila McCraith
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
Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
Wellmania
Wellmania
by Brigid Delaney
Max Your Mind
Max Your Mind
by Sandra Sunquist Stanton
Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child
Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child
by Angela C. Mattke, Mayo Clinic Children's Clinic
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson, Carl Kurlander
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
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
The Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron
40 Days of Dating
40 Days of Dating
by Timothy Goodman, Jessica Walsh
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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Heal Your PTSD
Heal Your PTSD
by Michele Rosenthal, Mary Beth Williams
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
Hunting with Hemingway
Hunting with Hemingway
by Hilary Hemingway, Jeff Lindsay
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice
by Marlena de Blasi
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
Barefoot to Avalon
Barefoot to Avalon
by David Payne
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
by Jackie Viramontez
Clearly Now, the Rain
Clearly Now, the Rain
by Eli Hastings
Unbreakable Bonds
Unbreakable Bonds
by Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris, George H. W. Bush
Happiness
Happiness
by Jean Vanier
Too Sharp to Fail
Too Sharp to Fail
by Kiana L. Wilson
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
Sew Organized for the Busy Girl
Sew Organized for the Busy Girl
by Heidi Staples
A Country Called Childhood
A Country Called Childhood
by Jay Griffiths
Not for Everyday Use
Not for Everyday Use
by Elizabeth Nunez
Being Creative
Being Creative
by Michael Atavar
The Nine of Us
The Nine of Us
by Jean Kennedy Smith
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I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Finding Lina
Finding Lina
by Helena Hjalmarsson
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Words That Matter
Words That Matter
by Editors of O, the Oprah Magazine
Half the Way Home
Half the Way Home
by Adam Hochschild
My Life in Orange
My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
The World According to Mister Rogers
The World According to Mister Rogers
by Fred Rogers
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Sally J Shim, Max Wanger
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth Silvers
How Midsummer Night
How Midsummer Night
by Janet Somerville
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
by Erma Bombeck
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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.