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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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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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After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Doing Sixty & Seventy
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria Steinem
The Nine of Us
The Nine of Us
by Jean Kennedy Smith
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Golf in the Kingdom
Golf in the Kingdom
by Michael Murphy
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Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
The Poison Tree
The Poison Tree
by Alan Prendergast
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
A Parent's Guide to Intuitive Eating
A Parent's Guide to Intuitive Eating
by Yami Cazorla-Lancaster
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
Signs of a Happy Baby
Signs of a Happy Baby
by Kathleen Ann Harper, William Paul White
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by ,
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati
The Dog Stays in the Picture
The Dog Stays in the Picture
by Susan Morse
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
Just Tell Me What I Want
Just Tell Me What I Want
by Sara Kravitz
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 Louie Anderson, Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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The Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
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
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Valentin Chmerkovskiy
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
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger,
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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.