We Value Your Privacy

This site uses cookies to improve user experience. By continuing to browse, you accept the use of cookies and other technologies.

I UNDERSTAND
LEARN MORE
Subscribe
AboutAbout
DealsDeals
ArticlesArticles
GenresGenres

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.

Current Book Deal

Loading...
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice
by Marlena de Blasi
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
The Poison Tree
The Poison Tree
by Alan Prendergast
Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible
by William Styron
BUY
SEE MORE RECOMMENDATIONS
23 Must-Read Books for Men
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Nick Kelsh, Linda Lear
Manifesting Through Meditation
Manifesting Through Meditation
by Cassandra Bodzak
One Thing at a Time
One Thing at a Time
by Cindy Glovinsky
A Parent's Guide to Intuitive Eating
A Parent's Guide to Intuitive Eating
by Yami Cazorla-Lancaster
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
Domestic Affairs
Domestic Affairs
by Joyce Maynard
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by David Talbot, Richard D. Mahoney
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Carl Kurlander, Louie Anderson
Among the White Moon Faces
Among the White Moon Faces
by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Beyond Contempt
Beyond Contempt
by Erica Etelson
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
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
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
Signs of a Happy Baby
Signs of a Happy Baby
by William Paul White, Kathleen Ann Harper
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
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
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
BUY
SEE MORE RECOMMENDATIONS
5 Must-Read Gun Violence Books
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
Crunch Time
Crunch Time
by Rick Peterson, Billy Beane, Judd Hoekstra
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
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
Hunting with Hemingway
Hunting with Hemingway
by Hilary Hemingway, Jeff Lindsay
A Country Called Childhood
A Country Called Childhood
by Jay Griffiths
Showing 51-100 of 119 results

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.