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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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Big Sur
Big Sur
by Jack Kerouac
Maisie Dobbs
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear
Hard Rules
Hard Rules
by Lisa Renee Jones
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Dirty Little Lies
Dirty Little Lies
by Lora Leigh
Raven Black
Raven Black
by Ann Cleeves
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The Eyre Affair
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Woman on the Edge of Time
by Marge Piercy
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende
Without You, There Is No Us
Without You, There Is No Us
by Suki Kim
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
Where Dreams Descend
Where Dreams Descend
by Janella Angeles
The Fifth Season
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin
The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover
The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover
by Sybille Bedford
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men
by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward
Lord of Light
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
by Brigid Kemmerer
The Lemon Tree Hotel
The Lemon Tree Hotel
by Rosanna Ley
Exhalation: Stories
Exhalation: Stories
by Ted Chiang
These Hollow Vows
These Hollow Vows
by Lexi Ryan
Foundation
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Beautiful Ruins
Beautiful Ruins
by Jess Walter
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
by Steig Larsson
The Jesus Incident
The Jesus Incident
by Frank Herbert
Call Me Tuesday
Call Me Tuesday
by Leigh Byrne
The Iron King
The Iron King
by Maurice Druon
The Light Over London
The Light Over London
by Julia Kelly
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Outpost
Outpost
by Dan Richards
It
It
by Stephen King
Hunger
Hunger
by Roxane Gay
Call Me By Your Name
Call Me By Your Name
by André Aciman
The House We Grew Up In
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County
by Robert James Waller
The Harry Potter Series
The Harry Potter Series
by J.K. Rowling
Before I Go to Sleep
Before I Go to Sleep
by S.J. Watson
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
by E.L. James
Divergent
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Winemaker's Wife
The Winemaker's Wife
by Kristin Harmel
The Crystal Ribbon
The Crystal Ribbon
by Celeste Lim
The Curse of Chalion
The Curse of Chalion
by Lois McMaster Bujold
Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
These Violent Delights
These Violent Delights
by Chloe Gong
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
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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.