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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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Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
How to Survive Off the Grid
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch
Remember It!
Remember It!
by Sanjay Gupta, Nelson Dellis
Domestic Affairs
Domestic Affairs
by Joyce Maynard
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
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
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
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
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
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
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
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
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
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
The Garbageman's Guide to Life: How to Get Out of the Dumps
The Garbageman's Guide to Life: How to Get Out of the Dumps
by Norm LeMay, Steven Kaufman
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Being Creative
Being Creative
by Michael Atavar
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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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
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
The Poison Tree
The Poison Tree
by Alan Prendergast
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
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
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
Change Your Mind, Change Your Health
Change Your Mind, Change Your Health
by Anne Marie Ludovici, James O. Prochaska
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
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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.