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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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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
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
Wellmania
Wellmania
by Brigid Delaney
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years
Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby's First Years
by Walter J. Cook, Kelsey M. Klaas
The Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron
You're Strong, Smart, and You Got This
You're Strong, Smart, and You Got This
by Kate Allan
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After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
The Hilarious World of Depression
The Hilarious World of Depression
by John Moe
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 Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
Positive Imaging
Positive Imaging
by Norman Vincent Peale
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Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
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, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
Old Friends
Old Friends
by Tracy Kidder
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
Zen in the Art of Writing
Zen in the Art of Writing
by Ray Bradbury
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
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
The Spirit of Getting Organized
The Spirit of Getting Organized
by Pamela Kristan
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
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
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
The Nine of Us
The Nine of Us
by Jean Kennedy Smith
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10 Books About the Kennedys
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
An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible
by William Styron
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The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
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
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Max Wanger, Sally J Shim
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
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
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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.