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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 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 Highly Sensitive Person
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine N. Aron
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
The Hilarious World of Depression
The Hilarious World of Depression
by John Moe
A Thousand Days in Venice
A Thousand Days in Venice
by Marlena de Blasi
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
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, 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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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
Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible
by William Styron
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The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Nick Kelsh, Linda Lear
Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
Manifesting Through Meditation
Manifesting Through Meditation
by Cassandra Bodzak
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
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
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
by Tom Braden
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy
My Life in Orange
My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
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
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
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
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Karen Madigan, Monica Wiedel-Lubinski
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
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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.