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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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5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
Not for Everyday Use
Not for Everyday Use
by Elizabeth Nunez
Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
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Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
How Midsummer Night
How Midsummer Night
by Janet Somerville
The Pattern in the Carpet
The Pattern in the Carpet
by Margaret Drabble
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
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
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A Better Brain at Any Age
A Better Brain at Any Age
by Sondra Kornblatt, Fernando Vega
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
Crunch Time
Crunch Time
by Rick Peterson, Judd Hoekstra, Billy Beane
Just Tell Me What I Want
Just Tell Me What I Want
by Sara Kravitz
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 Richard D. Mahoney, David Talbot
Be That Unicorn
Be That Unicorn
by Jenny Block
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
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 on Healthy Aging
Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging
by Mayo Clinic
The F Word
The F Word
by Louis Anderson, Louie Anderson, Carl Kurlander
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
Among the White Moon Faces
Among the White Moon Faces
by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
Hunting with Hemingway
Hunting with Hemingway
by Hilary Hemingway, Jeff Lindsay
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Barefoot to Avalon
Barefoot to Avalon
by David Payne
Be Who You Are
Be Who You Are
by Jimmy Brandmeier
Revolution from Within
Revolution from Within
by Gloria Steinem
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The Fifteen Percent
The Fifteen Percent
by Terry Giles, Ben Carson
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
I Can't Believe I Dated Him
by Jackie Viramontez
Clearly Now, the Rain
Clearly Now, the Rain
by Eli Hastings
Unbreakable Bonds
Unbreakable Bonds
by Dava Guerin, Kevin Ferris, George H. W. Bush
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
The Risk Of Us
The Risk Of Us
by Rachel Howard
Being Creative
Being Creative
by Michael Atavar
Finding Lina
Finding Lina
by Helena Hjalmarsson
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O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
O's Little Book of Calm & Comfort
by The Editors of O, The Oprah Magazine
Half the Way Home
Half the Way Home
by Adam Hochschild
My Life in Orange
My Life in Orange
by Tim Guest
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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.