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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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Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
What Would Dolly Do?
What Would Dolly Do?
by Lauren Marino
Inspiring Creativity Through Magick
Inspiring Creativity Through Magick
by Astrea Taylor
Resilience
Resilience
by Eric Greitens
Aging Well
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant
Breaking Through Gridlock
Breaking Through Gridlock
by Jason J. Jay, Peter Senge, Gabriel Grant
Second Journey
Second Journey
by Joan Anderson
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The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
Mom Jokes
Mom Jokes
by Lisa Beth Johnson, Phoebe Bottoms
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Beth Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
Gothic Charm School
Gothic Charm School
by Jillian Venters, Pete Venters
Domestic Affairs
Domestic Affairs
by Joyce Maynard
An American Requiem
An American Requiem
by James Carroll
The Kennedy Brothers
The Kennedy Brothers
by David Talbot, Richard D. Mahoney
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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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
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy
The Erma Bombeck Collection
The Erma Bombeck Collection
by Erma Bombeck
Wedding of the Foxes
Wedding of the Foxes
by Katherine Larson
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
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
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
Sustainable Minimalism
Sustainable Minimalism
by Stephanie Marie Seferian
Dragonslippers
Dragonslippers
by Rosalind B. Penfold
Let It Bang
Let It Bang
by RJ Young
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Fearvana
Fearvana
by The Dalai Lama, Akshay Nanavati
Anywhere Travel Guide
Anywhere Travel Guide
by Magda Lipka Falck
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
Crunch Time
Crunch Time
by Rick Peterson, Billy Beane, Judd Hoekstra
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
by Kim Chamberlain
Birth
Birth
by Tina Cassidy
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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.