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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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But I Wanted a Pony!
But I Wanted a Pony!
by Anne Taintor
The Cow in the Parking Lot
The Cow in the Parking Lot
by Leonard Scheff, Susan Edmiston
Depression Hates a Moving Target
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney
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
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
Forever, Erma
Forever, Erma
by Erma Bombeck
Golf in the Kingdom
Golf in the Kingdom
by Michael Murphy
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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
A Daily Creativity Journal
A Daily Creativity Journal
by Noah Scalin
Breaking Through Gridlock
Breaking Through Gridlock
by Jason J. Jay, Peter Senge, Gabriel Grant
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
Dad Jokes
Dad Jokes
by Editors of Portable Press
The Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits
The Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits
by Lee Manigault, Tania Lee, Suzanne Pollak
Nature Play Workshop for Families
Nature Play Workshop for Families
by Monica Wiedel-Lubinski, Karen Madigan
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
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt
The Last Word on Power
The Last Word on Power
by Tracy Goss
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
The Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
by Helen Gurley Brown
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
Being Creative
Being Creative
by Michael Atavar
Words That Matter
Words That Matter
by Editors of O, the Oprah Magazine
Blaze Your Own Trail
Blaze Your Own Trail
by Rebekah Bastian, Sarah Lacy
Quickies
Quickies
by Heather Bartos
Clutter Rehab
Clutter Rehab
by Laura Wittmann
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
Aging Well
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant
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
The Baggage Handler
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
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
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Beth Silvers, Sarah Stewart Holland
How Midsummer Night
How Midsummer Night
by Janet Somerville
Signs of a Happy Baby
Signs of a Happy Baby
by Kathleen Ann Harper, William Paul White
The Pattern in the Carpet
The Pattern in the Carpet
by Margaret Drabble
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
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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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.