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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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Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning
by Natalie Goldberg
The Nine of Us
The Nine of Us
by Jean Kennedy Smith
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Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible
by William Styron
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Sewing to Sell
Sewing to Sell
by Virginia Lindsay
Doing Sixty & Seventy
Doing Sixty & Seventy
by Gloria Steinem
An Abbreviated Life
An Abbreviated Life
by Ariel Leve
The Sense of Wonder
The Sense of Wonder
by Rachel Carson, Linda Lear, Nick Kelsh
It's Not About the Money
It's Not About the Money
by Brent Kessel
Lessons from the Prairie
Lessons from the Prairie
by Melissa Francis
Harry
Harry
by Katie Nicholl
Second Journey
Second Journey
by Joan Anderson
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Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth Silvers
Fearvana
Fearvana
by Akshay Nanavati, The Dalai Lama
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
After the Eclipse
After the Eclipse
by Sarah Perry
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
by Hilary A Smith
An Italian Education
An Italian Education
by Tim Parks
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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The Iceberg
The Iceberg
by Marion Coutts
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
by Trista Sutter
I'll Never Change My Name
I'll Never Change My Name
by Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
The Dry Challenge
The Dry Challenge
by Hilary Sheinbaum
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Be Mine
Be Mine
by Sally J Shim, Max Wanger
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 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
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
Own Best Friend
Own Best Friend
by Kristina Hallett, Dr. Ramani Durvasula
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation
by Caitlin Fisher
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
Linda Goodman's Love Signs
by Linda Goodman
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
by Martha Weinman Lear
Among the White Moon Faces
Among the White Moon Faces
by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Hunting with Hemingway
Hunting with Hemingway
by Hilary Hemingway, Jeff Lindsay
A Country Called Childhood
A Country Called Childhood
by Jay Griffiths
Loving Her
Loving Her
by Ann Allen Shockley
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Fred Waitzkin
Behind the Clutter
Behind the Clutter
by June Saruwatari
The Fifteen Percent
The Fifteen Percent
by Terry Giles, Ben Carson
Not for Everyday Use
Not for Everyday Use
by Elizabeth Nunez
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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.