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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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Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
by Terry Tempest Williams
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
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Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Daughters of the Lake
Daughters of the Lake
by Wendy Webb
Rebecca
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain
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Beach Music
Beach Music
by Pat Conroy
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
The Hole
The Hole
by Hye-young Pyun
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
by James M. Cain
Nives
Nives
by Sacha Naspini
The Promise
The Promise
by Damon Galgut
The Decagon House Murders
The Decagon House Murders
by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho-Ling Wong
Truly Devious
Truly Devious
by Maureen Johnson
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie
I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying
I'm Telling the Truth But I'm Lying
by Bassey Ikpi
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
I Am Malala
I Am Malala
by Malala Yousafzai
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by N.K. Jemisin
Future Home of the Living God
Future Home of the Living God
by Louise Erdrich
My Losing Season
My Losing Season
by Pat Conroy
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Letter to My Daughter
Letter to My Daughter
by Maya Angelou
A Merciful Death
A Merciful Death
by Kendra Elliot
The Shining
The Shining
by Stephen King
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The Way of Shadows
The Way of Shadows
by Brent Weeks
The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
by Edgar Allan Poe
Catcher in the Rye
Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
Read These Banned Books
Read These Banned Books
by American Library Association (ALA)
To Win a Prince
To Win a Prince
by Toni Shiloh
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The Riverwoman's Dragon
The Riverwoman's Dragon
by Candace Robb
Dead Dead Girls
Dead Dead Girls
by Nekesa Afia
The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase
by Louisa May Alcott
The Woman Before Me
The Woman Before Me
by Ruth Dugdall
Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask
Serial Killers: 101 Questions True Crime Fans Ask
by Joni Johnston, Psy.D.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie
Blindness
Blindness
by José Saramago
The Friend
The Friend
by Joakim Zander
The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutiérrez
The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutiérrez
by Jimmy Breslin
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Death in Advertising
Death in Advertising
by Laura Bradford
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning
by Antonio Manzini
Re Jane
Re Jane
by Patricia Park
 The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
by Ernest Hemingway
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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.