9 Productive and Informative Self-Help Books for Men

This guidebook, designed especially to address the stressors faced by men, allows you to work through and cope with any anxiety you may be experiencing. This book gives insight into the ways anxiety manifests for men and exercises to help you understand your anxiety and how it is triggered at home, work, or with family and friends. 

If you experienced abuse as a child or adolescent you are extremely likely to continue the cycle of abuse, either as a victim or perpetrator, in your adulthood. In this book Beverly Engel, an expert on abuse, teaches how to stop the cycle forever with skill for controlling overwhelming emotions and communicating in healthy ways. 

This book discusses 66 topics that are important to consider and understand in order to live a successful and fulfilling life. Each chapter includes a narrative, a checklist of emotional reinforcements, and a checklist of action items. Topics include work, integrity, and marriage.

This endearing and delightfully illustrated book gives 250 hilarious truths about cranky old men to show you how to avoid a future (or present) as a crotchety old man. We all know someone (or even are someone) like the men in these silly pages who think “you look okay” is a compliment. 

Men are often taught to not be emotional or in touch with their feelings. This book defies those stereotypes by providing men with exercises and scenarios to explore what mental health is and how to care for one's own mind and spirit. Written by a therapist, this workbook is sure to boost confidence, happiness, and connectedness. 

Edward M. Adams and Ed Frauenheim provide a new model of Liberty Masculinity which allows for men to break free of the societal constraints that have been placed on them and too often led them to selfishness, misogyny, violence, depression, and suicide. 

Bestselling linguistics professor Deborah Tannen provides a clear overview of how we communicate with each other and how to maintain healthy and effective communication in a relationship. Perfect for men who feel they are never on the same page or understanding as the women in their life. 

The modern pressures of the 21st century have been driving too many men away from their families and making them worse fathers and husbands, with paychecks being viewed as the ultimate success measure. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach offers practical solutions for bridging this divide and moving towards one another instead of away. 

Dr. Georgia Witkins explains everything there is to know about the unique stressors facing men and how they affect their bodies, careers, families, and mindsets. She provides techniques to work through stress and make it an asset in your productivity.