Best Self-Help and DIY 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 business books that will help you professionally to DIY books that will help you find your new hobby, every list here is full of books that will help you be a better version of yourself.

Whether you're looking to pick up a new hobby, hone a skill, or do some work on yourself and your mental health, we have plenty of book recommendations to choose from. Below, browse bestselling self-help books, professional guides to all sorts of crafts and hobbies, and much more.

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10 Quilting Books to Keep You Bobbin Along

We're thready for these quilting projects.

10 Inspiring Women's Books to Help You Turn a New Leaf

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you." —Walt Whitman

10 Parenting Books for Those Who Want to Parent Better

Whether your babies are still in the womb or living a country away, these books will help you parent against all odds. 

22 Gardening Books to Grow Your Green Thumb

These fresh reads will lead you right down the garden path!

The Best Etiquette Books for Any Situation

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." ⁠—Emily Post

The Best DIY Books You Can Download Right Now

Take a break from Netflix and spend some time with a DIY project.

8 Ways to Meet Your Reading Goals

Don’t let a lack of a strategy stop you.

The 7 Best Books on Improving Memory

Stay mentally sharp with these brain-building books.

Cross Stitch Books To Keep You Busy

Perfect your stitches with a little help from these books.

Remember It! Is the Memory Book You'll Love to Read

Memory expert Nelson Dellis went on the Today show to share his techniques.

11 Sustainability Books to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” —Robert Swan

8 Homesteader Books for a Self-Reliant Lifestyle 

Find growth not only in your garden but as an environmentally conscious citizen. 

The Good Death: 6 Moving Books on Death

These writers look death in the face.

10 Drawing Books to Inspire Your Creativity

From crayons, to chalk, to brush pens, there's something here for every artist!