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Best Sellers In Self-Help Books

Self-help books can help you improve all aspects of your life, from work to personal development and relationships. Our wide selection of self-help books, from emotional and motivational self-help books to self-management and personal development self-help books, can help you make the right changes on your path to self-improvement. Browse our selection of the best self-improvement books available today.

Best-selling Self-Help titles

How to See How to See

Thich Nhat Hanh, John Sackville (Read by)
Buy from $14.27

The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice The Furies: Women, Vengeance,...

Elizabeth Flock, Mia Hutchinson-Shaw (Read by)
Buy from $21.31

Gut Check: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Mental, Physical, and Emotional Health Gut Check: Unleash the Power...

MD
Buy from $21.33

The Busy Brain Cure: The Eight-Week Plan to Find Focus, Calm Anxiety & Sleep Again The Busy Brain Cure: The...

Romie Mushtaq
Buy from $21.33

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier Build the Life You Want: The...

Arthur C Brooks, Oprah Winfrey (Read by)
Buy from $19.98

ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How...

Tracy Otsuka, Edward Hallowell (Foreword by)
Buy from $21.31

Your Journey to Financial Freedom: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Wealth and Happiness Your Journey to Financial...

Jamila Souffrant
Buy from $21.31

House Love: A Joyful Guide to Cleaning, Organizing, and Loving the Home You're in House Love: A Joyful Guide to...

Karin B Miller (Contributions by), Patric Richardson (Read by)
Buy from $21.31

30 Days: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life 30 Days: Change Your Habits,...

Marc Reklau, Ashwin Mushran (Read by)
Buy from $52.19

Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Hidden Potential: The Science...

Adam Grant, Maurice Ashley (Read by)
Buy from $26.56

Self-Care for Black Men: 100 Ways to Heal and Liberate Self-Care for Black Men: 100...

Jor-El Caraballo
Buy from $15.70

The Book You Want Everyone You Love to Read: Sane and Sage Advice to Help You Navigate All of Your Most Important Relationships The Book You Want Everyone...

Philippa Perry
Buy from $22.74

Bounce Back: 12 Warrior Principles to Reclaim and Recalibrate Your Life Bounce Back: 12 Warrior...

Travis Mills, Roger Wayne (Read by)
Buy from $20.38

A Curious Mind Expanded Edition: The Secret to a Bigger Life A Curious Mind Expanded...

Brian Grazer (Introduction by), Charles Fishman
Buy from $20.39

Go Home for Dinner: Advice on How Faith Makes a Family and Family Makes a Life Go Home for Dinner: Advice on...

Mike Pence, Charlotte Pence Bond (Read by)
Buy from $23.23

A Dangerously High Threshold for Pain A Dangerously High Threshold...

Imani Perry
Buy from $50.98

How to Be the Love You Seek: Break Cycles, Find Peace, and Heal Your Relationships How to Be the Love You Seek:...

Dr. Nicole Lepera, Courtney Patterson (Read by)
Buy from $24.10

God Calls Us to Do Hard Things: Lessons from the Alabama Wiregrass God Calls Us to Do Hard...

Katie Britt
Buy from $83.78

The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset That Drives Extraordinary Results The Geek Way: The Radical...

Andrew McAfee, Reid Hoffman (Foreword by)
Buy from $22.75

Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story Among the Bros: A Fraternity...

Max Marshall, Stephen Graybill (Read by)
Buy from $21.30

How to Relax How to Relax

Thich Nhat Hanh, John Sackville (Read by)
Buy from $14.72

And Then We Rise Lib/E: A Guide to Loving and Taking Care of Self And Then We Rise Lib/E: A...

Common
Buy from $33.38

I Didn't Know I Needed This Lib/E: The New Rules for Flirting, Feeling, and Finding Yourself I Didn't Know I Needed This...

Eli Rallo
Buy from $35.76

How to Be the Love You Seek Lib/E: Break Cycles, Find Peace, and Heal Your Relationships How to Be the Love You Seek...

Dr. Nicole Lepera, Courtney Patterson (Read by)
Buy from $35.76

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Self-Help Books FAQs

Self-help books come in many different forms, and finding the right one for you all depends on what you're looking to improve in your life. For example, you might want emotional self-help books or self-management self-help books. Here's a short list of some self-help books that span several categories.

  • Burn After Writing by Sharon Jones
    Personal development self-help books can help you grow and reflect on the past. One of the best self-help books in the nation, Burn After Writing is a journal filled with prompts to help you reflect while fueling creativity. Each prompt asks questions and presents thought experiences to help individuals learn new things about themselves.
  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson
    Written by a clinical psychologist, this self-improvement book discusses emotionally unavailable or immature parents and how it's destructive to children. Topics include how parents create neglect and how children can recover and free themselves from emotionally immature parents.
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
    This book has been one of the top self-help books since 1936, when it was originally published. The book teaches you how to make people like you.
  • The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
    The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is a motivational self-help book that teaches individuals how to live in the present, rather than focusing on the past.
  • Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller
    Attached is a book about dating that explains why some people are better at relationships than others, helping them to discover an understanding of attachment as an adult using relationship science.

Yes, self-help books work. However, it depends on the person. Reading a self-help book can help you learn different ways to improve yourself, but you must take action based on what you learn in the book. Self-help books help individuals feel more empowered to take control of their lives, but they're not right for everyone. Books are not a substitute for professional help when needed.

Self-help books are non-fiction because they're based on fact. Many self-help books use science or philosophy to help individuals become their best selves or learn about a topic.

Yes, Alibris sells new and used books of all kinds, including the best self-help books to help you feel more empowered in your daily life. Browse our selection of self-improvement books to find your next read.