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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

Refreshing Comms: Internal Communication for a Better Connected, Feel-Good, Goal-Achieving Workplace Refreshing Comms: Internal...

Liz Atkin, Jenni Field (Foreword by)
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eBook from $9.99

Assessment, Risk and Decision Making in Social Work: An Introduction Assessment, Risk and Decision...

Campbell Killick, Brian J. Taylor
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eBook from $17.66

Self and Identity: An Exploration of the Development, Constitution and Breakdown of Human Selfhood Self and Identity: An...

Matthew Tieu
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eBook from $29.13

Everyday Leadership: Taking Charge in the Real World Everyday Leadership: Taking...

Ahron Friedberg M D, Sandra Sherman
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eBook from $18.13

Think This, Not That: 12 Mindshifts to Breakthrough Limiting Beliefs and Become Who You Were Born to Be Think This, Not That: 12...

Dr. Josh Axe
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eBook from $14.99

Now and Not Yet: Pressing in When You're Waiting, Wanting, and Restless for More Now and Not Yet: Pressing in...

Ruth Chou Simons
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eBook from $14.99

Treasures in the Dark: 90 Reflections on Finding Bright Hope Hidden in the Hurting Treasures in the Dark: 90...

Katherine Wolf
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As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve As Long as You Need:...

J S Park
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Good Grief Good Grief

Brianna Pastor
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Talk Money to Me: The 8 Essential Financial Questions to Discuss with Your Partner Talk Money to Me: The 8...

Jason Tartick
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Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir Never Leave the Dogs Behind:...

Brianna Madia
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Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Wellbeing Uptime: A Practical Guide to...

Laura Mae Martin
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The Unexpected Gift of Trauma \ El Inesperado Regalo del Trauma (Spanish Ed.): Una Guía Para El Crecimiento Postraumático The Unexpected Gift of Trauma...

Dr. Edith Shiro, Eric Levit Mora (Translator)
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Lit: Life Ignition Tools: Use Nature's Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas, and Ignite Action Lit: Life Ignition Tools: Use...

Jeff Karp, Teresa Barker
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eBook from $16.77

Overcoming Body Hatred Workbook: A Woman's Guide to Healing Negative Body Image and Nurturing Self-Worth Using CBT and Depth Psychology Overcoming Body Hatred...

Kathryn C Holt, PhD, Anita Johnston, PhD (Foreword by)
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The Illumination Code: 7 Keys to Unlock Your Quantum Intelligence The Illumination Code: 7 Keys...

Kim Chestney, Peter Smith (Foreword by)
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The Social Rhythm Therapy Workbook for Bipolar Disorder: Stabilize Your Circadian Rhythms to Reduce Stress, Manage Moods, and Prevent Future Episodes The Social Rhythm Therapy...

Holly A Swartz, MD, Ellen Frank (Foreword by)
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Hbr's 10 Must Reads on Strengthening Your Soft Skills (with Bonus Article You Don't Need Just One Leadership Voice--You Need Many by Amy Jen Su) Hbr's 10 Must Reads on...

Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman
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Universal Principles of Typography: 100 Key Concepts for Choosing and Using Type Universal Principles of...

Elliot Jay Stocks, Ellen Lupton (Foreword by)
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The Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook: Improve Communication and Build Stronger Relationships The Emotional Intelligence...

Stephanie Catella, PsyD, Matthew McKay, PhD
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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.