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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

Stolen Childhoods: Thriving After Abuse Stolen Childhoods: Thriving...

Shari Botwin
Buy from $29.89

Evolving While Black: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Transformation on Your Own Terms Evolving While Black: The...

Chianti Lomax
Buy from $32.24

It's Time to Give a Feck: Elevating Humanity Through Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness It's Time to Give a Feck:...

Chaz Ebert, Tamron Hall (Foreword by)
Buy from $21.91

Great Quotes from Great Scientists: Quotes, Lessons, and Universal Truths from the World's Greatest Scientific Minds Great Quotes from Great...

Chris Ferrie
Buy from $12.01

Your Not Forever Home: Affordable, Elevated, Temporary Decor for Renters Your Not Forever Home:...

Katherine Ormerod
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The Way of the Wild Soul Woman: 5 Earth Archetypes to Unleash Your Full Feminine Power The Way of the Wild Soul...

Mary Reynolds Thompson, Clare DuBois (Foreword by)
Buy from $16.26

El Arte de Escuchar (Te): Descubre El Poder Transformador de la Escucha Profunda / The Art of Listening (to Yourself) El Arte de Escuchar (Te):...


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The Existential Toolkit for Climate Justice Educators: How to Teach in a Burning World The Existential Toolkit for...

Jennifer Atkinson, Sarah Jaquette Ray
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The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough The Perfection Trap:...

Thomas Curran
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Rethinking Cyber Warfare: The International Relations of Digital Disruption Rethinking Cyber Warfare: The...

R David Edelman
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Infinite Greed: The Inhuman Selfishness of Capital Infinite Greed: The Inhuman...

Adrian Johnston
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Q&A a Day Graffiti: 5-Year Journal Q&A a Day Graffiti: 5-Year...

Potter Gift
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The Centered Heart: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health The Centered Heart: Evidence...

Susi Amendola
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eBook from $13.00

Worry Lines: You're Doing Really Well Given the Circumstances Worry Lines: You're Doing...

Worry Lines
Buy from $17.47

A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative A Whack on the Side of the...

Roger Von Oech
Buy from $16.80

Heart. Soul. Pen.: Find Your Voice on the Page and in Your Life Heart. Soul. Pen.: Find Your...

Robin Finn
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eBook from $12.99

Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most Anatomy of a Breakthrough:...

Adam Alter
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Social Skills Activity Deck for Kids: 30 Super Fun Ways to Make Friends, Listen Better, and Build Self-Confidence Social Skills Activity Deck...

Brad Petersen, Betsy Petersen
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The Empath's Guided Journal: Your Space to Soothe Emotional Overwhelm, Explore Your Shadow Self, and Find Balance in Relationships The Empath's Guided Journal:...

Ora North
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More! the Microdose Diet: The 90 Day Plan for More Success, Passion and Happiness More! the Microdose Diet: The...

Peggy Van de Plassche
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Get the Degree Without Losing Your Mind: The Busy Student's Guide to Study Hacking Get the Degree Without Losing...

Christina Carmelle Lopez
Buy from $19.07

A Life of One's Own A Life of One's Own

Marion Milner
Buy from $21.33
eBook from $12.63

Born Naughty: My Childhood in China Born Naughty: My Childhood in...

Jin Wang, Tony Johnston
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Why People Work: Discovering Your Employees' Hidden Expectations Why People Work: Discovering...

Ercell Charles, Merle Heckman
Buy from $14.11

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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.