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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

Take Less. Do More.: Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker Take Less. Do More.:...

Glen Van Peski
Buy from $18.09

Keeping a Creative Sketchbook: Build Your Artistic Practice for a Joyfully Inspired Life Keeping a Creative Sketchbook...

Emma Block
Buy from $15.03

Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom Real Life: The Journey from...

Sharon Salzberg
Buy from $10.99

Life on the Green: Lessons and Wisdom from Legends of Golf Life on the Green: Lessons...

Ann Liguori, Jim Nantz (Foreword by)
Buy from $11.02

Letters from Jimme: Life Lessons I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self Letters from Jimme: Life...

Jimmelynn Garland Rice
Buy from $14.14

The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life The Wealth Money Can't Buy:...

Robin Sharma
Buy from $30.11

Niv, Journal the Word Bible for Women (Perfect for Note-Taking), Leathersoft, Teal, Red Letter, Comfort Print: 500+ Prompts to Encourage Journaling and Reflection Niv, Journal the Word Bible...

Zondervan
Buy from $36.40

Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos Sovereign: Reclaim Your...

Emma Seppala
Buy from $20.58

The Power of Ownership: Redeem Your Health, Live Life by Design, and Break the Relentless Pursuit of Normal The Power of Ownership:...

Justin Roethlingshoefer
Buy from $19.53

If We're Being Honest If We're Being Honest

Jennifer Thompson
Buy from $13.30

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)
Buy from $18.35
eBook from $20.75

Pretty Wrecked: Confessions of a Teen Addict and Her Road to Recovery Pretty Wrecked: Confessions...

Tracy Viola
Buy from $12.70

Do This Daily: Secrets to Finding Success, Happiness, and Purpose in Work and Life Do This Daily: Secrets to...

Lan Phan
Buy from $14.14

Universal Principles of Typography: 100 Key Concepts for Choosing and Using Type Universal Principles of...

Elliot Jay Stocks, Ellen Lupton (Foreword by)
Buy from $24.44
eBook from $40.00

Abundant Grace: 40 Days of Walking in the Goodness of God: A Devotional Abundant Grace: 40 Days of...

Will Kassner, Courtney Kassner
Buy from $12.01

Red Flags, Green Flags: Modern psychology for everyday drama Red Flags, Green Flags:...

Dr Ali Fenwick
Buy from $20.33

Small Business for Dummies Small Business for Dummies

Eric Tyson, Jim Schell
Buy from $20.79

The Stoic Mindset: Living the Ten Principles of Stoicism The Stoic Mindset: Living the...

Mark Tuitert
Buy from $15.02

Bare Knuckle: Bobby Gunn, 73-0 Undefeated. a Dad. a Dream. a Fight Like You've Never Seen. Bare Knuckle: Bobby Gunn, 73...

Stayton Bonner
Buy from $25.52

All That Happiness Is: Some Words on What Matters All That Happiness Is: Some...

Adam Gopnik
Buy from $17.42

Rainbow Magick: 12 Magickal Color Quests for Art Witches Rainbow Magick: 12 Magickal...

Molly Roberts
Buy from $16.09

¡Renuévate! (Do the New You): Seis Mentalidades Que Te Convertirán En El Ser Que Fuiste Creado ¡Renuévate! (Do the New You):...

Steven Furtick
Buy from $12.02

Shadow Work for the Soul: Seeing Beauty in the Dark Shadow Work for the Soul:...

Mary Mueller Shutan
Buy from $14.14

Take a Chance!: 101 Entrepreneurial Lessons for Making It Big Take a Chance!: 101...

Larry Gaynor
Buy from $14.14

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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.