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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

Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition): Advice from Dear Sugar Tiny Beautiful Things (10th...

Cheryl Strayed
Buy from $2.21

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes Same as Ever: A Guide to What...

Morgan Housel
Buy from $12.98

Signs from Pets in the Afterlife: Identifying Messages from Pets in Heaven Signs from Pets in the...

Lyn Ragan
Buy from $2.69

Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself Not Nice: Stop People...

Aziz Gazipura
Buy from $7.93

The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level The Big Leap: Conquer Your...

Dr. Gay Hendricks, PH D
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eBook from $9.43

Me and My Feelings: A Kids' Guide to Understanding and Expressing Themselves Me and My Feelings: A Kids'...

Vanessa Green Allen
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The Holy Grail of Investing: The World's Greatest Investors Reveal Their Ultimate Strategies for Financial Freedom The Holy Grail of Investing:...

Tony Robbins, Christopher Zook
Buy from $6.99

Happy Confident Me Journal: Gratitude and Growth Mindset Journal to boost children's happiness, self-esteem, positive thinking, mindfulness and resilience Happy Confident Me Journal:...

Nadim Saad, Annabel Rosenhead
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? Why Has Nobody Told Me This...

Julie Smith
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eBook from $14.67

Captivating Expanded Edition: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul Captivating Expanded Edition:...

John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge
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eBook from $10.49

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha Radical Acceptance: Embracing...

Tara Brach
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Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive Redeeming Your Time: 7...

Jordan Raynor
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The Crystal Bible: A Definitive Guide to Crystals The Crystal Bible: A...

Judy Hall
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Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to be Good Inside: A Practical...

Dr Becky Kennedy
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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness Change Your Brain, Change...

Dr. Daniel G Amen, MD
Buy from $1.57

Piense y Hagase Rico Piense y Hagase Rico

Napoleon Hill
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The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness The Good Life: Lessons from...

Robert Waldinger
Buy from $10.24

The Gene Keys: Embracing Your Higher Purpose The Gene Keys: Embracing Your...

Richard Rudd
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Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol Quit Like a Woman: The...

Holly Whitaker
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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters The Art of Gathering: How We...

Priya Parker
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World The Book of Joy: Lasting...

Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu
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Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life Manifest: 7 Steps to Living...

Roxie Nafousi
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eBook from $13.99

The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love The Ethical Slut, Third...

Janet W Hardy, Dossie Easton
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Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive...

Sally Winston
Buy from $6.67
eBook from $14.15

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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.