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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

The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham The Law of Attraction: The...

Esther Hicks, Jerry Hicks
Buy from $1.40

The Smart But Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain's Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home The Smart But Scattered Guide...

Peg Dawson, Edd, Richard Guare, PhD
Buy from $7.21
eBook from $10.17

The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life The Second Mountain: The...

David Brooks
Buy from $1.07

Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future Lighter: Let Go of the Past,...

Yung Pueblo
Buy from $3.04

ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To...

Russ Harris
Buy from $15.03
eBook from $35.95

The Power of Ted* (*the Empowerment Dynamic): 10th Anniversary Edition The Power of Ted* (*the...

David Emerald
Buy from $0.99

Rising Strong Rising Strong

Bren? Brown
Buy from $0.99

Create a Life You Love: How to Quiet Outside Voices So You Can Finally Hear Your Own Create a Life You Love: How...

Stephanie May Wilson
Buy from $17.47
eBook from $12.99

Create This Book 2 Create This Book 2

Moriah Elizabeth
Buy from $1.52

The Anatomy of Peace The Anatomy of Peace

The Arbinger Institute
Buy from $1.36
eBook from $14.92

Bob Ross Color-By-Number Bob Ross Color-By-Number

Editors of Thunder Bay Press, Carolyn Saletto (Illustrator)
Buy from $5.20

You, Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type You, Happier: The 7...

Amen MD Daniel G
Buy from $6.35

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

Brianna Madia
Buy from $19.47
eBook from $15.19

The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith The Universe Has Your Back:...

Gabrielle Bernstein
Buy from $0.99

Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Decluttering at the Speed of...

Dana K White
Buy from $6.17
eBook from $9.99

Ray of F*cking Sunshine Sticky Notes: 101 Happiness Notes to Swear and Share Ray of F*cking Sunshine...

Sourcebooks
Buy from $5.49

Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to...

Austin Kleon
Buy from $2.21

The Road to Character The Road to Character

David Brooks
Buy from $0.99

The Blue Zones Challenge: A 4-Week Plan for a Longer, Better Life The Blue Zones Challenge: A 4...

Dan Buettner
Buy from $2.72

A Woman's Way Through the Twelve Steps A Woman's Way Through the...

Stephanie S Covington, PhD, Lcsw
Buy from $9.00

Calm Your Mind with Food: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety Calm Your Mind with Food: A...

Uma Naidoo
Buy from $15.77

Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday Practicing Mindfulness: 75...

Matthew Sockolov
Buy from $1.98

The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man The Book of Charlie: Wisdom...

David Von Drehle
Buy from $5.40

Sex Talks: The Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life Sex Talks: The Five...

Vanessa Marin, Xander Marin
Buy from $12.28

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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.