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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 Laws of Human Nature The Laws of Human Nature

Robert Greene
Buy from $10.69

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine Profit First: Transform Your...

Mike Michalowicz
Buy from $6.80

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now The Defining Decade: Why Your...

Meg Jay
Buy from $6.94

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 $18.81

The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments The In-Between: Unforgettable...

Hadley Vlahos
Buy from $10.79

Complex Ptsd: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma Complex Ptsd: From Surviving...

Pete Walker
Buy from $9.91

Greenlights Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey
Buy from $2.13

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One Breaking the Habit of Being...

Dr. Joe Dispenza
Buy from $3.88

Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl- A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Why Men Love Bitches: From...

Sherry Argov
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Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life Die with Zero: Getting All...

Bill Perkins
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eBook from $5.33

Love Life: How to Raise Your Standards, Find Your Person, and Live Happily (No Matter What) Love Life: How to Raise Your...

Matthew Hussey
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You Are a Badass(r): How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life You Are a Badass(r): How to...

Jen Sincero
Buy from $1.14

Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life Be Useful: Seven Tools for...

Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Los Secretos de la Mente Millonaria: Como Dominar el Juego Interior de A Riqueza Los Secretos de la Mente...

T Harv Eker
Buy from $12.37

You Can Heal Your Life You Can Heal Your Life

Louise L Hay
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Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love Eight Dates: Essential...

John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman
Buy from $9.75

The Secret The Secret

Rhonda Byrne
Buy from $0.99

Teeth Are Not for Biting Board Book Teeth Are Not for Biting...

Elizabeth Verdick, Marieka Heinlen (Illustrator)
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eBook from $8.99

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

Ruth Chou Simons
Buy from $17.43
eBook from $14.99

The Miracle Morning (Updated and Expanded Edition): The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8am) The Miracle Morning (Updated...

Hal Elrod
Buy from $12.60

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself Codependent No More: How to...

Melody Beattie
Buy from $1.17
eBook from $18.00

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do...

Charles Duhigg
Buy from $1.69

The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results The Power of Positive...

Norman Vincent Peale
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Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) Surrounded by Idiots: The...

Thomas Erikson
Buy from $8.87

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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.