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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

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love Hold Me Tight: Seven...

Sue Johnson
Buy from $6.75

The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss The Power Foods Diet: The...

Neal Barnard, Dustin Harder
Buy from $20.16

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous

Anonymous
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eBook from $11.99

How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 How to Talk So Little Kids...

Joanna Faber, Julie King
Buy from $1.03

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind The Power of Your...

Joseph Murphy
Buy from $1.16
eBook from $0.99

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop...

Allen Carr
Buy from $1.06

As a Man Thinketh - the Original 1902 Classic (includes the Mastery of Destiny) (Reader's Library Classics) As a Man Thinketh - the...

James Allen
Buy from $5.14

The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy The False White Gospel:...

Jim Wallis, Eddie Glaude (Foreword by)
Buy from $19.95

Building a Non-Anxious Life Building a Non-Anxious Life

Dr. John Delony, Dave Ramsey (Foreword by)
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Let That Sh*t Go: A Journal for Leaving Your Bullsh*t Behind and Creating a Happy Life Let That Sh*t Go: A Journal...

Monica Sweeney
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of...

Susan Cain
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of...

Adam Grant
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Do the New You: 6 Mindsets to Become Who You Were Created to Be Do the New You: 6 Mindsets to...

Steven Furtick
Buy from $18.77

The Secret Language of Your Body: The Essential Guide to Health and Wellness The Secret Language of Your...

Inna Segal, Bernie S Siegel M D (Foreword by)
Buy from $13.42

This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life This Naked Mind: Control...

Annie Grace
Buy from $2.91

Badass Affirmations: The Wit and Wisdom of Wild Women (Inspirational Quotes for Women, Book Gift for Women, Powerful Affirmations) Badass Affirmations: The Wit...

Becca Anderson
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Minimalista: Your Step-By-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life Minimalista: Your Step-By...

Shira Gill
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion...

Angela Duckworth
Buy from $1.80

The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to...

Jon Gordon
Buy from $1.62
eBook from $15.00

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the...

Bren? Brown
Buy from $1.25

The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery The Road Back to You: An...

Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile
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eBook from $6.00

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive The Mindful Self-Compassion...

Kristin Neff, PhD, Christopher Germer, PhD
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eBook from $13.77

Treasures in the Dark: 90 Reflections on Finding Bright Hope Hidden in the Hurting Treasures in the Dark: 90...

Katherine Wolf
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eBook from $12.99

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles The War of Art: Break Through...

Shawn Coyne (Editor), Steven Pressfield
Buy from $1.98

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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.