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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

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Self-Compassion: The Proven...

Kristin Neff, PhD
Buy from $4.38
eBook from $16.99

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

Annie Grace
Buy from $2.56

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 $20.16

How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self How to Do the Work: Recognize...

Nicole Lepera
Buy from $4.26
eBook from $16.77

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

Vanessa Green Allen
Buy from $0.99

Summer Bridge Activities, Grades 4 - 5: Volume 6 Summer Bridge Activities,...

Summer Bridge Activities (Compiled by)
Buy from $1.26

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) The Wisdom of the Bullfrog:...

William H McRaven, Admiral
Buy from $7.01

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)
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The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth with Intelligent Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing The Book on Rental Property...

Brandon Turner
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eBook from $14.99

Find Me There Find Me There

Sara Rian
Buy from $12.08

NIV, Beautiful Word Bible, Updated Edition, Peel/Stick Bible Tabs, Cloth over Board, Floral, Red Letter, Comfort Print: 600+ Full-Color Illustrated Verses NIV, Beautiful Word Bible,...

Zondervan
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ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--From Childhood Through Adulthood ADHD 2.0: New Science and...

Edward M Hallowell, John J Ratey
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Allen Carr's Quit Drinking Without Willpower: Be a Happy Nondrinker Allen Carr's Quit Drinking...

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

Cheryl Strayed
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The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living The Happiness Trap (Second...

Russ Harris
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The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love - Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits The Craving Mind: From...

Judson Brewer, Jon Kabat-Zinn (Foreword by)
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eBook from $25.00

Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) Fair Play: A Game-Changing...

Eve Rodsky
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I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Third Edition: Understanding the Borderline Personality I Hate You--Don't Leave Me:...

Jerold J Kreisman, Hal Straus
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused...

Cal Newport
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Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways...

Brian Tracy
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eBook from $12.56

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Essentialism: The Disciplined...

Greg McKeown
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Inward Inward

Yung Pueblo
Buy from $4.65

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times When Things Fall Apart: Heart...

Pema Chodron
Buy from $1.30

Summer Bridge Activities, Grades Pk - K: Volume 1 Summer Bridge Activities,...

Summer Bridge Activities (Compiled by)
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eBook from $9.99

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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.