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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

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused...

Cal Newport
Buy from $6.55

The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth about Extraordinary Results The One Thing: The...

Gary Keller, Jay Papasan
Buy from $1.80

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
Buy from $20.61
eBook from $24.99

Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within Never Finished: Unshackle...

David Goggins
Buy from $9.78

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

Holly Whitaker
Buy from $1.52

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph The Obstacle Is the Way: The...

Ryan Holiday
Buy from $5.57

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
Buy from $5.23

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

Cheryl Strayed
Buy from $2.21

Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them Heal Your Body: The Mental...

Louise L. Hay
Buy from $1.43

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times The Light We Carry:...

Michelle Obama
Buy from $1.07

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
Buy from $9.83

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

Priya Parker
Buy from $2.65

The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith The Grief Recovery Handbook,...

John W. James, Russell Friedman
Buy from $1.52
eBook from $9.43

The Gap and the Gain: The High Achievers Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success The Gap and the Gain: The...

Dan Sullivan
Buy from $10.26

The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love and Happiness The Emotion Code: How to...

Dr. Bradley Nelson
Buy from $9.87

Calling in The One Revised and Updated: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life Calling in The One Revised...

Katherine Woodward Thomas
Buy from $8.66

Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable Relentless: From Good to...

Tim S Grover
Buy from $1.82

Summer Brain Quest: Between Grades K & 1 Summer Brain Quest: Between...

Workman Publishing, Ms. Megan Butler
Buy from $1.26

Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers Unfuck Your Brain: Using...

Faith G. Harper
Buy from $4.59

Anxiety Relief Coloring Book for Adults: Mindfulness Coloring to Soothe Anxiety Anxiety Relief Coloring Book...

Rockridge Press
Buy from $2.92

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

Summer Bridge Activities (Compiled by)
Buy from $1.26

The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life's Perfection The Surrender Experiment: My...

Michael A. Singer
Buy from $4.00

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness The Almanack of Naval...

Eric Jorgenson
Buy from $9.89

The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease The How Not to Die Cookbook:...

Michael Greger
Buy from $7.67

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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.