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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 Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How...

Jonathan Haidt
Buy from $32.61

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy &...

James Clear
Buy from $13.91

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Outlive: The Science and Art...

Peter Attia, Bill Gifford
Buy from $19.50

Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do about It Untangle Your Emotions:...

Jennie Allen
Buy from $24.38

Worthy: How to Believe You Are Enough and Transform Your Life Worthy: How to Believe You...

Jamie Kern Lima
Buy from $25.13

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse The Boy, the Mole, the Fox...

Charlie Mackesy
Buy from $9.20

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World The Ruthless Elimination of...

John Mark Comer, John Ortberg (Foreword by)
Buy from $14.00

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World Make Your Bed: Little Things...

William H McRaven
Buy from $8.99

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win Extreme Ownership: How U.S....

Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
Buy from $10.55

The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness The Courage to Be Disliked:...

Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga
Buy from $19.01

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference:...

Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
Buy from $19.33

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving...

Mark Manson
Buy from $4.08

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living The Daily Stoic: 366...

Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
Buy from $14.48

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Dare to Lead: Brave Work....

Brené Brown
Buy from $8.99

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos 12 Rules for Life: An...

Jordan B Peterson
Buy from $9.81

Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love Financial Feminist: Overcome...

Tori Dunlap
Buy from $15.14

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life Ikigai: The Japanese Secret...

Héctor García, Casa de Col on de Las Palmas
Buy from $14.04

We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity We've Got Issues: How You Can...

Phillip C McGraw
Buy from $14.93

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 $23.90

The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon...

Timothy Ferriss
Buy from $12.98

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 $25.81

The Garden Within: Where the War with Your Emotions Ends and Your Most Powerful Life Begins The Garden Within: Where the...

Anita Phillips
Buy from $19.73

Speak the Blessing: Send Your Words in the Direction You Want Your Life to Go Speak the Blessing: Send Your...

Joel Osteen
Buy from $25.13

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier Build the Life You Want: The...

Arthur C Brooks, Oprah Winfrey
Buy from $15.96

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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.