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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

Building Your Money Machine: How to Get Your Money to Work Harder for You Than You Did for It! Building Your Money Machine:...

Mel H Abraham
Buy from $23.99

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 $9.24

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

Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
Buy from $17.55

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A...

Nedra Glover Tawwab
Buy from $14.96

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease How Not to Die: Discover the...

Michael Greger, Gene Stone
Buy from $10.09

The 48 Laws of Power The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene, Joost Elffers (Producer)
Buy from $31.10

It Was You All Along It Was You All Along

Russ
Buy from $19.75

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

Jon Gordon, Ken Blanchard (Foreword by)
Buy from $8.63

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 $20.11

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 $16.72

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

Jamie Kern Lima
Buy from $20.02

Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life Manifest: 7 Steps to Living...

Roxie Nafousi
Buy from $19.39

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 $12.68

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous

Anonymous
Buy from $8.99

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Atlas of the Heart: Mapping...

Brené Brown
Buy from $12.41

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

Elizabeth Verdick
Buy from $7.99

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

Hadley Vlahos
Buy from $14.00

Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded: A Proven Plan for Financial Peace Total Money Makeover Updated...

Dave Ramsey
Buy from $24.97

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

Ryan Holiday
Buy from $11.31

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing What Happened to You?:...

Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D Perry
Buy from $12.92

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

William H McRaven, Admiral
Buy from $10.40

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

Sue Johnson
Buy from $13.26

Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind... Don't Give the Enemy a Seat...

Louie Giglio
Buy from $14.99

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

Dr. John Delony, Dave Ramsey (Foreword by)
Buy from $19.71

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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.