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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

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

Bren? Brown
Buy from $13.62

The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter The First 90 Days: Proven...

Michael D Watkins
Buy from $9.11

Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous

Anonymous
Buy from $8.99

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

Nedra Glover Tawwab
Buy from $14.64

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

Susan Cain
Buy from $3.69

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 $15.65

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships Nonviolent Communication: A...

Marshall B Rosenberg, PhD, Deepak Chopra (Foreword by)
Buy from $8.85

My First Book of Emotions for Toddlers My First Book of Emotions for...

Orlena Kerek, April Hartmann (Illustrator)
Buy from $9.74

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 $4.91

Los Cuatro Acuerdos: Una Guia Practica Para La Libertad Personal, the Four Agreements, Spanish-Language Edition Los Cuatro Acuerdos: Una Guia...

Don Miguel Ruiz, Janet Mills
Buy from $10.21

The Inner Work: An Invitation to True Freedom and Lasting Happiness The Inner Work: An Invitation...

Ashley Cottrell, The Yoga Couple
Buy from $14.00

You Can Heal Your Life You Can Heal Your Life

Louise L Hay
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The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now The Defining Decade: Why Your...

Meg Jay
Buy from $12.84

Complex Ptsd: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma Complex Ptsd: From Surviving...

Pete Walker
Buy from $16.41

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 $6.77

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 $13.31

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)
Buy from $15.91

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One Breaking the Habit of Being...

Dr. Joe Dispenza
Buy from $10.93

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

Oprah Winfrey, Dr Bruce Perry
Buy from $11.16

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

Allen Carr
Buy from $4.91

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Bird by Bird: Some...

Anne Lamott
Buy from $8.43

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
Buy from $7.99

The Secret The Secret

Rhonda Byrne
Buy from $5.99

Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) Surrounded by Idiots: The...

Thomas Erikson
Buy from $14.56

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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.