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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

Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork Who Not How: The Formula to...

Dan Sullivan
Buy from $20.15

Allen Carr's Quit Drinking Without Willpower: Be a Happy Nondrinker Allen Carr's Quit Drinking...

Allen Carr
Buy from $11.55

Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy Musashi's Book of Five Rings:...

Miyamoto Musashi, Stephen F Kaufman
Buy from $9.45

Inward Inward

Yung Pueblo
Buy from $10.33

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

Workman Publishing, Ms. Megan Butler
Buy from $6.03

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 $11.26

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes Same as Ever: A Guide to What...

Morgan Housel
Buy from $18.95

C?mo Hacer Que Te Pasen Cosas Buenas / How to Make Good Things Happen: Entiende Tu Cerebro, Gestiona Tus Emociones, Mejora Tu Vida C?mo Hacer Que Te Pasen Cosas...

Marian Rojas Estap?
Buy from $17.37

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive The Mindful Self-Compassion...

Kristin Neff, PhD, Christopher Germer, PhD
Buy from $15.56

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

Summer Bridge Activities (Compiled by)
Buy from $8.26

Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind Unwinding Anxiety: New...

Judson Brewer
Buy from $14.99

Mastery Mastery

Robert Greene
Buy from $10.79

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

Ryan Holiday
Buy from $13.28

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

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

Tim S Grover
Buy from $8.91

Untangle Your Emotions Bible Study Guide Plus Streaming Video: Discover How God Made You to Feel Untangle Your Emotions Bible...

Jennie Allen
Buy from $18.20

What Color Is Your Parachute?: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success What Color Is Your Parachute?...

Richard N Bolles
Buy from $16.19

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

Kristin Neff, PhD
Buy from $11.04

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

Russ Harris
Buy from $15.99

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

Cal Newport
Buy from $8.18

Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life Change Your Paradigm, Change...

Bob Proctor
Buy from $14.13

Becoming Who You Are: Embracing the Power of Your Identity in Christ Becoming Who You Are:...

Dutch Sheets
Buy from $14.32

Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Uninvited: Living Loved When...

Lysa TerKeurst
Buy from $8.25

Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less Smart Brevity: The Power of...

Jim Vandehei
Buy from $14.18

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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.