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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

Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha Radical Acceptance: Embracing...

Tara Brach
Buy from $12.44

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 $20.11

The Secret The Secret

Rhonda Byrne
Buy from $1.98

Badass Affirmations: The Wit and Wisdom of Wild Women (Inspirational Quotes for Women, Book Gift for Women, Powerful Affirmations) Badass Affirmations: The Wit...

Becca Anderson
Buy from $5.99

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

Russ Harris
Buy from $15.99

The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy The False White Gospel:...

Jim Wallis, Eddie Glaude (Foreword by)
Buy from $29.50

Smile: A Graphic Novel Smile: A Graphic Novel

Raina Telgemeier (Illustrator)
Buy from $7.99

The 33 Strategies of War The 33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene
Buy from $16.51

Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell
Buy from $4.92

Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion Tattoos on the Heart: The...

Gregory Boyle, Fr.
Buy from $7.99

Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief Bearing the Unbearable: Love,...

Joanne Cacciatore, Jeffrey Rubin (Foreword by)
Buy from $10.41

Think and Grow Rich: The Original, an Official Publication of the Napoleon Hill Foundation Think and Grow Rich: The...

Napoleon Hill
Buy from $11.88

A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive A Child Called "It": One...

Dave Pelzer
Buy from $7.99

Love More, Fight Less: Communication Skills Every Couple Needs: A Relationship Workbook for Couples Love More, Fight Less:...

Gina Senarighi
Buy from $10.66

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 $8.52

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 $6.84

Captivating Expanded Edition: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul Captivating Expanded Edition:...

John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge
Buy from $9.85

The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age The Well-Lived Life: A 102...

Dr Gladys McGarey
Buy from $14.35

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

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

Dan Sullivan
Buy from $16.03

I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Third Edition: Understanding the Borderline Personality I Hate You--Don't Leave Me:...

Jerold J Kreisman, Hal Straus
Buy from $13.99

The Art Of Seduction The Art Of Seduction

Robert Greene
Buy from $13.74

How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated for the Next Generation of Leaders How to Win Friends and...

Dale Carnegie
Buy from $20.06

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood Driven to Distraction:...

Edward M Hallowell, M D, Professor John J Ratey, MD
Buy from $7.99

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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.