Best Self-Help Books

Looking for good self-help books? This is my list of the best self-help books of all-time. If you only have time to read one or two books, I recommend looking at the Top Self-Help Books section below.

Further down the page, you’ll find more self-help book recommendations. Many of these books are fantastic as well. I try to carefully curate all of my reading lists and you can be sure that any self-help book on this page is worth your time. Enjoy!

The Top Self-Help Books

Manual for Living

by Epictetus
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The Practicing Mind

by Thomas M. Sterner
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The Art of Possibility

by Rosamund Zander and Benjamin Zander
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The 10X Rule

by Grant Cardone
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Stumbling on Happiness

by Dan Gilbert
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More Self-Help Book Recommendations

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It

by Kamal Ravikant
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The Compound Effect

by Darren Hardy
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10% Happier

by Dan Harris
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A Short Guide to a Happy Life

by Anna Quindlen
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The Richest Man in Babylon

by George S. Clason
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Superhuman by Habit

by Tynan
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What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

by Marshall Goldsmith
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Who Moved My Cheese?

by Spencer Johnson
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The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

by Josh Waitzkin
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The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

by Hal Elrod
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

by John C. Bogle
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Best Nonfiction Books Recommendations

Looking for more good books to read? Click the links below to jump to a specific category.

  1. Best Art and Creativity Books
  2. Best Biographies and Memoirs
  3. Best Business Books
  4. Best Fitness Books
  5. Best History Books
  6. Best Philosophy Books
  7. Best Psychology Books
  8. Best Science Books
  9. Best Writing Books

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Best Fiction Books Recommendations

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  1. Best Novels of All-Time
  2. Best Fantasy Books
  3. Best Mystery Books

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Book Summaries

For many of the nonfiction books I read, I publish my personal notes and write a three sentence summary of the main ideas in the book. You can read all of these notes on my book summaries page.