Best Self Help Books
1 The 7 Habits of Highly Effe...
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3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 98,764 ratings
2 You Can Nail It
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
3 The Secret (The Secret, #1)
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3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 95,203 ratings
4 Think and Grow Rich
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 30,166 ratings
5 How to Win Friends and Infl...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 74,050 ratings
6 Emotional Intelligence 2.0
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 20,536 ratings
7 How to Stop Worrying and St...
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 13,764 ratings
8 The Prophet
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 77,556 ratings
9 A New Earth: Awakening to Y...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 48,814 ratings
10 The Four Agreements: A Prac...
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 45,925 ratings
11 The Five Love Languages: Ho...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 61,378 ratings
12 The Power of Now: A Guide t...
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 42,025 ratings
13 Eat, Pray, Love
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3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 605,719 ratings
14 The Alchemist
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 589,875 ratings
15 Love Is Stronger Than Death...
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4.58 of 5 stars 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings
16 Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense...
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3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 20,750 ratings
17 Games People Play
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 7,664 ratings
18 Women Who Love Too Much
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 3,064 ratings
19 Om Chanting and Meditation
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4.81 of 5 stars 4.81 avg rating — 73 ratings
20 Man's Search for Meaning
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 58,087 ratings
21 The Success Principles(TM):...
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 5,708 ratings
22 The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
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4.8 of 5 stars 4.80 avg rating — 16,017 ratings
23 Make It Happen, A Healthy, ...
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 65 ratings
24 The Now Habit: A Strategic ...
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 2,320 ratings
25 The Happiness Project: Or W...
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3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 43,794 ratings
26 A Guide to The Present Moment
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4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings
27 A Legacy of Madness: Recove...
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3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 66 ratings
28 Yoga and Vipassana: An Inte...
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4.68 of 5 stars 4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings
29 Nonviolent Communication: A...
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 1,936 ratings
30 Who Moved My Cheese
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3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 86,888 ratings
31 It's Called a Breakup Becau...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 3,830 ratings
31 The Dysfunctional Relations...
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings
33 What to Say When You Talk t...
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 1,507 ratings
34 Cosmic Ordering: You can be...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings
35 Think Your way to Success: ...
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4.88 of 5 stars 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
36 Full Catastrophe Living: Us...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 2,693 ratings
37 Choices 86,400 a Day
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
38 Psycho-Cybernetics, A New W...
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 2,766 ratings
39 Awakening the Buddha Within...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 4,655 ratings
40 On Writing
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 65,541 ratings
41 Wherever You Go, There You ...
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 9,934 ratings
42 The Cosmic Ordering Service
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4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings
43 Cosmic Ordering Guide
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 58 ratings
44 Cosmic Ordering Connection
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4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings
45 The Ultimate Wealth Creation
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
46 The Richest Man in Babylon
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 14,027 ratings
47 It's a Happy Life: Keys to ...
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings
48 Breathe Smart: The Secret t...
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
49 Feeling Good Together: The ...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 81 ratings
49 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 534 ratings
51 Magic Of Thinking Big
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 10,389 ratings
52 7 Day Focusing Plan
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4.89 of 5 stars 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
53 Cosmic Ordering: Sex Energy
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
54 The Ultimate Change Your Li...
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
55 Develop Jedi Self-Confidenc...
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
56 The Ultimate Inner Self Lin...
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4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
57 Boost Your Self Esteem
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4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
58 7 Day Confidence and Ego-Bo...
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
59 The Spiritual Secrets Of Ha...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings
59 Cosmic Ordering: Rapid Chak...
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
61 The Total Money Makeover: A...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 18,916 ratings
62 Perfecting Ourselves: Coord...
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4.56 of 5 stars 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings
63 The Road Less Traveled:  A ...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 29,126 ratings
64 Zen Yoga: A Path to Enlight...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
65 Wishcraft: How to Get What ...
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 473 ratings
65 How to be Successful: Power...
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4.86 of 5 stars 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
67 Personal Development for Sm...
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,027 ratings
67 The Book of Mormon: Another...
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4.47 of 5 stars 4.47 avg rating — 46,997 ratings
69 The Relaxation Response
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 475 ratings
70 Hidden Secrets: Attract Eve...
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
71 Ultimate Self-Hypnosis
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
72 What You Can Change and Wha...
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3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 214 ratings
73 The Ultimate Focus Builder
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4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
74 Forgiveness and Love Conque...
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4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
75 Overcoming Procrastination
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
76 Inspire Me: Unlock Your Inn...
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4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
77 Six Step Success Plan: Achi...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
78 Stress Pandemic: The Lifest...
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings
78 God's Favor - Breath Of Heaven
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4.64 of 5 stars 4.64 avg rating — 42 ratings
78 What's Behind Your Belly Bu...
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4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
78 WITH THE [STROKE] OF A PEN,...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
78 How to discover your life p...
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
83 The Verbally Abusive Relati...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 868 ratings
84 Zen Anti-Diet
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4.55 of 5 stars 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
84 Extraordinary Guidance: How...
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4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings
84 Awakening Inner Guru
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4.9 of 5 stars 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
84 Chicken Soup for the Teenag...
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 9,473 ratings
88 The Art of Possibility: Tra...
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 1,723 ratings
88 The Dance of Anger: A Woman...
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 7,175 ratings
88 The Secret of Emotions (Lov...
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
91 Surely You're Joking, Mr. F...
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4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 33,193 ratings
92 The Ultimate Success In Love
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
93 The Dr. Wayne W. Dyer Audio...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 60 ratings
94 The Ultimate 10 Minute Chak...
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4.77 of 5 stars 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
94 The Ultimate Power of Posit...
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4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
96 The Success Principles: How...
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 5,708 ratings
97 Releasing You from Fear
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
98 Overcoming Self-Limiting Be...
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4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
99 Releasing You From The Past...
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4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
100 The Cosmic Ordering Wish Bo...
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4.71 of 5 stars 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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message 1: by Holly (new)

Holly Interlandi The great thing is that Calvin and Hobbes probably taught me more about life/myself than the entire Self Improvement section combined.


j to the muthafuckin R Calvin and Hobbes is definitely a good 'self-help' remedy.

I would also *highly* recommend the book "Days of War, Nights of Love" by a group called "CrimethInc." - it will fill you with self determination, and it continually begs the question - why do we always take so much of our energy to please others and yet, not ourselves...


message 3: by Atlas (new)

Atlas Hey good picks here!!!!



message 4: by Kwech (last edited Jul 07, 2009 08:20am) (new)

Kwech Kwiecien Yeah - really good picks!


message 5: by S (new)

S This is a cool list :D


message 6: by Greencow (new)

Greencow I LOVE WICKED!!!!!!!


message 7: by Mukesh (new)

Mukesh I usually cheer for the bad guy, so...


message 8: by Adam (new)

Adam Twilight and New Moon. In both of them, I hate the protaganist, as well as her boyfriend, so I was rooting for James. Not Eclipse though, because the werewolves were helping them, and I like the werewolf characters much more. (Thought I do like Alice, Emment, Roalie, Jasper, Esme, and Carlisle)


message 9: by Madeline (new)

Madeline Where's Othello? Iago is so much fun to hate, you just have to root for him.


message 10: by Sarah (last edited Feb 01, 2010 01:10am) (new)

Sarah M I can not believe 'Skinny Bitch' is even on the list. Wow that is sickening. I have nothing against that type of a lifestyle. I DO have a problem with the way they continuously insult and degrade their readers. You can call it 'tough love--blah blah blah.' Its worse than most dietary books because it wants to prey on your insecurities to sway you to its own moral agenda. I say MORAL agenda because that is exactly what it is. Losing weight and getting healthy is SECONDARY. If you look at the calorie and nutrition info on the back of some of the alternative foods on the list given--they are in fact worse or just as bad. They are also setting a caloric intake that is not ideal for most women on a day to day basis. Whatever. These authors are two half wits that happen to be vegan and have barely a brain cell to rub together between them. Most diet books are bad but this one is deceiving making it all the worse. If Victoria Beckham didn't carry that book a few feet and happen to get photographed with it I wonder where It would be now....


message 11: by John (new)

John J. Please be the first to review my new self-help book, "The Simple Habits of Happy People: How to Go from Sad to Glad in 21 Days or Less."

Thank you,
John J. Trimmer


message 12: by Ken (new)

Ken Montville Sarah wrote: "I can not believe 'Skinny Bitch' is even on the list. Wow that is sickening. I have nothing against that type of a lifestyle. I DO have a problem with the way they continuously insult and degrade t..."

I'm just coming across this list and I couldn't agree more with your observation. I'm a dude but I read one of the "Skinny Bitch..." books and was appalled. I guess this type of snarky writing style is indicative of the millennial generation.

Yes. They are vegans who are promoting a vegan lifestyle. Any weight loss is purely secondary and would be a happy side effect. There are plenty of other books - cookbooks - that will promote healthy vegan eating, if that's the path you want to take. The "Skinny Bitch..." books are pure marketing hype. Period.


message 13: by Maadin (new)

Maadin I love them!


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