Best Self-Help Books

Our Recommended Self-Help Books

Over the years, we have read many, many books. Selected with care from the best self-help books, these are some of excellence. We highly recommend them.

Our list of the best self-help books is divided into six sections. If you are only interested in physical health or weight loss, start with the books listed in the first section on improving physically.

Best self-help books list 1

• Allan, C., & Lutz, W. Life Without Bread
• Audette, R. & Gilchrist, T. Neanderthin
• Barrett, D. Waistland
• Bennett, C., & Sinatra, S. Sugar Shock!
• Bernstein, R. Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution [2007]
• Bortz, W. Dare to Be 100
• Braly, J., & Hoggan, R. Dangerous Grains
• Challem, J., Berkson, B., & Smith, M. D., Syndrome X
• Cordain, L. The Paleo Diet
• Crane, P. The Ultimate Fat Burning Diet
• Crook, W. Tired So Tired: And the Yeast Connection
• Crook, W. The Yeast Connection: A Medical Breakthrough
• Crook, W., & Dean, C., Crook, E. Yeast Connection and Woman's Health
• Eades, M., & Eades, M. Protein Power
• Eades, M., & Eades, M. The Protein Power Lifeplan
• Evans, W., & Rosenberg, I., Biomarkers
• Hamer, D., & Copeland, P. Living with our Genes
• Heller, R., & Heller, R. The Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart Program
• Heller, R., & Heller, R. The Carbohydrate Addict's No-Cravings Cookbook
• Holman, S., & Lawson, J. X-Treme Lean
• Ivy, J., & Portman, R. Nutrient Timing
• King, I., & Schuler, L. The Book of Muscle
• Loehr, J., & Schwartz, T. The Power of Full Engagement
• Mackarness, R. Eat Fat and Grow Slim
• McRobert, S. Build Muscle Lose Fat Look Great
• Pollan, M. The Omnivore's Dilemma
• Randolph, T. An Alternative Approach to Allergies
• Ross, J. The Diet Cure
• Schlosser, R. Fast Food Nation
• Smith, M. Going Against the Grain
• Standord, C. The Hunting Apes
• Venuto, T. Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle
• Venuto, T., & Benson, J. Fit Over 40
• Wansink, B. Mindless Eating

Best self-help books list 2

• Bradford, D. How to Survive College Emotionally
• Gilbert, D. Stumbling on Happiness
• Goleman, D. Emotional Intelligence
• Hallowell, E. Crazybusy
• Jeffers, S. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
• Larson, J. Depression Free, Naturally
• Lazarus, R., & Lazarus, B. Passion and Reason
• LeDoux, Joseph. The Emotional Brain
• Ross, Julia. The Mood Cure
• Seligman, M. What You Can Change ... And What You Can't
• Solomon, R. The Passions

Best self-help books list 3

• Albom, M. Tuesdays With Morrie
• Begley, S. Train Your Mind Change Your Brain
• Buddha, The. In the Buddha's Words (Selected, translated, and introduced by Bhikkhu Bodhi.)
• Buddha, The. Basic Teachings of the Buddha (Glenn Wallis, ed. & tr.)
• Buddha, The. The Dhammapada (Glenn Wallis, tr.)
• Carlson, R. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... And It's All Small Stuff
• Csikszentmihalyi, M. Flow
• Gallwey, W. T., The Inner Game of Tennis
• Hagan, S. Buddhism Plain & Simple
• Hanh, N. The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
• Hanh, N. Old Path White Clouds
• Herrigel, E. Zen In the Art of Archery
• Kapleau, P. The Three Pillars of Zen
• Kasulis, T.P., Zen Action Zen Person
• Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching (J. Star, tr.)
• Leonard, G. Mastery
• Loori, J. D. Involking Reality
• Loori, J. D. Riding the Ox Home
• Matthews, A. Follow Your Heart
• Suzuki, S. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
• Taylor, J. B. My Stroke of Insight
• Tolle, E. The Power of Now
• Unknown. The Bhagavad Gita (E. Easwaran, tr.)
• Unknown, The Upanisads (E. Easwaran, tr.)

Best self-help books list 4

• Abram, D. The Spell of the Sensuous
• Bandler, R. Using Your Brain for a Change
• Bandler, R. & Grinder, J. Frogs into Princes
• Bradford, D. The 7 Steps to Mastery
• Butler, G, & Hope, T. Managing Your Mind
• Descrates, R. Discourse on Method
• Diamond, J. Collapse
• Diamond, J. Guns, Germs, and Steel
• Dimnet, E. The Art of Thinking
• Gleick, J. Chaos
• Gonzales, L. Deep Survival
• Hedges, B. Read and Grow Rich
• Helmstetter, S. What to Say When You Talk to Yourself
• Koch, R. The 80/20 Principle
• Maltz, M. Psycho-Cybernetics (1st ed.)
• McWilliams, P., & John-Roger. You Can’t Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought
• Nagarjuna. The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (J. Garfield, tr.)
• Norretranders, T. The User Illusion
• Perry, J., ed., Personal Identity
• Plato, Apology and Gorgias
• Pritchett, P. Hard Optimism
• Pritchett, P. The Quantum Leap Strategy
• Prochaska, James O., et al., Changing for Good
• Seligman, M. Learned Optimism
• Stevenson, L., & Haberman, D. Ten Theories of Human Nature (3rd ed.)
• Zweig, C., & Abrams, J., eds., Meeting the Shadow

Best self-help books list 5

• Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics
• Bennett, W. J. The Book of Virtues
• Blanton, B., Radical Honesty
• Brown, M. Stone Soup
• Butchvarov, P. Skepticism in Ethics
• Carnegia, D. How to Win Friends & Influence People
• Chapman, G. The Five Love Languages
• Cohen, H. Negotiate This!
• Cohen, H. You Can Negotiate Anything
• Dali Lama, The, The Art of Happiness
• Fein, E., & Schneider, S. The Rules
• Fisher, B., & Alberti, R. Rebuilding (3rd ed.)
• Giblin, l. How to Have Confidence and Power in Dealing with People
• Giblin, l. Skill With People
• Hartunian, P. How to be Outrageously Successful with the Opposite Sex
• Hazo, R. The Idea of Love
• Koch, P. Solitude
• Lieberman, D. Get Anyone To Do Anything
• Miller, G. The Mating Game
• Moore, G. E. Principia Ethica
• Pease, B. & A. Why Men Don’t Listen and Woman Can’t Read Maps
• Singer, I. The Nature of Love
• Spence, G. How to Argue and Win Every Time
• Sulloway, F. Born to Rebel

Best self-help books list 6

• Abraham, J. Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got
• Bayan, R. Words That Sell
• Biehl, B. Stop Setting Goals if You Would Rather Solve Problems
• Bly, R. Become a Recognized Authority in Your Field in 60 Days or Less
• Buckingham, M. & Clifton, D. Now, Discover Your Strengths
• Burg, B. Endless Referrals (3rd ed)
• Burg, B. The Only Prospecting Guide You’ll Ever Need
• Burg, B. Winning Without Intimidation
• Caples, J. Testing Advertising Methods (5th ed.)
• Cialdini, R. Influence (4th ed)
• Chu, C. Thick Face, Black Heart
• Coonradt, C. The Game of Work
• Eker, T. H. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
• Fox, J. Don’t Send a Resume
• Fox, J. How to be a Rainmaker
• Fox, J. Secrets of Great Rainmakers
• Friedman, T. The World is Flat
• Gerber, M. The E-Myth Revisited
• Getty, J. How to Be Rich
• Goldstein, A. So Sue Me!
• Godin, S. Unleashing the Idea Virus
• Hall, C. Timing the Real Estate Market
• Hartunian, P. Professional Speakers Training Program (with accompanying CD’s)
• Herlitzer, M. Comedy Writing Secrets
• Hill, N. Think & Grow Rich
• Hoffer, E. The True Believer
• Hopkins, C. My Life in Advertising & Scientific Advertising
• Johnson, S. Who Moved My Cheese?
• Kennedy, Diane. Loopholes of the Rich
• Kennedy, D. Big Mouth Big Money
• Kennedy, D. How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
• Kennedy, D. No B.S. Business Success
• Kennedy, D. No B.S. Direct Marketing
• Kennedy, D. No.B.S. Marketing to the Affluent
• Kennedy, D. No B.S. Sales Success
• Kennedy, D. No. B.S. Wealth Attraction for Entrepreneurs
• Kennedy, D. The Official Get Rich Guide to Information Marketing
• Kennedy, D. The Ultimate Marketing Plan
• Kiyosaki, R., & Lechter, S. Before You Quit Your Job
• Kiyosaki, R., & Lechter, S. The Business School for People Who Like Helping People (2nd ed)
• Kiyosaki, R., & Lechter, S. The Cashflow Quadrant
• Kiyosaki, R., & Lechter, S. Real Estate Loopholes
• Kiyosaki, R., & Lechter, S. Rich Dad Poor Dad
• Kiyosaki, R., & Lechter, S. Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing
• Kiyosaki, R., & Lechter, S. Rich Dad’s Prophecy
• Klaver, K. If My Product’s So Great How Come I Can’t Sell It?
• Klaver, K. The Truth
• Laborde, G. Influencing with Integrity
• Lechter, M. Protecting Your #1 Asset
• Leeb, S. The Coming Economic Collapse
• Levitt, S., & Dubner, S. Freakonomics
• Lindahl, D. Emerging Real Estate Markets
• McKee, R. Story
• Meisenheimer, J. The 12 Best Questions to Ask Customers
• Misner, I., & Devine, V. The World’s Best Known Marketing Secret
• Pilzer, P. The Next Trillion
• Pink, D. A Whole New Mind
• Poe, R. Wave 4
• Poynter, D. Self-Publishing Manual
• Rackham, N. S.P.I.N. Selling
• Rubino, J., ed., The Ultimate Guide to Network Marketing
• Rumbauskas, F. Never Cold Call Again!
• Rumbauskas, F. Selling Sucks
• Sanders, T. Love Is the Killer App
• Schwab, V. How to Write A Good Advertisement
• Schwartz, D. The Magic of Thinking Big
• Singer, B. Sales Dogs
• Smart, B. Topgrading
• Stanley, T., & Danko, W. The Millionaire Next Door
• Sutton, G. Own Your Own Corporation
• Tracy, B. Something for Nothing
• Tracy, B. The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success
• Trout, J. Differentiate or Die
• Williams, R. Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads
• Yarnell, M., & Yarnell R., Your First Year in Network Marketing
• Young, J. A Technique for Producing Ideas

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