Top Self-help Books

The top 25 books in this category, curated and ranked.

Updated April 1, 2026
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Rank Book
#1 How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
#2 Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill
#3 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen R. Covey
#4 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
by Mark Manson
#5 The 48 Laws of Power
by Robert Greene
#6 The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
by Benjamin Spock
#7 Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell
#8 The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
by Marie Kondo
#9 Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson
#10 Very Good Lives
by J.K. Rowling
#11 The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale
#12 Atomic Habits
by James Clear
#13 The Teenage Liberation Handbook
by Grace Llewellyn
#14 Tuesday's With Morrie
by Mitch Albom
#15 Jesus Calling
by Sarah Young
#16 The Interpretation of Dreams
by Sigmund Freud
#17 David and Goliath
by Malcolm Gladwell
#18 First Things First
by Stephen Covey
#19 Introduction to Psychoanalysis
by Sigmund Freud
#20 The Total Money Makeover
by Dave Ramsey
#21 12 Rules for Life
by Jordan Peterson
#22 The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne
#23 The One Minute Manager
by Ken Blanchard
#24 The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama
#25 How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
by Dale Carnegie