List of self-help books
This is a list of notable self-help books.
| title | year | author | topic |
| Act like a Lady, Think like a Man | 2009 | Steve Harvey | relationship |
| As a Man Thinketh | 1902 | James Allen | positive thinking |
| Women Who Love Too Much | 1985 | Robin Norwood | relationship |
| I Will Teach You To Be Rich | 2009 | Ramit Sethi | success |
| Codependent No More | 1986 | Melody Beattie | relationship |
| How to Stop Worrying and Start Living | 1948 | Dale Carnegie | optimism |
| Your Erroneous Zones | 1976 | Wayne Dyer | health |
| Dress for Success | 1975 | John T. Molloy | success |
| The 100-Mile Diet | 2007 | Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon | health |
| The Easy Way to Stop Smoking | 2006 | Allen Carr | health |
| How to Win Friends and Influence People | 1936 | Dale Carnegie | success |
| The 48 Laws of Power | 1998 | Robert Greene | success |
| I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional | 1992 | Wendy Kaminer | anti-self-help |
| The Magic of Thinking Big | 1959 | David Schwartz | success |
| The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari | 1997 | Robin Sharma | health |
| The Power of Positive Thinking | 1952 | Norman Vincent Peale | optimism |
| Psycho-Cybernetics | 1960 | Maxwell Maltz | self image |
| The Secret | 2006 | Rhonda Byrne | optimism |
| The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People | 1989 | Stephen Covey | success |
| Think and Grow Rich | 1937 | Napoleon Hill | success |
| Unlimited Power | 1986 | Anthony Robbins | success |
| You Can Heal Your Life | 1984 | Louise Hay | health |
| The Master Key System | 1916 | Charles F. Haanel | optimism |
| The Power of Now | 1997 | Eckhart Tolle | optimism |
| Everything I Need To Know I Learned From A Little Golden Book | 2013 | Diane Muldrow | - |
| Taming Toxic People | 2017 | David Gillespie | relationships |
| Selfie Of Success | 2019 | Burra Venkatesham | success |
Usually, books about positive thinking or optimism will reveal how an improved attitude will also lead to a more successful and healthy live. Health books tend to have at least a significant part on spirituality. Thus, the distinction in types above is slightly artificial and only based on the main tone of the book. In general, most of those books are or were bestsellers in their time and all aim at personal development with slightly different emphasis.