Columnist Donna Liquori claims many useful life skills were born from the group. Plus, remembering actress, author Diane ...

A lasting list of self-help books that stay with you for years, shaping thought, confidence, and growth in subtle, ...

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Novels and poetry are not everybody's cup of tea, one writer makes a case of trusty self-help books over fiction and fantasy.

Gone are the days when self-help books were practically required to be cheesy, impersonal, and boring. Now, if you know where to look, you'll find empowering, genuinely useful self-help books designed ...

A fiction lover questions the hype around self-help books and argues that real wisdom often lies in stories, not step-by-step formulas.

A few common themes echo throughout forthcoming self-help titles: attention is a limited resource, there’s value in a curious mindset, and kindness toward oneself can be as crucial as kindness toward ...

If you’re a reader, and you’re on Instagram, chances are the algorithm has fed you posts promising that “this book will change your life” or touting “five books that made me successful.” These claims ...

The term “self-help books” doesn’t always inspire confidence. Some people look down on this genre as being poorly written or promising too much. In the sea of self-help titles, it can be easy to pick ...

In the quiet moments when your mind drifts—about 30 to 50 percent of waking hours—the real epiphanies strike. Not when highlighting passages in a self-help book or diligently absorbing advice. Change ...

While many social critics and journalists have commented on the concerning rise of anti-intellectualism within the American public, there has been less of a focus on the noticeable popularity of ...