Best-Selling Self-Help | The Most Sought-After Titles by Public Libraries

Featuring books about focusing, reading people, anxiety, and more, these are the 20 self-help titles that library patrons are seeking.

 

 

SELF HELP BESTSELLERS DECEMBER 2022

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1

Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most. [HC] Cassie Holmes. Gallery Books. 2022. ISBN 9781982148805. $28.99.

2

How Are You, Really?: Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time. [HC] Jenna Kutcher. Dey Street Books. 2022. ISBN 9780063221949. $27.99.

3

The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life. [HC] Simran Jeet Singh. Riverhead Books. 2022. ISBN 9780593087978. $28.

4

The Book of Boundaries: Set the Limits That Will Set You Free. [HC] Melissa Urban. Dial Press. 2022. ISBN 9780593448700. $28.

5

The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life. [HC] Colin O’Brady. Scribner. 2022. ISBN 9781982133160. $26.99.

6

Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are. [HC] David J. Lieberman. Rodale. 2022. ISBN 9780593236185. $26.99.

7

Surrounded by Narcissists: How to Effectively Recognize, Avoid, and Defend Yourself Against Toxic People (and Not Lose Your Mind). [HC] Thomas Erikson. St. Martin’s Essentials. 2022. ISBN 9781250789563. $28.99.

8

Healing from Toxic Relationships: 10 Essential Steps to Recover from Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Emotional Abuse. [P] Stephanie Moulton Sarkis. Hachette Go. 2022. ISBN 9780306847257. $17.99.

9

Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. [HC] Tunde Oyeneyin. Avid Reader Press. 2022. ISBN 9781982195441. $27.

10

The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life. [HC] Gregory Scott Brown. Harper Wave. 2022. ISBN 9780063094475. $27.99.

11

Think Like a Horse: Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy. [HC] Grant Golliher. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2022. ISBN 9780593331927. $28.

12

Surviving: Why We Stay and How We Leave Abusive Relationships. [HC] Beverly Gooden. Rowman & Littlefield. 2022. ISBN 9781538158098. $24.95.

13

Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. [HC] Steve Magness. HarperOne. 2022. ISBN 9780063098619. $28.99.

14

Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life. [HC] Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. Dey Street Books. 2022. ISBN 9780062880918. $28.99.

15

Humble: Free Yourself from the Traps of a Narcissistic World. [HC] Daryl Van Tongeren. The Experiment. 2022. ISBN 9781615198573. $26.95.

16

 

For You When I Am Gone: Twelve Essential Questions to Tell a Life Story. [HC] Steve Leder. Avery. 2022. ISBN 9780593421550. $27.

17

Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live. [HC] Becca Levy. William Morrow. 2022. ISBN 9780063053199. $28.99.

18

I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet: Discovering New Ways of Living When the Old Ways Stop Working. [HC] Shauna Niequist. Zondervan. 2022. ISBN 9780310355564. $26.99.

19

Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament. [P] Michael A. Singer. New Harbinger. 2022. ISBN 9781648480935. $18.95.

20

 

Tough: My Journey to True Power. [HC] Terry Crews. Portfolio. 2022. ISBN 9780593329801. $27.  

 

Data from Baker & Taylor based on the most popular historical fiction sold to U.S. public libraries in the six months prior to the week ending October 28, 2022.

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