Self Improvement Books

Here is an extensive list of carefully selected books that I have either read, reviewed, or researched.  For more information, just click on the book’s title.

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Topic Categories

1. Perfect Partner, Love of Your Life, Soul Mate
2. Love, Intimacy, Romance, Sex
3. Couple’s Communication, Art of Listening
4. Relationship Skills, Social Skills, Friendship Skills
5. Self Image, Overcoming Shyness, Confidence, Courage
6. Life Skills, Wisdom, Motivation, Inspiration
7. Law of Attraction, Power of Our Thoughts, Awareness
8. Personal Development, Self Improvement, Success
9. Nutrition, Supplements, Weight Loss, Exercise
10. Addiction Cures, Freedom from Addictions, Self Mastery
11. Career, Money Management, Financial Freedom
12. Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Living

1. Perfect Partner, Love of Your Life, Soul Mate

• Finding Your Perfect Match by Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., Perfect Match.com relationship expert.

• Falling in Love for All the Right Reasons: How to Find Your Soul Mate by Dr. Neil Clark Warren, eHarmony.com founder

• Are You the One for Me?: Knowing Who's Right and Avoiding Who's Wrong by Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D. (As seen on Oprah.)

• What to Do Until Love Finds You: The Bestselling Guide to Preparing Yourself for Your Perfect Mate by Michelle McKinney Hammond

• Finding the One Who’s Right: Identify & Attract Your Perfect Partner Offline or Online by Brad Paul, Guru Habits founder

• The Mate Imaging System: Creation Tool, Targeting Map, Destination Guide by Brad Paul, Guru Habits founder

2. Love, Intimacy, Romance, Sex

• Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: A Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion by John Gray, Ph.D.

• The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm (A popular classic.)

• Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Mark Donnelly, Chrissy Donnelly, & Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D.

• What Women Want: What Every Man Needs to Know About Sex, Romance, Passion, and Pleasure by Laurence Roy Stains & Stefan Bechtel

• Women Men Love, Women Men Leave: What Makes Men Want to Commit? by Dr. Connell Cowan & Dr. Melvyn Kinder

• The Secret Lives of Men: What Men Want You to Know About Love, Sex, and Relationships by Christopher Blazina, Ph.D.

• Passion Prescription, The: Ten Weeks to Your Best Sex -- Ever! by Laura Berman, Ph.D. (For Women.)

• Love Letters of Great Men by John Kirkland

3. Couple’s Communication, Art of Listening

• Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex by John Gray, Ph.D. (Male-female communication.)

• Communication Miracles for Couples: Easy and Effective Tools to Create More Love and Less Conflict by Jonathan Robinson

• Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve by Aaron Beck, M.D.

• The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships by Michael Nichols, Ph.D.

• Listening: The Forgotten Skill by Madelyn Burley-Allen

• The Couple’s Review: A Non-Confrontational Written Communication System – Featuring the Partner-Relationship Appraisal by Brad Paul, Guru Habits founder

4. Relationship Skills, Social Skills, Friendship Skills

• Mars and Venus Together Forever: Relationship Skills for Lasting Love by John Gray, Ph.D.

• How to Create a Magical Relationship by Ariel & Shya Kane

• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

• Making Friends by Andrew Matthews (Wisdom in a nutshell. A favorite author of mine. Concise and to the point writing style. B.P.)

• Intimate Connections by David D. Burns, M.D. (Making close friends & finding a loving partner.)

• How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships by Leil Lowndes

5. Self Image, Overcoming Shyness, Confidence, Courage

• New Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, M.D.  (Opened my eyes.  B.P.)

• How to Be Your Own Best Friend by Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz.  (A life changing favorite.  Here's my story.  B.P.)

• How to Develop Self-Confidence And Influence People By Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie

• Dare to Be Yourself by Alan Cohen

• Living Fully with Shyness and Social Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide to Gaining Social Confidence by Erika B. Hilliard

• The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook: Proven, Step-by-Step Techniques for Overcoming Your Fear by Martin Antony, Ph.D. & Richard Swinson, M.D.

• The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self-Confidence (Revised) by Dr. Robert Anthony (A favorite author of mine. Concise and to the point style. B.P.)

• Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.

6. Life Skills, Wisdom, Motivation, Inspiration

• Being Happy! by Andrew Matthews (Wisdom in a nutshell. A favorite author of mine. Concise and to the point writing style. B.P.)

• Happiness in a Nutshell by Andrew Matthews (All his wisdom in nutshells. A favorite author of mine. Concise and to the point writing style. B.P.)

• Real Life: Preparing for the 7 Most Challenging Days of Your Life by Dr. Phil McGraw

• The Art of Exceptional Living (Audio) by Jim Rohn (Discusses the principles for truly successful living. B.P.)

• How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

• Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition by Lao Tsu (Ultimate Wisdom.)

7. Law of Attraction, Power of Our Thoughts, Awareness

• The Secret (Video) by Rhonda Byrne (As seen on Oprah. The movie version is absolutely the best way to learn “The Secret.” B.P.)

• The Secret (Audio) by Rhonda Byrne (As seen on Oprah. The audio version is the second best way to learn “The Secret.” B.P.)

• The Secret (Book) by Rhonda Byrne (Life changing insights. B.P. As seen on Oprah.)

• The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel (“The Secret” is based on this book.)

• Thoughts Are Things and The God In You by Prentice Mulford

• Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires by Jerry & Esther Hicks 

• Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams by Jack Canfield & D.D. Watkins

• Having It All: Achieving Your Life's Goals and Dreams by John Assaraf

• Leveraging the Universe and Engaging the Magic (Audio) by Mike Dooley (Easy to understand. B.P.)

• The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne Dyer

• Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

• You Can If You Think You Can by by Norman Vincent Peale

• As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

• The Magic of Believing (Book) or (Audio) by Claude M. Bristol

• The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale

• Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings by Lynn Grabhorn

• You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle (As seen on Oprah.)

• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle (As seen on Oprah.)

8. Personal Development, Self Improvement, Success

• The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield with Janet Switzer

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey

• The Psychology of Winning by Dr. Denis Waitley

• Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed by Brian Tracy

• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Pocketbook Guide to Fulfilling Your Dreams (One Hour of Wisdom) by Deepak Chopra, M.D.

• Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement by Anthony Robbins

9. Nutrition, Supplements, Weight Loss, Exercise

• Kiss Your Fat Goodbye: The Ultimate Guide to Losing Weight and Building a Healthy Body for Life by Gary Null, Ph.D.

• Power Foods: The 15 Best Foods for Your Health by Gary Null, Ph.D.

• Ultimate Lifetime Diet: A Revolutionary All-Natural Program for Losing Weight and Building a Healthy Body by Gary Null, Ph.D.

• The New Encyclopedia of Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements, and Herbs: How They Are Best Used to Promote Health and Well Being by Nicola Reavley

• Vitamins, Herbs, Minerals, & Supplements: The Complete Guide by H. Winter Griffith, M.D.

• Super Supplements for Skin, Body & Mind: How vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and herbs can make you look, feel and think young by Dalia Santina, Ph.D.

• Nutrients A - Z: A User's Guide to Foods, Herbs, Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements by Dr. Michael Sharon

• The Complete Guide to Walking: For Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness by Mark Fenton

• The Complete Guide to Training with Free Weights by Graeme Marsh

• Men's Health Ultimate Dumbbell Guide by Myatt Murphy

• The Great Dumbbell Handbook by Andre Noel Potvin

• 101 Ways to Work Out with Weights (For Women) Cindy Whitmarsh

• Smart Girls Do Dumbbells by Judith Sherman-Wolin

• The Mars and Venus Diet and Exercise Solution: Create the Brain Chemistry of Health, Happiness, and Lasting Romance by John Gray, Ph.D.

10. Addiction Cures, Freedom from Addictions, Self Mastery

• The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr (I would have quit a lot sooner had I found this brilliant book. B.P.)

• The Easy Way to Stop Drinking by Allen Carr (An inspiring message that does NOT sentence you to a lifetime of “recovery” and AA meetings. B.P.)

• The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure by Chris Prentiss (An inspiring message that does NOT sentence you to a lifetime of “recovery” and AA meetings. B.P.)

11. Career, Money Management, Financial Freedom

• The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferris (Audio) (Very inspiring! B.P.)

• Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews (Wisdom in a nutshell. A favorite author of mine. Concise and to the point writing style. B.P.)

• Think and Grow Rich: 70th Anniversary Edition (Updated) by Napoleon Hill

• The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley, Ph.D. & William Danko, Ph.D.

• The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey

• Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Joe Dominguez & Vicki Robin

• You're Broke Because You Want to Be: How to Stop Getting By and Start Getting Ahead by Larry Winget

• The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living by Janet Luhrs

• Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert Kiyosaki

12. Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Living

• The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small Improvements by John Krigger & Chris Dorsi

• Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, 9th Edition: Save Money, Save the Earth (Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings) by Jennifer Thorne Amann

• The Simply Solar House: Green Building on a Budget by Richard Crume & Yoko Crume

• The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (Mother Earth News Wiser Living) by Dan Chiras

• Green Goes with Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet by Sloan Barnett

• Easy Green Living: The Ultimate Guide to Simple, Eco-Friendly Choices for You and Your Home by Renee Loux

• Living Green: A Practical Guide to Simple Sustainability by Greg Horn

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