ClasonĤ.27 rating: The Total Money Makeover by Dave RamseyĤ.26 rating: Daring Greatly by Brené BrownĤ.25 rating: The 5 Love Languages by Gary ChapmanĤ.25 rating: The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. FranklĤ.35 rating: Atomic Habits by James ClearĤ.31 rating: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryĤ.29 rating: When Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönĤ.28 rating: The Success Principles by Jack CanfieldĤ.27 rating: The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. So you can quickly skim through the results, this article starts with the ranked list of the 40 best self-help books of all time below.Īfter this list, you’ll find in-depth descriptions of all the books on the list.Ĥ.36 rating: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E.

That started with Man’s Search for Meaning, with 4.36 and worked my way down to Women Who Love Too Much at 4.03. Then I combed through the lists from the books with the highest average rating with more than 20,000 reviews. My methodology was to go through a mega-list on Goodreads called Best Self Help Books, which has 1,686 books, and cross-referenced Popular Self Help Books wherein Goodreads has shelved 86,899 books. Everything from religious books like the Tao Te Ching to the empowering self-love book You Are a Badass have received the top marks. In this list of the top 40 highest rating self-help books, readers have given their 4 and 5 stars to a remarkably diverse list of what made the cut for the best personal development books on Goodreads.

Fortunately, readers on Goodreads love personal transformation self-help books. This social reading site aggregates reviews and ratings from millions of readers who render judgment on every book you can imagine. Looking for the best self-help books of all time? Craving the most transformative books of all time? Enter Goodreads.

The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV