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Looking towards joy is the most important of rewiring the stress response.

Miranda Hart – I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You

About our self-help, health and well-being books

The best self-help books recognise that personal development – whether from mental health books, books about mindfulness, or self-improvement books – is an never-ending journey. Whether you’re looking for secrets to business success from Steven Bartlett or The Chimp Paradox, new modes of self-care from Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, or new life practices from guides like Atomic Habits, 12 Rules for Life, and Surrounded By Idiots, there’s a book to help you achieve your potential.