50 Self-Help Classics
February 23, 2007 by Editor
Filed under Beliefs, Better Living, Creativity, Gratitude, Happiness, Imagination, Learning, Negativity, Optimism, Performance, Power, Purpose, Relationships, Self Esteem, Self Improvement
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A great resource for anyone seeking a ‘bite-sized’ look at the philosophies of many self-help legends. Carefully selected works which have had, for decades, a profound impact on those who read them and then applied the principles.
1. James Allen As a Man Thinketh (1904)
2. S Andreas & C Faulkner (eds) NLP: The New Technology of Achievement (1996)
3. Marcus Aurelius Meditations (2ndC)
4. Martha Beck Finding Your Own North Star (2001)
5. The Bhagavad-Gita
6. The Bible
7. Robert Bly Iron John (1990)
8. Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy (6thC)
9. William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes (1980)
10. David D Burns The New Mood Therapy (1980)
11. Joseph Campbell (with Bill Moyers) The Power of Myth (1988)
12. Richard Carlson Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff (1997)
13. Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
14. Deepak Chopra The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (1994)
15. Paulo Coelho The Alchemist (1988)
16. Stephen Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
17. Mihaly Cziksentmihalyi Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1991)
18. Alain de Botton How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997)
19. The Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler The Art of Happiness (1999)
20. The Dhammapada (Buddha’s teachings)
21. Wayne Dyer Real Magic (1992)
22. Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance (1841)
23. Clarissa Pinkola Estes Women Who Run With The Wolves (1996)
24. Viktor Frankl Man’s Search For Meaning (1959)
25. Benjamin Franklin Autobiography (1790)
26. Shakti Gawain Creative Visualization (1982)
27. Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence (1995)
28. John Gray Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (1992)
29. Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life (1984)
30. James Hillman The Soul’s Code: In Search of Character and Calling (1996)
31. Susan Jeffers Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (1987)
32. Ellen Langer Mindfulness: Choice and Control in Everyday Life (1989)
33. Lao-Tzu Tao-te Ching (The Way of Power)
34. Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics (1960)
35. Abraham Maslow Motivation and Personality (1954)
36. Phil C McGraw Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters (2000)
37. Thomas Moore Care of the Soul (1992)
38. Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (1963)
39. Norman Vincent Peale The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)
40. Carol Pearson The Hero Within (1989)
41. M Scott Peck The Road Less Traveled (1990)
42. Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged (1957)
43. Anthony Robbins Awaken The Giant Within (1991)
44. Florence Scovell-Shinn The Game of Life and How To Play It (1923)
45. Martin Seligman Learned Optimism (1991)
46. Samuel Smiles Self-Help (1859)
47. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The Phenomenon of Man (1955)
48. Henry David Thoreau Walden (1854)
49. Marianne Williamson A Return To Love (1993)
50. Zig Ziglar See You At The Top (1975)
Compiled from the book “50 Self Help Classics” by Tom Butler-Bowdon:
Hi, great list here. But is Women who run with the wolves only for women?
Like any resource, it would depend on what you expect from the material, but in my opinion, men should also read the book especially if you have a woman in your life you love very much.
I would add ‘the success principles’ by jack canfield -
I’m familiar with the book and would have to agree with you. It’s a great read.
“A Course in Miracles”
“Games People Play”