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Title: The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Author: Rick Rubin

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For those seeking to improve their life and achieve their personal goals, the Best Self-Help and Personal Growth Books of the year are here! Looking for help with your love life? 8 Rules of Love will help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love. For those seeking advice on leadership, The Wisdom of the Bullfrog is full of inspiration from Admiral William H. McRaven who’s led a lifetime of successful leadership at all levels. Enchantment is a call to embrace the wonders in everyday life. The Perfection Trap seeks to guide us through the pitfall of perfectionism. We have books to help you build the life you want, lead you towards success, understanding and resilience, all wrapped up in our Best Self-Help and Personal Growth Books of the year 2023.

Drawing from a diverse set of fields such as neuroscience, psychology, theater, philosophy, history and education, How to Know a Person is a guide to empathy, teaching us the essential steps to truly know a person. This insightful book guides us with an inspirational roadmap to accurately and completely knowing someone and making them feel valued, heard and understood.

The powerhouse duo of Oprah Winfrey and Arthur Brooks have graced us with an instant NYT bestseller, Build the Life You Want. Begin the journey to greater happiness with practical research-based steps to help you change your life immediately. It is an ideas-to-action blueprint to building your ideal life which brings together science (Arthur) and storytelling (Oprah) with suggestions for practical application.

Bodybuilder, actor, governor and now author Arnold Schwarzenegger gives us the seven rules to follow to realize our purpose in life, from someone who knows reinvention and extraordinary achievement. Be Useful is Schwarzenegger’s straightforward advice for success. He uses his earnest, blunt and powerful voice to convey the adage his father distilled in him, emphasizing the values of hard work, gratitude, humility and a clear vision!

At the intersection of self-help and spirituality, The Creative Act (Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist) is a meditation on the art of being an artist from legendary music producer & Grammy Award Winner, Rick Rubin. This luminous book will help you connect with the wellspring of your creativity, with ideas on how to boost your creativity, innovation and true authenticity.

The In-Between gives us a fresh and hopeful view on death and dying and what end-of-life care can teach us about how to truly live. Author Hadley Vlahos, RN shares impactful and moving stories of joy, wisdom and redemption from her own experience during her six-year stint as a hospice nurse. This unique memoir is a comforting and earnest exploration of the space between our world and the next and how caring for others can transform a life.

Feel-good and heartfelt, The Book of Charlie is the inspiring history and memoir of Charlie White. Starring a 109-year-old man as the main character, it is the story of a centenarian who thrived during times of dramatic change and his secrets about the truth to living a long and happy life.

Whether you are seeking to change your habits or improve your outlook on life, Barnes & Noble has the best selection of self-help & relationship books! From personal growth to emotional healing and everything in between, we have books to help you learn, grow and heal among our bestselling self-help and relationship books. Looking for the best holiday gift ideas for your book lover? Browse our bookseller favorites” or explore our holiday gift guide today!