Seven Habits of Highly Effective People / Stephen Covey
This hugely successful personal and leadership enrichment manual is based on the old-fashioned principle of the importance of personal ethics. If we learn to master ourselves and accept personal responsibility, we will achieve success in our dealings with others.

Think and Grow Rich / Napoleon Hill
One of the original books in the canon of personal success, Napoleon Hill’s book is based on Andrew Carnegie’s formula for success. Read it and see if you can discover the secret to personal and financial success.

Man’s Search for Meaning / Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl lost almost everything and everyone of importance to him during WWII when he was imprisoned in several concentration camps. His struggle to find meaning in his loss and degradation led to this seminal work of survivor literature.

On Death and Dying / Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D.
Kübler-Ross is most famous for developing the five stages of dealing with death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. She discusses how the topic of death has become taboo in the western world, and how the focus in medical care needs to be on the patient and his wishes and not on our desire to avoid death at any cost.

The Dance of Anger / Harriet Lerner, PH.D.
It has been said that women are made of sugar and spice, therefore, how can they express anger? Lerner gives advice on how to use the emotion of anger to effect positive change without appearing like the stereotypical shrew.

Codependent No More / Melody Beattie
This classic self-help book is designed for the significant others of addicts, alcoholics and others with compulsive behaviors. Required reading for those whose lives are overtaken by feelings of guilt and excessive responsibility in situations that are out of their control.

Nine Steps to Financial Freedom / Suze Orman
Orman’s supportive and helpful advice teaches readers to develop good financial habits. Most of all, she exhorts readers to trust their instincts when it comes to financial decisions.

You, The Owner's Manual : An Insider's Guide to the Body That Will Make You Healthier and Younger / Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz
A humorous overview of body systems and processes. No real diet plan is outlined, just an attempt to help people better understand the mechanics of the human body, and how to keep up with their own maintenance.

SHAM: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless / Steve Salerno
Salerno believes that most self-help books either teach their readers to be victims (you cannot escape your past), or to be empowered unrealistically, elevating their self-esteem beyond the bounds of their achievement. If self-help is effective, why are there so many titles with so much of the same advice?

What to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating / Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle knows food. A nutrition professor a NYU, Nestle helps consumers to navigate the minefield of their neighborhood grocery store to choose the healthiest, most economical, and safest foods for themselves and their family.

I Have Heard You Calling in the Night / Thomas Healy
Many books have been written about how a pet, usually a dog, has changed someone’s life for the better. But this slim memoir distinguishes itself by being a little darker than most. Healy was driven to defeat his alcoholism when he realized that he would not be able to keep his dog, Martin, unless he sobered up. His insights into the bond between dogs and humans, and the peace and joy of redemption make this a compulsive read.

I Only Say This Because I Love You: How the Way We Talk Can Make or Break Family Relationships Throughout Our Lives / Deborah Tannen
Deborah Tannen has been writing about communication for over 20 years.  In this book she discusses how a family’s combined history and emotions complicate even normal speech. She gives solid advice for how to communicate effectively so that we can enhance and strengthen our relationships, instead of alienating our loved ones.