Self-help techniques book series in reading order

Matthew Kelly, born 12 July 1973 in Sydney, is an Australian motivational speaker, business consultant and founding partner of the management consulting firm Floyd Consulting. The catalogue lists 48 Kelly books from Our Father (1995) to Nothing Is Random (2025). Subjects include the Catholic Church, spirituality, self-help, happiness, parenting and business. Titles include The Rhythm of Life (1999), Rediscover Catholicism (2002) and The Dream Manager (2007).

Richard Bass writes parenting guides, with 18 catalogued books from 2021 to 2025. The first is A Beginner's Guide on Parenting Children with ADHD (2021), and the newest is The Sensory Processing Handbook for Parents (2025). Other titles cover autism, oppositional defiant disorder, anger management and teen anxiety, including Parenting a Child with Autism (2022). Subjects are self-help techniques, parenting, psychology and education. Richard Bass is still publishing.

Kelli Miller LCSW MSW has 13 catalogued books from 2018 to 2024, graded for grades 3 to 5. Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids (2018) is listed first and Self-Esteem Workbook for Kids (2024) as the newest. Other titles include Anger Management Workbook for Kids, CBT Workbook for Kids, Standing Up to OCD Workbook For Kids and Empathy Workbook for Kids. Subject tags cover self-help techniques, psychology, anger in children, conflict management and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Jocko Willink

13 books• 2 series

Extreme Ownership (2015) is the earliest of 13 catalogued books by Jocko Willink, an American author, podcaster and retired United States Navy SEAL officer born September 8, 1971. In the Iraq War, Willink commanded Task Unit Bruiser of SEAL Team 3 in the fighting at Ramadi, receiving the Silver Star and the Bronze Star Medal and reaching lieutenant commander. Willink also sits on the board of San Diego FC. Other titles include Discipline Equals Freedom (2017), The Dichotomy of Leadership (2018) and Leadership Strategy and Tactics (2020), and Way of the Warrior Kid (2018) and Marc's Mission (2018) also appear, with children's fiction and leadership among the subjects. Letters from Uncle Jake (2024) is the newest.

Sarah Knight writes profane self-help, parodying the tidy-your-life genre while giving practical advice on attitude, anxiety and priorities. The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck (2015) set the pattern, followed by Get Your Sh*t Together (2016), You Do You (2017), Calm the F*ck Down (2018), F*ck No! (2019), No F*cks Given (2022) and Grow the F*ck Up (2023). Eight books in total, with nothing new since 2023.

Wayne W. Dyer

47 books• 1 series

Wayne W. Dyer (May 10, 1940 - August 29, 2015) was an American self-help author and motivational speaker. Dyer completed a bachelor's degree in history and philosophy, a master's in psychology and, in 1970, an Ed.D. in guidance and counseling at Wayne State University. After working as a high school guidance counselor and running a private therapy practice, Dyer taught counselor education at St. John's University, where a literary agent's approach produced Your Erroneous Zones (1976). Success, spiritual life, meditation and self-realization appear among the subjects, and Pulling Your Own Strings (1978) and You'll See It When You Believe It (1989) are among the 47 catalogued books.

Poetry about women and relationships makes up the catalogue of Pierre Alex Jeanty, with self-help and religion also among the recorded subjects. The 15 books run from Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman (2014) to What I Should've Texted (2024). To The Women I Once Loved (2015) and Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II (2016) come early, followed by Her (2017), Apologies that Never Came (2018), Him (2018) and Ashes of Her Love (2019). The books are short, with a median of 155 pages.

Susan Branch is an American author, watercolourist and designer who illustrates her own books. Heart of the Home is the cookbook series Branch is known for, and the 44 catalogued titles also take in memoirs, guided journals, travel writing and keepsake books. The run opens with Heart of the Home (1986) and reaches Distilled Genius - A Collection of Life-Changing Quotations (2022), at a median 80 pages. Cooking, entertaining, home economics and Christmas recur as subjects. No new title has appeared since 2022.

Three books make up Jen Sincero's catalogue, all of them self-help: You Are a Badass (2013), You Are a Badass at Making Money (2018) and You Are a Badass Every Day (2020). Self-actualisation, personal growth, success and personal finance are their subjects. Sincero is an American writer, speaker and success coach.

Gay Hendricks, born 20 January 1945, is an American psychologist, writer and teacher working on personal growth, relationships and body intelligence. Hendricks is known for work on relationship enhancement and conscious breathing exercises. After a Stanford University PhD in psychology in 1974, Hendricks spent 21 years at the University of Colorado, becoming a full professor in Counseling Psychology, and founded The Hendricks Institute. Hendricks and Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks have written more than 35 books together. The catalogue lists 59 books from The Centering Book (1975) to Your Big Leap Year (2024), plus the Tenzing Norbu Mystery and Sir Errol Hyde series.

MaryAnn Diorio writes Christian fiction and nonfiction across 48 catalogued books. The run starts with Balancing Your Budget God's Way (1987) and reaches Vinny in 2026. Diorio's series include Italian Chronicles, South Philly Italians, Wives of Old Cape May, Dixie Randolph, Penelope Pumpernickel, Christmas Extravaganza, Writer Enrichment and Outstanding American Authors. Christian life, spirituality, personal finance and children's fiction make up the recorded subjects, and the books are short, at a median of 56 pages.

Rebekah R. Ganiere has 41 catalogued books, from Dead Awakenings (2013) to Loki's Warrior Mate (2026), with romance and short stories in the subject records. Red the Were Hunter and Snow the Vampire Slayer date from 2014, Zelle and the Tower from 2015, and Cinder the Fae from 2016. Series include Fairelle, Wolf River, Otherworlder, Lycan King Wars, Gods and Monsters Fated Mates, Immortal Monsters, Goblin Market and Tharnaxian Chronicles, plus Books Done Write. Gina Kincade is credited on 3 books.

Christmas Jars is Jason F. Wright's central series, starting with Christmas Jars (2005) and continuing in Christmas Jars Reunion (2009), Penny's Christmas Jar Miracle (2009) and A Christmas Jar for Santa (2010). Wright writes about family secrets, fathers and sons, and adult children, in novels including The James Miracle (2004), The Wednesday Letters (2007), Recovering Charles (2008), The Cross Gardener (2010) and The Wedding Letters (2011). His 29 catalogued books reach The Final 4th of Sergeant Drummond (2026) and run to a median of 237 pages.

Michael A Brown writes self-help books for children in grades 1 to 3, with 23 catalogued books from 2019 to 2022. What I Tell Myself FIRST (2019) is the first title. Impatient Patience (2020) was followed by Impatient Patience's Special Day (2021). Spanish editions include Lo Que Me Digo a Mí Mismo PRIMERO and Mamá, papá ¡Por favor enséñame! (2021). Ships: Where Do You Want to Go? (2022) is the newest Brown book.

N.D. Jones writes paranormal and fantasy romance, with 20 books from 2012 to 2024. Fire, Fury, Faith (2012) and Heat, Hunt, Hope (2013) open the catalogue. N.D. Jones series include Death and Destiny, Dragon Shifter Romance, Fairy Tale Fatale, Feline Nation, Styles of Love, Color of My Resilience and Seizing Freedom. Self-help and mind and body also appear among the subjects. Harriet's Escape is the newest title.

Fran Stewart writes the Biscuit McKee Mystery and ScotShop Mystery series, with 17 books catalogued between 2003 and 2018. Orange as Marmalade (2003) is the first title, and other titles include Yellow as Legal Pads (2004), Green As a Garden Hose (2005) and Violet as an Amethyst (2014). A Wee Murder in My Shop appeared in 2015. Stewart also has a non-fiction line. White as Ice (2018) is the latest book.