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Self motivation books (also called self help books) are now ubiquitous in any respectable bookstore, and they are in great demand, cornering various market segments (male, female, rich, middle income, low income) and age brackets.
Self motivation books have been around for decades, like the works of philosophers and sociologists which analyzed life's purpose and gave views on what an ideal life should be, which inspired mass movements and led to major historical developments in the world, like the abolition of slavery, the women's liberation, and the triumph of democracy, among other things.
Napoleon Hill, a newspaper reporter, was credited to have published the first official self motivation book in 1928, titled The Law of Success, a result of over 20 years of interviewing and writing the formula for success of the world's richest, most accomplished and most powerful figures of Hill's time, including inventors Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, billionaires John Rockefeller and F.W. Woolworth, statesmen Joseph Stalin and Theodore Roosevelt, and businessmen Henry Ford and Jennings Randolph, among others. Hill's work gave rise to the self motivation movement in America and became the model for many self motivation books and resources that came after it.
Today, there are many self motivation books available in bookstores or through online purchase. Amazon.com lists down the bestselling self motivation books as follows:
1. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow, 2008
2. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle, 1999
3. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey, 2004
4. Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness by Esther Hicks and Jerry Hicks, 2008
5. The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton, 2008
6. You Can Heal Your Life (Gift Edition) by Louise Hay and Joan Perrin Falquet, 1999
7. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, 2001
8. The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren, 2003
9. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No - To Take Control of Your Life by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, 2004
10. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, 1998