Tired of going to your psychiatrist or psychologist for a session therapy? Why not indulge in many self-help books available in the books and magazines section of a bookstore or mart near you.

Self-Help books really fill the gap between you and your busy therapist. If you’re so busy with your work, take time reading books that can really influence your life in a positive way. These books are real stories that can also change your life for the better.

Popular TV Talk Shows, like Oprah, recommends self-help books that can really change your life. These books may not only help you psychologically or physically but can be an alternative therapy, like in cooking or other hobbies that you can do at home.

Self-help books range from A to Z. From Mental Health Concerns, Challenges in Living, Personal Growth up to Saving the Earth, you can find every topic you want to venture into.

Mental Health Concerns include: abusive relationship, addiction, anger management, suicide and many other topics that can really change your lives with its featured remedies and therapy.

Challenges in Living include: men and women's issues, family issues, teenagers and intimate relationships among others.

Personal Growth features: career development, health and wellness, creative writing and related topics for individual's development.

Saving the Earth promotes books and DVDs on Nature, Global Warming, Conservation and Green Living.

The wide array of topics in these books will really help you personally. You can also recommend such books if you have already read it and did a positive result in your life.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dreams by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

This collection of 101 stories is based on the belief that testimonies of goodness and loving transformations can nourish us to the bone and heal the cynicism in our hearts. The short simple stories tell about an event, a person, or an everyday miracle that exemplifies the best of the human spirit. This multi-million selling book has taught readers that dreams really do come true for those who dare to believe that any obstacle can be overcome with persistence, patience, and belief in oneself. 2003, HCI

Note: I have read this book way back 2005. I have left it in the ship's library so that others may read it and be inspired.