Simple words can create such a great impact to people. There is just something powerful about one’s words that spark up motivation to everyone. Hence, literature became a good means of turning experiences and wisdom into something that promotes healing, development, and understanding. Self-help books are the literary masterpieces contain words of wisdom and inspiration that will bring something fresh and positive to the reader’s life.
Self-help books are diverse — some contain well-research contents while others are consist of life-changing experiences. But regardless of the contents of self-help books, the most important thing is that they can unload burdens and touch lives of people who are on the verge of giving up. There are, in fact, a lot of books that promotes self-development and healing in the realm of literature. There are also many amazing authors that have written a lot of inspiring works that fall under the self-help genre. With that being said, listed below are some of the influential self-help book authors that you should check out!
William Styron
William Styron is the offspring of Pauline Margaret and William Clark Styron and was born in June 11, 1925 at Newport News, Virginia. Styron attended two high schools — Hilton School and Morrison High School, and one college preparatory school, which is Christchurch School. In college, he first studied in Davidson College where he entered Phi Delta Theta but transferred in Duke University where he published his first literary fictional masterpiece. His career is mainly composed of being in an editing position, writing novels, serving the US Army, and traveling in Europe. His book Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness maybe primarily classified as a memoir but it is also a part of self-help because many people took inspiration on this piece. People read how to turn the author turned his life around despite of being on the verge of darkness; thus, touching the lives of those who suffered mental illness and telling them that they can still win back their lives.
Gregory Martin Mcleod
Gregory Martin Mcleod was born on Christmas day, December 25. He was a timid kid who always received the “you’re special” feedback from people. Mcleod grew up without experiencing proper discipline and when he turned 10 or 14 years old, he got into a bunch of troubles. He already became a total alcoholic and a complete drug user in such a young age and was hanging out around older people to feel safe. Mcleod was diagnosed with bipolar disorder soon after he let substances, sex, and music conquer his life. When he was 16, he was put into a psychiatric hospital but drugs and alcohol really didn’t leave him alone. Moreover, he met a girl and married her eventually. There were still ups and downs in his life because of substances. As a result, he was admitted to a rehab center 10 times. That is when he realized he needs Jesus to turn his life around. He wrote a book called The Apathetical Man where he put his experiences and the values that he learned in life, such as forgiveness, gifts, hope, wisdom, and more.
Matt Haig
Born on July 3, 1975 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Matt Haig is now one of the prominent authors and journalists all across the globe. He attended the University of Hull where he earned his degree in English and History. As of the moment, he is residing at Brighton, East Sussex, England and already a father of two. He has authored more than 10 fiction novels and over 5 nonfiction books. Examples of the former are The Radleys, The Girl Who Saved Christmas, The Truth Pixie, and Evie In The Jungle while examples of the latter are How Come You Don’t Have An E-Strategy, Brand Failures, Brand Royalty, and Brand Success. He also authors the bestselling self-help book called Reasons to Stay Alive. The book stayed on the UK top 10 for more than 40 weeks and is recognized as amongst Sunday Times’ number one bestseller. Reasons to Stay Alive has also won the 2016 Books Are My Bag Reader’s Award.
Alex Korb
Alex Korb studied the human brain for more than 15 years. He is not only a neuroscientist but is also a writer and a coach. He attended Brown University and successfully acquired his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. Dr. Korb, moreover, studied in the University of California, Los Angeles where he got his PhD in neuroscience. He has already published multiple scientific outputs pertaining to depression. Furthermore, depression is also his chosen topic for his dissertation. Dr. Korb is a postdoctoral neuroscience researcher at present in the college where he acquired his PhD. He is the author of the book called Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time.
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