Straightforward, well researched, and comes with practical interventions a person can begin using right away to help themselves grow in their awareness of the self esteem.

Nathaniel Brandon does an excellent job of discussing not just Self Esteem, but its associated components, such as Self Efficacy and Assertiveness. In this text he unpacks these different dimensions to Self Esteem, and explores them using personal anecdotes and research on how we grow and shrink in our personal esteem.

If you or someone you know can benefit from doing self work to build positive ideas about themselves, this is worth checking out:

The Six Pillars of Self Esteem (Amazon)