NLP Books?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Martin on August 20, 2010 at 10:21am

It depends on where you are. I love Frogs into Princes but for some reason I find a lot of people don't like it. I'm sure it's all on learning style. Frogs to Princes is a lot of transcript of demonstrations that Grinder and Bandler did. it's not exactly a book that is intended to teach you NLP by itself. I have not read or heard of Monsters and Magical Sticks.
If you want an intro book, Heart of Mind by Connie-Rea Andreas is fairly good. Actual demo transcripts and explanations.
If Language is important - The structure of Magic I and II, especially II but again, this is a little rough for beginners.
For fascination and enjoyable reading on NLP, I recommend The Rainbow machine by Andrew Austin. really funny stories.
if experienced, i enjoy the Big Book of NLP techniques as a reference.
I hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by Bridget McKenna on August 20, 2010 at 11:57am

Monsters & Magical Sticks is a wonderful book; I highly recommend it. Frogs Into Princes is, I think, a good introductory read, but as transcripts it's not as straightforward as some might expect.

NLP: The New Technology of Achievement is a good introduction, but says little or nothing about NLP's hypnotic roots.

Some of the older books are still well worth a read: Using Your Brain For a Change, Change Your Mind (and Keep the Change), Trance Formations (the original, though the new one's pretty good, too), Time For a Change, Insiders Guide to Submodalities... lots and lots of choices.

Structure of Magic I & II and Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson I & II are valuable, though dense for the beginner.

Permalink Reply by Timothy Greer on August 20, 2010 at 7:06pm

Thanks for the responses!
I think I'll get Monsters and Magical Sticks and Frogs into Princes, and then Structure of Magic I and II for more advanced techniques.
Thanks for the advice, both of you!
Tim

Bridget McKenna said:

Monsters & Magical Sticks is a wonderful book; I highly recommend it. Frogs Into Princes is, I think, a good introductory read, but as transcripts it's not as straightforward as some might expect.

NLP: The New Technology of Achievement is a good introduction, but says little or nothing about NLP's hypnotic roots.

Some of the older books are still well worth a read: Using Your Brain For a Change, Change Your Mind (and Keep the Change), Trance Formations (the original, though the new one's pretty good, too), Time For a Change, Insiders Guide to Submodalities... lots and lots of choices.

Structure of Magic I & II and Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson I & II are valuable, though dense for the beginner.

Permalink Reply by Lane Pierce on November 16, 2010 at 6:30pm

Hello TIm,

I personally think one of the best books out there is Magic of NLP Demystified by Lewis and Pucelik (http://www.amazon.com/Magic-NLP-Demystified-Pragmatic-Communication...)

It is one of the few books that does not presuppose you know NLP.

Another real good book is the NLP for Dummies.

Be well,
-Lane

Permalink Reply by Timothy Greer on November 18, 2010 at 6:50am

Thanks, Lane!
Tim