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Books on NLP

Here are my favourite books on NLP and related subjects.

Using Your Brain for a Change by Richard Bandler First book that formally mentions submodalities (the qualities of the modalities of vision, sound, feelings, taste and smell) and how to use them to take control of your mind and your experience. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins A great introduction to NLP with hands on examples, all delivered in Tony's inimitably direct style. Covers much of the material of NLP Practitioner as well as the contents of his live seminar Unleash the Power Within. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins Another great book, focusing mainly on how your values determine your motivation and behaviour. Follows the structures of Tony's Date with Destinyseminar. Click here for more info or to buy this book
NLP The Technology of Achievement by Steve Andreas and Charles Faulkner A step-by-step guide through specific programmes for learning the characteristics of top achievers and creating a blueprint for unlimited success. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Heart of the Mind by Connirae & Steve Andreas A gentle and charming introduction to NLP through the description of the authors' therapeutic experiences. Click here for more info or to buy this book
The Structure of Magic Vols 1 & 2 by Richard Bandler & John Grinder Reputedly the first-ever books published on NLP, based on Bandler's doctoral thesis. Definitive text on the Meta Model, the language patterns for family therapy used by Virginia Satir and modelled by Bandler. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Frogs into Princes by Richard Bandler & John Grinder One of the most popular books on early NLP. Covers eye-accessing cues, anchoring and reframing and shows how to cure phobias, help people with learning disabilities. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Words that Change Minds by Shelle Rose Charvet Practical and amusing examples of how to use language to influence people. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Time Line & The Basis of Personality by Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall A great introduction to Time Line Therapy and metaprogrammes (unconscious shortcuts people use to make decisions) Click here for more info or to buy this book
Persuasion Engineering by Richard Bandler & John La Valle Extraordinary insights into how to use NLP to really influence people. Click here for more info or to buy this book
NLP at Work by Sue Knight Written by one of the UK's leading NLP practitioner for business, this book pulls together many of the key concepts of NLP and applies them to a corporate environment. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Theraeutic Metaphors by David Gordon A classic on the structure and formation of healing metaphors. Click here for more info or to buy this book
Metaphors in Mind by James Lawley & Penny Tompkins Using "Clean Language" and Metaphors to create therapeutic change. Click here for more info or to buy this book

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"A man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth"
James Allen