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Q. What are some good hypnosis books?

These books give a basic range of views on hypnosis and hypnotic applications. I do not endorse all of them. In fact, some even contradict me but I recommend their reading so that you may have a variety of thoughts:

HYPNOSIS : A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE by Tad James
A basic book on hypnosis. A good starting point for newcomers.

HYPNOTHERAPY by Dave Elman
A classic book on hypnosis techniques.

HYPNOSIS AND HYPNOTHERAPY BASIC TO ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
by Calvin Banyan and Gerald Kein,
An advanced book on hypnosis applications. This book covers regression as an application of healing.

ANSWER CANCER by Stephen Parkhill
Answer Cancer does not teach hypnotic techniques. This book was written to give hope to those suffering from "chronic" illnesses. The basic techniques are covered in the previous book written by Gerald Kein (Parkhill's mentor) and Cal Banyon (a student of Kein and Parkhill)

THE ART OF HYPNOSIS: MASTERING BASIC TECHNIQUES by C. Roy Hunter

HYPNOTISM TODAY by LeCron & Bordeaux

HYPNOTHERAPY HANDBOOK: HYPNOSIS AND MINDBODY HEALING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
by Kevin L. Hogan

MY VOICE WILL GO WITH YOU: The teaching tales of Milton H Erickson Edited by Sidney Rosen

PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF MIND BODY HEALING: New Concepts of Therapeutic Hypnosis by Ernest Rossi

PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF GENE EXPRESSION by Ernest Rossi

REGRESSION HYPNOTHERAPY by Randal Churchill

REFRAMING: NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF MEANING
by John Grinder and Richard Bandler

THERAPEUTIC TRANCES by Stephen Gilligan

TIME DISTORTION IN HYPNOSIS by Linn F. Cooper

TINNITUS: TURNING THE VOLUME DOWN by Kevin L. Hogan

TRANCE ON TRIAL (Guilford Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis Series)
by Alan W. Scheflin, Jerrold Lee Shapiro

TRAINING TRANCES by John Overdurf and Julie Silverthorn.

TRANSFORMING THERAPY, A NEW APPROACH TO HYPNOTHERAPY by Gil Boyne

TRANCE-FORMATION Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis
by John Grinder and Richard Bandler

TRANCEWORK: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS by Michael D. Yapko

Q. What are some good Stage hypnosis books?

DEEPER and DEEPER by Jon Chase
A basic book on stage hypnosis by Jon Chase, one of Europe's great stage hypnotists.
A good starting point for those interested in stage hypnosis.

THE NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF STAGE HYPNOSIS by Ormond McGill

Q. What are some good NLP books?

CHANGE YOUR MIND-AND KEEP THE CHANGE : Advanced NLP Submodalities Interventions
by Connirae. Andreas, Steve Andreas

CORE TRANSFORMATION by Connirae Andreas, Tamara Andreas

FROGS INTO PRINCES by John Grinder, Richard Bandler

HEART OF THE MIND by Connirae Andreas, Steve Andreas (Contributor)

THE MAGIC OF NLP DEMYSTIFIED by Pucelik and Lewis

REFRAMING Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning by Richard Bandler

SLEIGHT OF MOUTH : The Magic of Conversational Belief Change by Robert Dilts

STRUCTURE OF MAGIC A Book About Language and Therapy by Richard Bandler, John Grinder

STRUCTURE OF MAGIC A Book About Communication and Change by Richard Bandler, John Grinder

TIME FOR A CHANGE by Richard Bandler

TIMELINE THERAPY AND THE BASIS OF PERSONALITY by Tad James, Wyatt Woodsmall

TRANCEFORMATIONS by John Grinder, Richard Bandler

USING YOUR BRAIN FOR A CHANGE by Richard Bandler

THE USER'S MANUAL FOR THE BRAIN by Bob Bodenhamer, Michael Hall

Other interesting Books:

THERAPEUTIC METAPHORS: Helping Others Through the Looking Glass by David Gordon.

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: A Different Perception by Thom Hartmann

HEALING ADD: Simple Exercises That Will Change Your Daily Life by Thom Hartmann

THE SECRET OF CREATING YOUR FUTURE by Tad James

THE BIOLOGY OF BELIEF by Bruce Lipton

Book Reviews:

Honest Abe's NLP Emporium by Andy Bradbury

Some of these books are expensive and some are out of print, so they may not be readily available. Your library may not have these books on their shelves. Interestingly, libraries usually cooperate among themselves offering something called an 'inter-library' loan. Ask your local library about this. You may need to ask a librarian, or even the 'help desk'. If your library doesn't have the book, ask if they can borrow the book from another library for you.

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