Michael's Book Recommendations

Hypnosis

• Learn Hypnosis... Now! by Michael Stevenson, MNLP, MTT, MHt
  The quintessential book for those who wish to learn hypnosis. Written by Transform Destiny's Michael Stevenson, this fun and informative book will have you hypnotising yourself and others within hours. Available as an ebook, paperback and audio book. Comes with a free hypnosis MP3. Totally safe and enourmously fun. Amazon's best selling hypnosis book!
   
  Buy it from Transform Destiny in either Paperback or Audio Book!
• Hypnotherapy Scripts 2nd Edition by Ronald Havens
  A great collection of Ericksonian style scripts. The only script book I consistently use for ideas.
• Harry the Hypno-Potamus: Metaphorical Tales for the Treatment of Children by Linda Thomson PhD MSN CPNP
  A collection of metaphorical stories that deal with a variety of physical and behavioral problems faced by children. Imbedded in each story is a metaphor as well as hypnotherapeutic techniques that can be used as part of a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of a host of disorders. Get it direct from Transform Destiny.
• The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnosis by Ormond McGill
  A must have book for anyone who wishes to do stage hypnosis. Ormond is the master in this field and The Encyclopedia is the de-facto bible for any aspiring stage hypnotist.
• Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors by Corydon Hammond, et al
  The difinitive collection of scripts and articles collected from members of the National Guild of Hypnotists. Contains scripts dealing with everything from quitting smoking to weight loss to cancer to children.
• Fun with Hypnosis: The Complete How-To Guide by Professor Svengali
  A very fun, light, but surprisingly informative introduction to hypnosis and stage hypnosis.
• Training Trances by John Overdurf, Julie Silverthorn, Tad James
  The masters teach advanced hypnosis technniques as they relate to traning and super-learning.
• Trance-Formations by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
  This classic is a must read for anyone who is a Bandler fan, or those who just want to venture outside the box and really learn some advanced hypnosis techniques.
• Look into My Eyes: How to Use Hypnosis to Bring Out the Best in Your Sex Life How to use hypnosis to bring out the best in your sex life.

Self-Hypnosis

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis by Roberta Temes
  Although the title is a bit misleading (it's really mostly about self hypnosis or auto hypnosis), this is a good introduction to hypnosis and what you can expect as the subject of a trance state.
• Hypnosis for Change by Josie Hadley, Carol Staudacher
  A good hypnosis-centric self help book .

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)

• The Magic of NLP Demystified: A Pragmatic Guide to Communication and Change by Byron A. Lewis, et al
  This book by Byron Lewis does a fantastic job of breaking the utterly complex field of NLP down into compredendable chunks.
• My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. by Sidney Rosen
  Some of the best metaphors and case studies from Milton H. Erickson compiled by one of his students.
• The Sourcebook of Magic by L. Michael Hall
  A script book of just about every useful NLP technique ever created. Get it direct from Transform Destiny.
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Volume I by Robert Dilts, John Grinder, Richard Bandler, and Judith DeLozier
  The book that first introduced the collected techniques called NLP. It's a very dry book, but is essential reading once you have a firm grasp on NLP. I would not, however, recommend reading this as your first NLP book (a mistake many make).
• Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson Volume I by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
  The books that started it all - these are the first published works in the infancy of NLP.
• Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson Volume II by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
  The books that started it all - these are the first published works in the infancy of NLP.
• The Structure of Magic Volume I by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
  The books that started it all - these are the first published works in the infancy of NLP.
• The Structure of Magic Volume II by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
  The books that started it all - these are the first published works in the infancy of NLP.
• Modeling with NLP by Robert Dilts
  While NLP is commonly thought of as a collection of therapeutic/sales/influence/rapport techniques, what really made it all possible, at the center of the field, was the modelling of successful people. In this book, Robert Dilts discusses the NLP way of acquiring skills from other people's success.
• Changing Belief Systems by Robert Dilts
  An interesting book that looks at the structure of people's beliefs and how we can use NLP to change disenabling beliefs.
• Adventures With Time Lines
  Currently the best book available on time line techniques. This is the current curriculum for our TIME Technqiues^™ trainings.
• Using your Brain For a Change by Richard Bandler, et al
  A collection of Richard Bandler and John Grinder seminar transcripts organized by Connirae and Steve Andreas. Full of excellent strategies and NLP knowledge.
• Heart of the Mind by Richard Bandler, et al
  Another collection of Richard Bandler and John Grinder seminar transcripts organized by Connirae and Steve Andreas. Full of excellent strategies and NLP knowledge.
• Reframing by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
  The quintessential book on content reframing and context reframing, including the original six-step reframe.
• Therapeutic Metaphors by David A. Gordon
  Even if you aren't the best storyteller, you can learn to construct metaphors for your subjects' subconscious mind. Therapeutic Metaphors is a fantastic book for starting you in that direction.
• Frogs into Princes by Richard Bandler and John Grinder
  The other quintessential book on content reframing and context reframing, including the original six-step reframe.
• Personality Selling: Using NLP and the Enneagram to Understand People and How They Are Influenced by Albert J. Valentino
  Although, I had a hard time getting into the "Enneagram", which tries to pidgeonhole every person into one of nine personality types, the first half of this book on NLP is outstanding. A great read, even if you don't make it through the second half.
• Instant Rapport by Michael Brooks
  One of the only books I know that takes NLP and applies it to something completely practical that we all can understand. Rather than teaching NLP from a clinical perspective, Michael Brooks attacks the task from a social perspective. If you really want to learn rapport, this is a great book for you to start.

Influence and Persuasion

• Influence: Science and Practice (5th Edition) by Dr. Robert Cialidini
  THE book to read on how to influence and persuade people. One of my favorites!
• How to Spot a Liar: Why People Don't Tell the Truthà And How You Can Catch Them by Gregory Hartley
  How to use NLP to get to the truth, the same way the US Army does, by a US Army interregator veteran of the Iraq war.

Health, Healing and Medicine

• Why Animals Don't Get Heart Attacks but People Do, Fourth Revised Edition by Dr. Matthias Rath
  Dr. Rath’s research identifies the true cause of heart disease, and what you can do to prevent it and other common dis-eases, such as cancer.
• Take Off Your Glasses and See: A Mind/Body Approach to Expanding Your Eyesight and Insight by Jacob Liberman
  The book that reframed my limiting beliefs about vision, age and my eyes. I was able to get my vision back to 20/20 in a very short time, using the principles in this book.
• You Can Heal Your Life (Gift Edition) by Louise Hay
  A great book about healing from the inside out.
• Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by Dr. John Sarno
  A book about the true causes of back pain, and pain in general. This will completely reframe your ideas and beliefs about pain.

Law of Attraction and Quantum Physics

• The Holographic Universe Talbot explains in clear terms the theory and physics of holography and quantum physics, both in science and in explanation of the paranormal, psychic and the Law of Attraction. His theory of reality accommodates this latest thinking in physics as well as many unresolved mind-body questions.
• Mega Brain Power: Transform Your Life With Mind Machines and Brain Nutrients by Michael Hutchinson
  Transforming your life by transforming your brain.
• The Heart's Code: Tapping the Wisdom and Power of Our Heart Energy by Paul Pearsall
  An interesting book that supports the idea of a holographic body, in a round-about way.

Music for Hypnosis

• Hynotic TranceScapes by Learn Hypnosis... Now! author, Michael Stevenson - www.trancescapes.com
  High-quality professional hypnosis music conceived and produced by me, Michael Stevenson. Wheather you're a hypnotherapist, stage hypnotist or looking to record your own self hypnosis tapes or cds, Hypnotic Trancescapes is for you. Works great for meditation, massage, huna and more, as well.