Apart from anything else, as a reviewer in another place quite rightly noted, much of what is in the book isn't actually about NLP at all. On top of which the description of things neurological - such as the quite baffling description of the hippocampus - is largely pure gobbledegook:

'the hippocampus is made up of banks and banks of pyramid-like structures that get filled up during the day and emptied out at night? This means that you are able to make connections more quickly when you first wake up, so do your hardest thinking before the pyramids fill up.'

Before the "pyramids fill up"? You cannot be serious!

Apparently the authors have no idea whatsoever that what they are talking about are "pyramidal neurons" - the real "pyramids" in the brain are something else entirely. Moreover pyramidal cells aren't only found in the hippocampus, about 70 (seventy) per cent of the neurons in the neo-cortex are pyramidal.

On the same topic, what passes through neurons are minute electrical pulses which are transmitted to other neurons many times per second. So what the authors think the "pyramids" are "filling up" with, and why they are allegedly only "emptied out at night", is anyone's guess.

There are many other mistakes in the book, of varying substance, and I won't waste your time by trying to list them all here. The point is already made, I think, that whatever research went into preparing the text was totally inadequate. And contrary to the claims made in previous reviews this is probably one of the worst introductions to NLP on the market today.

For a introduction to NLP that really does cover all the important information, accurately, O'Connor and Seymour's 'Introducing NLP' is still the one to watch.


Neuro - linguistic Programming for Dummies   January 19, 2006
 21 out of 38 found this review helpful

I have bought and read quite a few NLP books. Some were helpful and easy to understand and some were not. NLP for dummies Has to be the most comprehensible I have read so far. EXCELLENT for anyone who wants to improve in life.


buy this book now !!!!!!   January 10, 2006
 24 out of 46 found this review helpful

Neuro-linguistic Programming for Dummies,
is a book that will change your life,
i know it has changed mine already,
for the last five years, i have suffered with sinus problems,
which i managed to cure, by reading and using the exercise
on page 163, getting rid of that backache
i did this in five minutes,
buying Neuro-linguistic Programming for Dummies is probably the best thing i have ever bought in my life


An excellent book   June 2, 2005
 26 out of 32 found this review helpful

I have read many NLP books and this one stands out as being one of the best around. What I particularly like about it is the humour and the examples - and the clear way some of the more complex NLP principles are explained. I also like the index which is really helpful when you are using the book to dip into for specific information. In-depth and also easy to read. A good combination.


Does what it says on the tin   June 19, 2004
 45 out of 55 found this review helpful

An honest and solid book on NLP that stands out amonst the many impenetrable books in this field. Strongly recommended both for first-time buyers and also for those of us who are still learning.