[.ca] Hypnotic World Of Paul Mckenna (ISBN 0571168027)

Very good if you want to understand the basis of hynosis:
Very nicly put together book by Paul Mckenna,But its no good if you want LEARN HYPNOSIS,The Best Book For learning Hypnosis is THE NEW ENCYLOPEDIA OF STAGE HYPNOTISM BY ORMOND MCGILL. But if your not into learning to hypnotise the read paul mckenna's instead.Ps Paul Mckeena does some brilliant self help tapes ,which really work.

An okay book about hypnosis but lack in methods.:
This book was written by the DJ come stage hypnotist come NLPer Paul McKenna. It seems to be a collection of ideas of hypnosis and NLP and stage hypnosis, but it lacks a bit in concrete methods. It reads as more of a personal treatise than an actual 'how to' book.

An excellent introduction to Hypnotism:
A very good place to start for people who know very little or nothing about Hypnotism. The book gives a brief history, from the days of Franz Mesmer (1734-1815) who invented 'Mesmerism' to modern Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). The book presents an unbiased overview of many of the different theories and schools on the subject of trance inducement, including; Sports Hypnosis, Stress Control, Self Hypnosis and even the controversial Past-Life Regression. At one point in the book the reader is shown the actual script for a hypnotic induction and has the technique explained one step at a time. The author, Paul McKenna, is a former radio D.J. in England who first became interested in hypnotism while interviewing an expert in the field on his radio show. Then over the next few years after reading up on the subject and taking some classes Mr McKenna developed his own stage hypnosis show. Later he hosted his own television show on the BBC. Mr McKenna has a friendly and readable style that makes a very complex and controversial subject easy to understand.

A light and easily read book but lacking in hard techniques:
A good book to inform the complete novice but lacks real techniques and depth. A bit of a springboard for Mr McKennas company and his many hypnotic products. As a much better choice I can recommend "Professional Stage Hypnosis" by Ormond McGill. This covers a range of techniques and is much more technical in nature, it actually teaches you how to hypnotise and lists stage routines.