Product Description

The culmination of nearly four years of continuous work, The Encyclopedia of Systemic Neuro-Linguistic Programming and NLP New Coding written by Robert Dilts and Judith DeLozier provides a fascinating and comprehensive guide to the field of NLP.

This beautifully presented, hardbound 2-volume set includes:
€ descriptions of fundamental techniques and models
€ definitions of core NLP concepts
€ biographical entries for key developers and contributors
€ historical influences that were sources of key NLP ideas and concepts
€ exemplars who served as the initial models for NLP
€ fields and disciplines related to NLP
€ extensive illustrations, tables, charts, worksheets, and questionnaires
€ biography of reference texts and related readings
€ comprehensive index with cross-references

A distinguishing feature of this Encyclopedia is its emphasis on knowledge that can be pragmatically applied to your life experience. This is expressed by the large number of exercises and activities.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1428728 in Books
• Published on: 2000-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1625 pages

Review
I have received your two fantastic NLP Encyclopedia. What a job! I congratulate you for your remarkable work. -- Vincent Griesser, Geneva Switzerland

Thank you for bringing this into being. I have no doubt that it will become indispensable. -- Ian McDermott, Founder, ITS, London, England

About the Author
Robert Dilts and Judith DeLozier’s participation in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming dates back to its earliest days. They were part of the original group that worked with NLP co-founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder at the time of its creation. Both Robert and Judith also studied personally with Gregory Bateson and Milton Erickson, who were key role models and influences in the early formation of NLP.

Judith and Robert participated in the research and development underlying practically all of the original NLP techniques and distinctions (eye movements, cognitive strategies, reframing, the swish pattern, etc.). They played key roles in the design and implementation of the first NLP certification programs for Practitioners, Master Practitioners and Trainers. They are also co-authors with Grinder and Bandler of NLP Volume I, the first definitive text on the field of NLP, and have written and co-authored numerous books and articles on the discipline of NLP and its many applications. Between them, Judith and Robert have more than fifty years combined experience in NLP.

Robert and Judith have trained and consulted in the use of NLP all over the world, and were co-founders with Todd and Teresa Epstein of NLP University in Santa Cruz in 1992.

Robert and Judith have continued to be among the most prolific developers of new NLP material, emphasizing the generative aspects of NLP and its richness as an epistemology. They are the key figures in the establishment and diffusion of Systemic NLP and NLP New Coding. Both are experts in behavioral modeling using NLP, and have applied NLP modeling methods to many different areas and topics, including learning, leadership, culture, creativity and training. They are also committed to expanding the fundamental tools and distinctions which comprise the field of NLP through the modeling process, and to making the skills of modeling more structured and accessible to others.

Customer Reviews

An Absolutely Essential Reference for NLP and Change Work
While this may seem pricy, it is a true encyclopedia. Articles range from single paragraph definitions of terms and brief biographical notes to elaborate presentations of complete models for creating change. Another reviewer said it was only an encyclopedia of Robert Dilts' vision of NLP. I don't agree with that assessment. Surely any work is written from the perspective of the person who creates it - no real news there. Moreover, entries in this encyclopedia cover many people, ideas, and schools of thought which have influenced not only NLP but change work in general.

There are many NLP techniques here which have not been widely publicized elsewhere ... for examples such models as SCORE, ROLE, BAGLE, etc. are presented here in great detail. Robert Dilts is a different kind of writer in the NLP area. His interest seems to be very theoretical so he thinks out his material and constructs rather comprehensive models for those things that interest him - then he communicates them clearly. He is therefore able to convey the material rather more completely than other writers. I don't feel there is any "good" or "bad" in these differing styles, it is just that Dilts is more detailed and comprehensive while other writers are rather more vague and metaphorical at times. What approach works best is probably a function of what the reader is looking for.

For anyone who wishes to gain a really comprehensive knowledge of NLP and change work (Dilts' viewpoint or otherwise) I would enthusiastically recommend this wonderful work.

Robert Dilts' Masterpiece
When NLP, Volume I came out around 1979, the title of that book indicated that Robert Dilts wanted to write a volume II. Robert has been writing a dozen of books since that time, including the "Strategies of Genius" series, which came the closest to the original feat. The current encyclopedia is the result of years and years of work: I saw the first version of the first 3 letters at the NLP leadership conference in summer 1997, 3 years before the book finally came out. The only inconcenience about this encyclopedia is that it is too biased. This is clearly the Encyclopedia of "Dilts' NLP"

Still, this is a book that persons that are really serious about NLP (e.g. people training NLP) should own. END

A masterpiece
It's a very technical book, and contains the sum of Dilts & DeLozier contribution to NLP. Full of treasures, its best contribution is for me the "new code of NLP", that provides a general coherence to many recent developments in this field.
A must have for those who are seriously involved in NLP.