Seven Best Hypnosis Books

In my opinion are:

Cheek, David B., Hypnosis: The Application of Ideomotor Techniques, Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Hammond, D. Corydon (1990). Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions & Metaphors. New York: W.W. Norton.
(Although Hammond is strongly opposed to so-called "lay" hypnotists and would like to drive people like
myself out of business the book contains lots of useful material).

Laurence, Jean-Roch, and Perry, Campbell (1988). Hypnosis, Will & Memory: A Psycho-Legal History. New York: The Guilford Press.

Rhue, Judith W.; Lynn, Steven Jay; Kirsch, Irving (Eds). (1997). Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis. Washington, D.C. American Psychological Association.

Rossi, Ernest L., and Cheek, David B. (1994). Mind-Body Therapy: Methods of Ideodynamic Healing in Hypnosis. New York: W.W. Norton.

Udolf, Roy (1981). Handbook of Hypnossis for Professionals. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Yapko, Michael D. (1995). essentials of Hypnosis; Basic Principles into Practice. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
(Yapko's books are excellent, simply packed with practical information. This paperback is a condensed version of his amazing "Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis."

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Modesty forbids me to include two of my own hypnosis books in the Top Seven. However, I do objectively believe they are extremely informative and that you'll discover a lot about the role of hypnosis in psychotherapy and the amazing variety of issues that hypnotherapy can help resolve.

Love, Sex & Hypnosis: Secrets of Psychotherapy
and
Health and Happiness with Hypnosis