OBTAINING AUTOGRAPHED COPIES OF MY BOOKS
Last updated: November 12, 2008
I have the following of my books for sale. The price includes book/CD, autograph, postage and handling to US. Foreign is extra depending upon what type of postal delivery you wish; Canada add $2, airmail to Europe is ~$8 extra; All books to US will be mailed out via Media Mail unless first class (+$3 domestic) or air-mail (based on rates) is specified.
NOTE: This page is kept up-to-date. If you see a book advertised then it is available and you don't have to ask. But if you want to e-mail to let me know you are sending the check, I understand.
SPECIALS: FREE: if you ask for it with any order: back copy of my legendary "Baseball's Active Newsletter" for baseball fans. Buy The Fried Liver/Lolli AND A Parent's Guide to Chess together for $20 (includes shipping).
Book/CD Availabiliy Autographed mailing price, including shipping
A Parent's Guide to Chess (Unique & great book!) Good $11 autographed; non-autographed: 6+ $9@
Elements of Positional Evaluation, 4th edition Due 2009 4th edition written; see below...
The Improving Annotator
Electronic word file only $20
via zipped email; Book sold out forever?! 
Looking for Trouble Good $25
The Traxler Counterattack (CD) Sold Out ...but available at www.chesscentral.com
The Computer Analyzes the Fried Liver/Lolli (CD) Good Special! $12 or $11 with any other book order!
Everyone's 2nd Chess Book Good $20; $15@ for a dozen+ autographed
Back to Basics: Tactics Good $25; 2nd printing (not a new edition) due out soon
The Improving Chess Thinker (working title) Due mid-2009
This is the final run for The Improving Annotator so it may
become a collector's edition! The price is going up as the supply dwindles!
To order: Best payment method: Send a check in US $$ to "Dan Heisman" 1359 Garden Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096. 2nd best - only if you cannot send a check in US$: pay by PayPal (please add 3% to cover PayPal charges) but also e-mail me to let me know you paid by PayPal and how to autograph your book.
"Dan,...Your book, Elements of Positional Evaluation, was highly recommended to me several years ago by Mark Uniacke, the author of Hiarcs, in a discussion about some ideas I sent him. I have never seen a copy, so I look forward to the new edition. Best regards, Scott"
Note: See my one new addition to the theory of this book at the end of this linked Novice Nook!
Publisher:
Thinker's Press
But they no longer distribute this book. I have lots of copies available with
signature.
Book Overview: After
you learn how to move the pieces and the basic rules for checkmate, castling,
etc, this book discusses what you have to learn next. Much of the
book discusses "board vision" and how you develop it. Many generic
tips for beginners, including most common misconceptions about starting
chess, misunderstood rules, chess etiquette, etc.
From the ChessCo Web Site (2000):
Here is a plug for Everyone's 2nd Chess Book from Searching for Bobby Fischer real-life Coach Bruce Pandolfini in his Q&A column on the web:
"Question: I am a grade 5 teacher and incorporate the game of chess throughout my class curriculum. I am looking for 2 things really: a good internet chess site that you could recommend, where my students can play against other opponents; and a school teacher's guide for the incorporation of chess into the classroom (if you know of any such books/texts). Mary Beth Osburn (USA)
[Pandolfini] Answer: There are a number of Internet sites offering live chess, such as the Internet Chess Club, the USCF, Its Your Turn, and Yahoo. Why don’t you sample a few of these and see which one appeals to you the most. For guides you can try either the U.S. Chess Federation or Chess-in-the-Schools, both of which should be able to provide help and suggestions on literature. You might also take a look at Dan Heisman’s excellent new work, Everyone’s 2nd Chess Book. It has all kinds of useful suggestions for learning and teaching the game." !!
A final plug - read the Sep 12 entry in Rook Van Winkle's blog.
Errata on 2nd printing, 2nd
diagram page 39: There should be a black rook on d8
Dan's Picture
on the back cover of the book at 
- Raymond
Smullyan's autobiography: click "back cover" on left!
Dan's blurb for the CD cover: "This e-book has been nominated for the 2000 Cramer Award. NM Dan Heisman, a member of the International Computer Chess Association, spent over 2 years anaylzing the ultra-sharp Traxler (Wilkes-Barre Two Knights) variation with computer software. The result is almost all new analysis which completely changes the theory of this old opening. Includes 50 surveys covering all existing and new lines - the equivalent of about a 1,000 page book! Complete with training database and about 1,500 sample games, many annotated. Uses ChessBase Lite (free; downloadable) or ChessBase."
This week in Chess' IM John
Watson says about Dan's Traxler CD e-book: "This
may be the most thorough work ever on a particular subject!" !
Read his entire review near the end of his chess
book review article
Read the Traxler and Fried Liver CD comments by John Elburg (halfway down his web page under "Two Knight's Defense by Pinski)
Publisher: Russell Enterprises (Chess Cafe)
Book Overview: Chess Cafe's press release: "We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting orders for “A Parent’s Guide to Chess” by ChessCafe.com columnist Dan Heisman. This book in fact is a ground-breaker. It is the first book of its kind, a book to help parents understand and help their children enjoy that the pleasures of chess.
"Chess offers many benefits to players of all ages. This book is intended as a guide to help parents explore this expanding world and to maximize its benefits for their children. Putting all this information in one place will, we hope, make your journey a lot easier." - From the Introduction.
It is a 153-page roadmap for parent’s to their child's fascinating new hobby - chess. The good news from teachers and other parents: kids who play chess not only have a lot of fun, but they do better in school, learn self-reliance and develop lifelong analytical skills ."
Read the book review by Chris Kantack
parents and chess - chess parent - chess mom - chess dad - world of chess - chess information - chess guide - chess in the US
Read the review at ChessBug
subtitle: A guide to finding and meeting chess threats. A book of 220+ problems where you have to identify the threats made by your opponent's last move and figure out the best way(s) to meet them.
Chess Cafe writes: "This
book is written to address an underemphasized area of chess training and study,
the identification of and reaction to – threats.
For beginner and intermediate-level players, the study of tactics is paramount.
Almost all tactics books take the approach of providing a position where there
is a forced win, checkmate or draw.
However, Looking for Trouble takes a different tack. This book helps you to
recognize threats by providing over 200 problems in which you focus on
identifying and meeting threats ranging from extremely easy to fiendishly
difficult. But even the identification of difficult threats – and sometimes
more importantly how to meet them – is discussed in a manner that should
greatly benefit players of all levels."
For players rated between 1200 and 2200.
8) Back to Basics: Tactics - Published by Chess Cafe - now available - order from www.uscfsales.com
Read the thorough review at Chess Cafe by Richard Roseborough
- for players rated between 900 and 1700.
9) The Improving Chess Thinker (how players think at different chess levels) - likely publication in 2009
In the possible future:
Book Recommendations
(other authors' books)
Article: The Making of The Traxler
Counterattack and Everyone's 2nd Chess Book
Hope you enjoy each and every one of my books!
If you have comments or suggestions, email me