Intended to be an overall reference guide to all aspects of NLP theory and practice, Roots of Neuro-Linguistic Programming provides much of the important scientific background information that is not covered in the other "how-to" books written about Neuro-Linguistic Programming. This information is used to give important insights into how and why the specific NLP techniques work so effectively. Each part has been written to build on the information provided by the previous section(s) but may also be read and understood with little or no reference to the other parts. While this book is technical in many respects, it is intended to serve as a resource to the novice as well as to the experienced student of human behavior and experience.
Robert Dilts has been a developer, author, trainer and consultant in the field of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) since its creation in 1975 by John Grinder and Richard Bandler.
Dilts has made many personal contributions to the field of NLP including the authorship of the Encyclopedia of Systemic NLP. He is best known for his work on beliefs and strategies.
He founded behavioral engineering – a software company with William Hanley as Director in 1981. There he developed numerous education software programs. Math and Spelling Strategy were licensed by Apple Computer as part of its Special Delivery Software.