Someone has given me all of his gary Lane books. They are: Find the Checkmate,Improve your chess in 7days, Find the winning move, and Sharpen your tactics in 7 days. What should I do? Read them or pass them on to someone else? Have any of you read then? Please advise. Stwils.

I hope I entered this in the right forum. Anyone?

Can't say i have read them, but i have glanced at them in a shop.  If you have other books then perhaps you should list those too, otherwise I'm not sure it will make that much difference which order you read them in, and i don't remember them being that dense so they shouldn't take too long to go through

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 You can check the reviews and prices on amazon.com (they would be considered USED if read or sat around and have a little wear), read them if you think they will be worth it or sell the lot for say $15-$20.

I read a bit in one of the books. Mediocre. There are better books.

I paid good money for those! Improve your chess in 7 days is widely thought to be first rate but of course will take longer than 7 days. The sequal is Sharpen your tactics in 7 days which Has the same cartoonist, adding some interest to the instructive chapters. I really liked it but maybe it depends on your rating. I was 1846 at the time (now 2041) and they had a positive effect to be honest. The quiz book Find the Checkmate is what it says. A bit of fun to read on the way to work for people rated about 1400 and upwards. Free books are always good