Cyrus Lakdawala cannot be stopped

I disagree.  If I see that it's a repertoire book for Black, I can assume that it is only going to focus on one way to play for Black and cover various White variations, as opposed to the other way around.  If you have already decided you are partial to one branch of the Caro Kann going in, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect you to do a little more research.  Another way to do this is, if you're buying through Amazon, to read the reviews.  Usually people will spoil which lines the author recommends.

These days most chess publishers provide pdf samples :)

http://www.everymanchess.com/extract/Caro-Kann%20MBM%20extracts.pdf

Also, Amazon has the 'LOOK INSIDE!' feature and in this case it shows more content than the publisher's sample. For example, it includes the index of variations.  

Plan on getting his move by move books on players, not openings.  There needs to be more annotated game collection books out there.

This.  That's what a repertoire book is.

>There needs to be more annotated game collection books out there.<

I agree. I was trying to find something on Morphy's games in algebraic and published fairly recently, and it doesn't appear to exist. That's not to say that older, descriptive books are not good...but descriptive can be tedious, the books themselves usually have few diagrams...and it's time for a new look at Morphy!

Also there still isn't a decent book on Kasparov's best games, written for the general player. Something that pulls the top 30 or so from his entire career. Just not out there. 

The move by move books that he has done are really good.

Interestingly enough there's a book called "Paul Morphy: A Modern Perspective" written by Valeri Beim.  Published in 2006, but it seems to have gone out of print.  Kindle version is cheap though.

Beim's book is good, as well as Paul Morphy and the Evolution of Chess Theory by Macon Shibut, also in algebraic.  I have (and recommend) both books.

Thanks, I'll look for them!

I love lakdawala's slav book, its over 400 pages and ive worked it through for both colors' perspective. It's very clear and has a nice overview and I find lakdawala's style of writing really amusing.

He should do a move by move book about Alekhine.

Any comments on his book 1..b6?

I have a few which are very good, but sometimes he does waffle around with needlessly pretentious stuff.

I agree.  This book is a very good introduction to the Slav, the best I have seen.

I'm going through Lakdawala's book "Kramnik move by move."  Very enjoyable.  Have several of his books and will buy more.

This move by move series must be a huge hit for them.  12 of their 17 scheduled books for 2015 are of that type.  The Steinitz: Move by Move looks interesting.  Where's the Morphy book?

I have the Nimzo-larsen and 1...d6 move by move books. I have temporarily switched my entire repertoire to these openings. I like his books and thinks that he is honest about the strength of the openings e.g. with Nimzo-larsen you are glad to come equal into the middlegame - the strength of the opening is only in its surprise value.

In one game played by Jobava Stockfish at first gives it -0.3 after the opening. However, no matter how I evaluate his analyses further white eventually comes out on top after opposite castling - I learned that you cannot trust computer evaluation in the opening - and furthermore, your opponents will have a hard time evaluating the position OTB.

Engines generally don't like stuff like the KIA or the Nimzo-Larsen.

I enjoy Lakdawala's writing style and have many of his books.  If you play the Nimzo-Larsen, get "Play 1.b3!" by Odessky.  He covers some concepts not addressed in Lakdawala's book.