What chess books would you reccomend I read?

I'm not that good in chess (only 1000 and something blitz rating, pretty much all I play)

I've never read any chess books before, although I've been playing the game for a few years.

What would you reccomend, to help me improve my game? Any and all suggestions appreciated. 

Silman's Endgame Course is quite good for any non-Masters.  I got it for Christmas & have been going through it.  It's broken down into sections for people in a given rating range.  i.e.- basic & easy to digest endgame material for beginners, once you've mastered that, move on to the next section, etc.  A very useable layout & easy to read.

Endgame theory would definitely help round out your chess knowledge if you mostly play blitz.

 http://www.amazon.com/Silmans-Complete-Endgame-Course-Beginner/dp/1890085103/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326406122&sr=1-3

First of all ... what are your goals? "get better" is a little too generic ... 

The best advice is to follow a improvement feedback loop as follows:

1) Play a slow + serious game (where you plan to use ALL of your time)

2) Get critiqued by a stronger player for each of your losses.

3) Apply critique that you have hopefully absorbed to minimize mistakes in future games.

4) Throw in some reading to add more to your knowledge (opening, strategy,endings)

- Google for NM Dan Heisman's Book recommendations. This set is one of the best to ever start reading with.

5) A lot of tactics practice helps as well!

Rinse and repeat.

Don't forget that these threads are archived, and as you might imagine, "beginner chess books" has been the subject of several dozen threads already.  If you don't get enough response to your post, then try the "search the forum" box in the upper right hand corner.  I personally would rather learn from ChessMentor, but Silman's books usually get good reviews.

I have one that is great for beginners to early intermediate players called How to Play Chess by Kevin Wicker. It is simple and straight forward.

Alright thanks guys, I'll check out the books reccomended and let you know how they are . :)

I am glad you said these things. On some level I feel like I have no right to tell people what kind of chess player they should be, however there is a big tendency of people to always want instant gratification. They don't want to work for it. Everyone wants to be able to use a gimmick to get around the most difficult and most necessary skill they need to develop.

You can't truly develop it until you learn how to use tactics properly. Depending upon speed, and cunning to trick your opponent is never going to be as effective as proper visualition with fundamentally sound tactics.

Also don't only have a stronger player critique your losses, but also your wins. You  will probably grow more and faster from this than your losses. You almost always see where you go wrong when you lose. You rarely see your flaws as a beginner when you win. You think you did it right when you could have been better.

 I have close to 100 chess books in my library and by far the best one that will help win the most games is --> "Winning With Chess Psychology", by Grandmaster Pal Benko.  Benko is one of the few players that could give Bobby Fischer a run for his money and defeated Bobby on several occassions. In other words, he knows what he's talking about.  The book is now out of print, but you can obtain good used copies for as little as $4 from the Barnes and Noble website, www.BN.com   Here is the direct link to the book - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winning-with-chess-psychology-pal-benko/1000055820?ean=9780812918663

 "Chess Catechism", by Grandmaster and U.S. Champion Larry Evans, who also gave Bobby Fischer a run for his money.  This book goes over basic principles in chess that always apply no matter what level a chess player attains.  This is a wonderful book and it too is out of print.  However, again, you can get a good used copy from Barnes and Noble for as little as .01 cents!  Yes, that's right 1 cent!   Here is the link -

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chess-catechism-larry-evans/1007220199?ean=9780671204914

"Standard Chess Openings", by Eric Schiller.  There are many chess books on openings, however this book is very unique in that it not only will show you the moves of a given opening, but also explain the different idea's behind each opening.  It also provides you several examples of Grandmaster games where a given opening was used, so you can play through the game to understand that principles and idea's of the opening.  Barnes and Noble has this book new for $21.10 and good used copies for as little as $10.78.  Below is the link -

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/standard-chess-openings-eric-schiller/1005075036?ean=9781580420488

 Chess.com also has many chess books available in the Equipment section -

http://www.chess.com/equipment

"My 60 Memorable Games", by Bobby Fischer.  This book is worth its weight in gold and has Fischer's best 60 games in it.  New copies can be had from Barnes and Noble for $19.13 and good used copies for as little as $14.97.

 Here is the description and link from Barnes and Noble - 

Overview

In this authoritative reissue of one of the most important chess books ever written, the great Bobby Fischer takes the reader move by move through 60 of his most instructive and entertaining games, including the astounding “Game of the Century,” played when he was only 15 years old! The controversial alterations that were made to Bobby Fischer’s words in the last edition have been omitted in this version, so only the author’s own words are expressed, giving a true insight into one of the most gifted, troubled, and controversial minds of the 20th century.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-60-memorable-games-bobby-fischer/1102184168?ean=9781906388300

  This will keep you busy for a while and greatly improve your chess game, as long as you avoid the blitz/bullet thing anyway.