NM Dan Heisman's book recommendations are pretty helpful:
http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Events_Books/General_Book_Guide.htm
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Jan 30, 2013
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Two different "how to study chess" threads in one day? Er, all right.
Many posters are telling you, "Dan Heisman". And I'll suggest...Dan Heisman. Specifically start with his Novice Nook article titled "An Improvement Plan". Bear in mind the article is 10 years old, but it still has good advice in it. You may not agree with the entire article, but you should at least read it. And if you're too busy creating more "how do I study chess" threads and can't find the time to read the article, then you'll only have yourself to blame. 
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman19.pdf
And don't read just this article. Browse Dan's web site, browse his Novice Nook articles, browse his book recommendations page, etc.
http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Main_Chess/chess.htm
Good luck.
Jan 30, 2013
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The best chess books are the ones with no text in them, just diagrams. I can recommend Laszlo Polgars books. This way you are forced to make your own thoughts and ideas right from the beginning.
All the other books overstate mindless platitudes like "develop your pieces " etc.
Study games like Aronian - Anand. It's moves like 12. Ng5 that separates the whiz' from the bunglers. The h7 pawn is of cosmic importance, attack it with everything you can !! Developping the queenside is lame.
Hi. I'm beginning to study chess. My rating(blitz) here is 944. I want indications of good books so that I can improve my chess. Books that have problems to solve,please give me tips on how to study and what material to use. I know that being a good chess player takes time and dedication, but I'm willing to study
Thankful.