Overrated Chess books?

My System.

Bruce Pandolfini books. I would never recommend his books.

For the most part, I do not think that BP was writing for a 1770 audience.

There are better beginners books.

Re: Fisher's "My Sixtry Memorable Games." It's interesting that a book that is considered on of the greatest ever by a long list of grandmasters, is considered overrated by so many patzers

I think the point is that "good" depends on the book and the person doing the reading.

Only slightly off-topic, does anyone know of a really good collection on Capablanca's games in English?

Maybe try Capablanca Move by Move.

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7128.pdf

I have that book, and it's not terrible, but it's not that comprehensive, and your are stuck with Cyrus Lakdawala's somewhat wearing prose style

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/capablanca-game-book-recommendation

There are some great Pandolfini books. (I had the wrong title of the book I particularly liked. I'll look it up and put it here later.)

Some of his books of his weren't so great. His Chess Life Articles were often fantastic though. I learned the triangle method of mating with B+N vs K from Pandolfini. He really is a great teacher.

I like Weapons of Chess.

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.

I agree.  

Its meant for absolute beginners and it does its job. I think it's the best book in that category.

This. So much this. I read/studied this book early this year. I really tried to like it. I sat with my board set up and put the effort in, and sure, I learned some things (like putting your rook on the 7th/2nd rank in your opponents territory) but it was such a slog. He drones on and on to make the simplest point, and I don't get on with his self-praising style either. I understand the importance of the book in history, but I think it must be the rose-tinted glasses that make people still recommend this book today. It's not even accurate even more (John Watson wrote an updated version, Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy)

https://www.amazon.com/Capablancas-Games-American-Batsford-Library/dp/1879479478/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1545298883&sr=8-2&keywords=capablanca%27s+best+games

I gave my copy away about a year ago. It's algebraic but you'll have to pay the whites of your eyes for it now.

Taylor Kingston recently started doing a computer analysis of that book, and stopped. He stopped because there were far too many simple errors to make it worth his time. 

Here's a link to his work on Nimzowitsch's My System. I have his permission to share it:

https://taylorkingstononchess.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/analytical-supplement-for-my-system-by-nimzovich1.pdf

Thanks for posting that. I downloaded it.

My System in my crappy opinion is overrated. The companion volume Chess Praxis, is better, My System presents theory, and is a bit difficult follow (honestly I think just long winded), Chess Praxis is annotated games showing the theories in practice.