I was thinking of getting Bobby Fischer teachers chess but now I am considering not to get it.
I want a book that will drastically make me a better chess player and probably make me a 1600 or 1800 rated player or something else.
Sorry, but that won't happen. You don't jump 500-700 rating by reading a book.
Do simple tactics (1-2 movers) often. Learn three openings, but don't go too deep into theory: an opening for White (1.e4 recommended), and a response to e4 and d4 for Black.
Learn about foundational tactical concepts: the pin, fork, skewer, deflection, weak back rank, etc.
...And positional concepts: Bad bishops, backward pawns, weak squares, pawn chain guidelines, the value of a bishop pair, etc.
Try to keep it simple. Build a solid foundation for progress - play principled chess, and long games with analysis (preferably enlist a stronger player to help analyse).
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess is an excellent book and should help you on your journey, but it's only one part of the puzzle.
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„Move First Think Later“
and you know that’s simply not true what thousands of book authors claim. Reading does hardly help to become much better.
Makaraga dabalou amout - keep progression patzer.
My system by Aron Nimzowitsch
chess fundamentals by jose capablanca
you must read those two books in my opinion
You CAN read those two, for fun. Their value is more in a historical context. Today there are some hundred books which are equal or better.
You can reach 2500 in blitz like me, just read The Elshad System (Igor Nemtsev book). You will learn all you need from this book to be a strong blitz player.
I have "Pawn Structure Chess" by Soltis. I think it's outdated, based on how it describes the KID. For instance, it talks about having pawns on c6, d6, and e5. (Does anyone still play it like this anymore?)
"My System" seems like it would be a good book, except I can't really relate to the illustrative games.
Agree with #6, especially "My System" by Nimzowitsch. -- That's a good intro to modern chess and positional thinking.
However, I do just about everything backwards. I'd recommend MCO (Modern Chess Openings), a compendium. Otherwise, invest in the formal ECO. (But, what's the difference between buying the formal book series versus the database -- especially in terms of learning performance.) I know MCO (a single book) comes with various lines and commentary over all of the major topics. From there you can research further. Though, most chess teachers advocate NOT learning formal openings until you have mid-game tactics mostly handled (where I do things backwards).
Then there's Polgar's shot book written for his daughters; and a series of books by Jeremy Silman, which come with (separately purchased) exercise books (i.e. "How to Reassess Your Chess). I found those useful at a point.
Bottom line, my favorite chess author is Irving Chernev, but, he's dead and his texts are old (meaning: older notation and commenting systems need be adapted to).
Learning style is really more of an individual discipline -- it's what works for you. As others have said: No single book is going to help you improve.
