I do not have a copy of Silman's endgame book (I might browse it in the bookstore that sponsors our chess club though): so, indeed, I cannot tell you if it's worth spending other money for Alburt's book.

"Just the fact" is quite suitable for coaching because: 1- it's VERY CLEAR; 2- it concentrates on the position that are high priority for practical play, those that are more likely to occur in OTB games. Hennce, you are not flooded with zillions of positions that are likely to scare or confuse you.

BUT, it is quite possible that Silman's book is good enough and that you do not need to get a copy of Alburt, if Silman's book is enough for your preparation

What really matters is that such books (Silman's, Alburt's and several Mednis booklets) on practical play are a much better choice - at least at first - than major endgame works (Dvoretsky, Muller/Lamprecht, or Levefish/Smyslov for rook endgames, etc etc)

The latter books are more comprehensive, and better for a professional. But the enormous number of positions is likely to hinder the study of an improving player. At first, it's better to learn fewer basic positions, but to learn them well, and memorize the ideas and the technical tools.

Silman's book is like Alburt's book, a book for the practical player. Only positions that can occur over the board are discussed. That's why K+N+B vs. K isn't discussed in it because it rarely ever occurs in play.
What's also very good about Silman's book is that he ordened everything per category. The things a class E player needs to know, the things for class D, C, B, A & master level. It's all nicely ordered so you don't need to study positions you most likely never need in your level of play.

Just a note: Bronstein's Zurich 1953. There are different versions.
The worst is the Dover.
Added to anyone list: Ruben Fine's The Middle Game of Chess.
Reason: He tells you in simple English how to evaluate a position.
In the near future i will post Endgame Rules, and Ruben Fine on the Middle Game.

Dang! I gave my McKay copy of Bronsein's Zurich 1953 because it was in descriptive.

Of course this a truly outstanding book. I have the McKay edition which, fortunately, is in hard cover. You do not get many hardcover boks these days. Of course they are morte expensive - but they keep better.

I guess this Tinman book on the Fischer-Spassky '72 match is long out-of-print? Anyway, I have a book on the match which is amazing. It has comments and a chess diagram for every move in every game of the match. The title is "Fischer-Spassky Move By Move" and is written by Larry Evans and Ken Smith. The book also has a good amount of interesting info on the day-to-day drama of the match.

Descriptive notation aside, I like both the McKay and Dover editions just because it is interesting to have the different translations. Such as the first annotated move translation in the Dover is- "Having hatched a plan to weaken the enemy dark squares, Szabo undertakes a delicate maneuver aimed at bringing about the exchange of the darksquare bishops, which will further strengthen his grip on the dark squares". The McKay book translation is "Szabo conceives a plan to weaken the dark squares in his opponent's camp, and he begins a subtle maneuver to bring about the exchange of dark square Bishops in order to increase his domination of those squares". Just kinda cool to have both versions.

It is a little sad I gave away the book. But whatever sadness I had, was washed away by the joy it gave a friend of mine who went through all the games.

That's cool!