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Musing Mondays, Cannot Tell a Lie

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Kirsten

Today’s Musing Mondays prompt:

Other than for school, do you read books to learn how to do something? What was/were the topic(s)?

There are a several types of how-to books I read from time to time.

I sometimes pick up books on writing. The most recent standout is Michael Moorcock: Death is No Obstacle, which is a transcript of an interview of Moorcock by Colin Greenland. It’s an opportunity to spend some time with a writer who truly “gets it,” a real gem of a book.

I sometimes read books on marketing and PR. In this category I recommend Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port, a great book for anyone who sells services or intangibles.

I also read books on consciousness/metaphysics which, loosely speaking, might qualify as how-to books. But since I have yet to, yanno, actually bend a spoon with my mind or something I hesitate to recommend any of them. But I’ll be sure to update this post the SECOND I succeed :-D

Thanks for stopping by! And if you need ideas for your To Be Read pile, please check out my novels in the sidebar.

12 thoughts on “Musing Mondays, Cannot Tell a Lie”

Kell Smurthwaite on November 7, 2011 at 8:16 am said:

Some of those sound quite fascinating! :)

Here’s my Musing Mondays post. :)
- Kirsten on November 7, 2011 at 8:54 am said:
  
  Hi, Kell, thanks for stopping by :-)
Jo @ Mixed Book Bag on November 7, 2011 at 9:18 am said:

Interesting reading especially bending that spoon. Here is my musing.

http://mixedbookbag.blogspot.com/2011/11/musing-mondays-november-7-2011.html
trish on November 7, 2011 at 3:17 pm said:

oh! i didn’t even think of the books i read for work (i’m in sales) there’s a lot of hand-to guides i’ve read snippets out of.

Trish ::: My Musing Monday
caite@a lovely shore breeze on November 7, 2011 at 4:38 pm said:

learning to bend a spoon would be cool…but I am happy with more mundane “How To” books.
Cass on November 7, 2011 at 4:39 pm said:

Please do! The second you learn how to bend a spoon I hope you tell everyone, maybe even youtube it. Thank you for the comment on my post as well :)
Kirsten on November 7, 2011 at 4:47 pm said:

@Cass you bet I will! LOL
Yvonne on November 7, 2011 at 5:43 pm said:

Thanks for the recommendation about the writing book. It sounds good.
- Kirsten on November 9, 2011 at 6:56 am said:
  
  It is excellent, highly rec.
wutheringwillow on November 8, 2011 at 1:51 pm said:

Hello! Thanks for visiting my blog! :-)
Keely on November 9, 2011 at 6:19 am said:

Thanks for stoppin’ by my blog!

The Matrix-style-spoon-bending-mind-trick sounds pretty cool… I’ve never read a book on that topic, but I might just have to check it out..

Happy Reading :)
- Kirsten on November 9, 2011 at 6:57 am said:
  
  Yeah, cool, not sure how practical tho, I kind of like my spoon handles straight :-)

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