# Let's carry on a conversation using nothing but BOOK titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 3, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377 "2007-07-03T18:07:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/1 "2007-07-03T18:07:27Z")
Getting my inspiration from TDN’s thread [Let’s carry on a conversation using nothing but song titles](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=427170) along with [this clip](http://www.maleintellect.com/latelateshow.php) I thought I would see if we could do this books. How about using only “self help” type books? I’ll start. **When Am I Going to Be Happy?** : How to Break the Emotional Bad Habits That Make You Miserable ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/2 "2007-07-03T18:09:15Z")
**never** [sub]where[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/3 "2007-07-03T18:10:44Z")
[QUOTE=Shryn King] **When Am I Going to Be Happy?** : How to Break the Emotional Bad Habits That Make You Miserable [/QUOTE] Homebrewing For Dummies ---
**Author:** ![Carlyjay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/4 "2007-07-03T18:13:13Z")
I’m OK, You’re OK ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/5 "2007-07-03T18:14:09Z")
Is that How to win friends and influence people? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/6 "2007-07-03T18:16:00Z")
No…it’s… How to talk dirty and influence people ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/7 "2007-07-03T19:54:40Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] No…it’s… How to talk dirty and influence people [/QUOTE] Oh, the places you’ll go. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Shryn\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Shryn\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shryn_King)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/8 "2007-07-03T19:56:24Z")
It’s Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/9 "2007-07-03T20:22:42Z")
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/10 "2007-07-03T22:52:46Z")
The Joy of Sex. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/11 "2007-07-03T22:57:37Z")
The Holy Bible ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/12 "2007-07-04T00:36:59Z")
The Devil Wears Prada, you know. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/13 "2007-07-04T09:42:54Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] The Devil Wears Prada, you know. [/QUOTE] Yes but Al Pacino is **The Devils Advocate** ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/14 "2007-07-04T18:56:10Z")
So he went There and Back Again? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/15 "2007-07-04T19:33:42Z")
Around the World in 80 Days ---
**Author:** ![chrissysissystar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5e9695/32.png) [@chrissysissystar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrissysissystar)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/16 "2007-07-04T20:53:53Z")
It was a _Fluke_. ---
**Author:** ![Public\_Animal\_No.9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Public\_Animal\_No.9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Public_Animal_No.9)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/17 "2007-07-04T21:03:24Z")
The World is Flat. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/18 "2007-07-04T21:08:02Z")
[QUOTE=Public Animal No. 9] The World is Flat. [/QUOTE] Only according to _The Madwoman in the Attic_. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/34f0e0/32.png) [@The\_Lovely\_Margo\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Lovely_Margo_Lane)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/19 "2007-07-04T21:36:49Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] Only according to _The Madwoman in the Attic_. [/QUOTE] Yeah, but even she had to cross _The Wide Sargasso Sea_ … ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-carry-on-a-conversation-using-nothing-but-book-titles/410377/20 "2007-07-04T21:47:26Z")
… _To the Lighthouse_.