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  David Klenk May 1, 2014 at 11:32am

  Hi Bruce, that will be quite a bit of reading.  Once you get through all that there is one more book I would consider crucial.  However, I think it is better to listen to it, rather than read it.  I'll explain: the book is titled "The Charisma Myth, and is written by Olivia Fox-Cabane.  You can get the audio version through Audible.com.  Audible.com is owned by Amazon.com so you may be able to get a promotional deal because you are a Prime member.

  This is the book to listen to while you drive to a show.  It is full of practical advice that helped me be at my best during the show.  It is crucially important to making the craft shows become profitable.  That is because so much hinges on the customer's initial perception of the exhibitor.

  I could go on about other books but these are the ones I feel are absolutely crucial.  I have read or listened to over 100 books on topics that I thought might have some valid perspective on this creative life so many of us are trying to experience.  My main problem, in the beginning, was my own misperceptions.  It was only through reading lots of books and trying different "experiments" at over twenty craft shows, about eight years worth, that I got to the point where I think I have some thoughts worth sharing.  Good luck with your shows!  When it all works it is more wonderful than I ever imagined. 
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  Connie Mettler April 2, 2014 at 11:02pm

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