Favorite book(s) on developing conversation skills

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Has anybody read any good conversation skills books? Thought I'd try buying one and working with my son, since I think his biggest problem is knowing how to initiate/keep a conversation going...

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Also these two books promote general attitudes / spiritual concepts that I find help a lot: -

The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life

Humility: True Greatness

I very recently read 'The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life'. It is actually incredible and I think all AS people should read it. A lot of what it covers I think is invaluable for people with difficulties with cognitive empathy.

I highly recommend reading the play or watching the movie Much Ado About Nothing to learn about word play, double entendres, social masks, deceit and the oddities of neurotypical courtship behavior. Every line is a gem.

In my opinion, the best thing you could do would be to pay a counsellor to teach your son to become a counsellor. There would probably be a book to aid in the task.

Most people who go on a course to learn counselling don't just learn to show how to care about other people's problems, they also develop their own personalities and social abilities.

I know you've probably had this one thrown at you so many times, but if he has a special interest/obsession, could you take him to a social group revolving around that?

But anyway, I've never found books particularly helpful. I just get flustered and forget everything I've read. The best 'social help' I've ever had was developing them in said specialist interest groups, roleplay with people and adults who understand my difficulties and are willing to do conversation roleplay with me, and watching as an outsider how people behave so I can mimic their behaviours. |^-^

There are many good books out there, mainly for adults...

but if it's for your son i recommend seeing a specialist...