Rainbow, as an attorney, I've had a client who really wanted me to read a certain book because he was certain it would help me to understand his case and more effectively defend him. The book may have been tangentially relevant to the case, but the client had already explained the case to me, and I already knew the law. Also, I knew there was no way that the client was okay with me charging him for my time in reading the book. He kept telling me I should WANT to read the book because it was so good and would be helpful to me in my future career, blah, blah.

So, my client wanted me to waste my free time reading this book because HE found it really helpful, when it would do nothing to help me or further the case. When I said (nicely) I knew what I was doing, the guy wanted to read me passages from the book. Frankly, I found it hugely irritating and thought the client was controlling and lacked trust in me. I thought about firing him as a client, and as things turned out, should have. Although I am not a therapist, obviously, no professional will appreciate the attitude that she has to read a book you want her to in order to do her job. Just my two cents.