While other commenters are correct that manual QA is a mindset, there are readings that can help develop that mindset.<p>I have new QA engineers read the first five or six chapters of &quot;Testing Computer Software&quot;:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Testing-Computer-Software-2nd-Edition&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0471358460" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Testing-Computer-Software-2nd-Edition&#x2F;...</a><p>to get a feel for the mindset and methodologies and to help them understand what testing can and can&#x27;t accomplish.<p>&quot;Lessons Learned in Software Testing&quot;, mentioned by another commenter, is another good resource. Lots of good anecdotes:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0471081124" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Conte...</a><p>Both are a bit dated in some ways (&quot;Testing&quot; has a section on filing paper bug reports), but the lessons and thinking are still highly relevant.