Get in the studio's and work, what school do you go to and can you get free studio time? Many of the books teach basics but are very usefull to give you an idea on how to record instruments you don't record on a day to day basis.

Yeah, I do get free studio time. Unforunately I've been a bit bad at using that privilege but I hope to better myself in that respect. The idea about the book is to have suggestions for some tried and tested ways of micing while I'm there. No need to reinvent the wheel :)

One my old time favorites is the Microphone Manual Design And Application by David Miles Huber from the Howard W. Sams & Company Audio Library Series. It dates back to 1998, but nothing has changed as far as the basic info and techniques.

Professional Microphone Techniques (Mix Pro Audio
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0872886859/?tag=r06fa-20

"The Microphone Book" by John Eargle should be required reading for anyone that wants to record acoustic instruments. It's full of all kinds of information from basic mic positioning to very technical details about polar patterns and microphone function and design. Some of the best ears in the business credit John Eargle's book with helping them achieve quality recordings. His specialty is classical or orchestral music recording, but he has extensive studio experience as well and covers all areas in the book.

Thanks everyone. I managed to find Microphone Manual... used at amazon for a bargain price. I've borrowed Professional Microphone Techniques from my school library, I thought I'd review and see if seems to be worth since it's (comparably) a tad expensive (but the CD seems like a brilliant idea).
The list of links seems really useful too, although I must confess that I'm not very good at carefully reading longer articles on the web. Whenever I get seated with a book I relax and it works fine, but on the web I just can't seem to do that. Hmm, perhaps I should just print a few of them?