It is that time of year when we share the best of 2011. These top posts are the ones that got us the most comments or just happen to tickle us the most. By all means please share your favorites with us.
Make a resolution for 2012 to weed and maintain your collections and of course share the crazy stuff with us at submit(at)awfullibrarybooks.net
Happy Holidays and Peace for 2012
Mary and Holly
PS. If you want to compare to last year’s “winners,” click here to read the best of 2010.
How to Be Outrageously Successful with the Opposite Sex
Hartunian
1991
Introducing Issues With (Opposing Viewpoints)
Gangs
Barbour, ed.
2006
Rock’s Hidden Persuader: The Truth About Backmasking
Peters, Peters, and Merrill
1985
Kids Clothes by Meredith Gladstone: A Sewing Book
Gladstone
1976
How to Good-bye Depression: If you constrict anus 100 times everyday. Malarkey? Or Effective Way?
Nishigaki
2000
Be Bold with Bananas
Banana Control Board
1970
Wait for it, because the best picture is this one:
Macrame Accessories: Patterns and Ideas for Knotting
Meilach
1977
Touched
The Jerry Sandusky Story
From the most unfortunate title for a memoir category.
Why Cats Paint
Why Cats Paint: a theory of feline aesthetics
Busch and Silver
1994
What are librarians without our feline friends?
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