Author: Holly
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Redneck Night Before Christmas
Redneck night before Christmas Davis 1997 Submitter: Between the eerily disproportionate illustrations and the highly questionable content, I think this is one of the best books I’ve found in our collection. Santa in camouflage with “Bless the NRA” on his cap and “Go ahead make my day” on the back of…
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Magic Mushrooms
All That the Rain Promises and More… : A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms Arora 1991 Submitter: I saw this cover and burst out laughing, a man dressed in a tuxedo carrying a trombone while searching for mushrooms in the wilderness with a crazy grin on his face. What…
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Game On
Games of Many Nations Harbin 1954 Submitter: Found this little gem on my cart when I was pulling books that have not circulated in the last 3 years. After randomly flipping pages and reading a few games aloud to my coworker, we decided we had to send it in as a…
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How to Be Attractive
How to be attractive Bennett 1951, 2d ed., rev. and enl. Submitter: The original edition was from 1948. Our copy does not have the cover shown – the library assistant who discovered this brilliant work (and read it cover to cover) found the cover on the web. We were struck by…
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Egg Carton Zoo
Egg-Carton Zoo II Haas, Blohm & Blohm 1989 Submitter: Our district, a medium sized public library, haw been doing some pretty heavy weeding and one of the places I’ve been working has been the Juvenile 700’s. When I first saw this, I thought how long has this been hiding here? I…
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“But It’s Historical!”
It seems like every few months we get a flurry of angry comments, emails, etc. on how a certain title would be important for “historical preservation” or in a study of history. History buffs, collectors, and other lovers of the odd item seem to bristle at the concept of weeding.…
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