Author: Holly
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Fabric Decorating
Fabric Decorating for the Home Roda 1976 I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that interior design books from the mid-1970s aren’t as popular in libraries as they once were. The cover of this book is old-school library binding with no picture; super eye-catching for a crafty…
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The Other Bride of Chucky
The Lonely Doll Wright 1957, 1985 Submitter: I guess this could be a really cute concept; photos of a doll and all of her little toy friends. BUT NO! It is really quite creepy. One page (scanned) shows big bear paddling dolly whilst baby bear sits idly by. “I may…
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D is for Dying
The Mime Alphabet Book Gaslorowicz 1974 This is a picture book for young children learning the alphabet. As you read through, the left page is the letter and a word spelled out, then on the right page is a picture of a mime acting out the word. Cute. Except… the…
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All the Cool Kids Customize!
Customizing Your Van Girdler, Revised by Caiati 3rd ed., 1986 Submitter: So, I was weeding our nonfiction collection today when I found this beauty. I love this book so much, especially since it’s lived quietly on our shelf for lo these 26 years. I particularly love the liberal use of shag…
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Aliens Identified
Photo credit: http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/exlibris/7989137069/sizes/m/ Men in the Flying Saucers Identified: Not a Mystery Grant 1950-1959? Huge thanks to @exlibris of The Little Big Blog for this amazing find. While she didn’t find it in a library, rest assured that it is alive and well (ok, alive and awful) at various libraries out…
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There’s a Thin Person Inside You!
There’s a Thin Person Inside You! Schoenthaler 1983 Submitter: This book was in our nursing library (in a community college) and it’s all kinds of wrong! I’ll start with the cover. Ew. Next, fat people are referred to as “fatty’s” and surely if you’re fat you must be completely miserable! Overall,…
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