Author: Holly
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Boys, do you have a “calling”?
Catholic Priest: His Training and Ministry: A Picture Story Engeman 1961 Well no wonder there is such a shortage of priests! Many of the kids who come across this in the Catholic school where it was found will be instantly turned off by the whole idea. It’s so old fashioned! …
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The London Look
Costume in Context The 1960s and 1970s Ruby 1992 Submitter: This book was recently weeded from the adult non-fiction section of a public library. The inept drawings alone make it awful enough for inclusion (there isn’t a single photo), but the real hilarity is in the stories the author concocted…
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Good Things for Mother’s Day
Good Things for Mother’s Day Casey 1952 Submitter: Yes, 1952 & it’s still on the shelves in 2012. My friend said that a senior librarian told her this hadn’t been weeded long ago because “there’s nothing to replace it.” Thank god there isn’t! From the Betty Crocker-esque checked cover and the…
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Chicken System Neurotic
Are You a “Chicken System” Neurotic? Tools to Help You Change Ludvigson 1984 Submitter: Short version is that this is a self-help guide in the positive thinking, stress reduction vein. I don’t want to know the long version. The illustration on page 37 was the first (and possibly last) explanation…
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“Modern” Health
Modern Health Otto, Cloyd, and Tether 1955 Submitter: I work in an academic library and, while weeding through the Rs, found this treasure trove of bad information. As a health textbook from 1955, what’s not awful about this book? Shock therapy is the primary treatment for most mental illnesses; those…
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Bad Hair Day
How to Set and Style Your Own Wig Stevens 1971 Submitter: Found on the shelf of a big, urban, central public library while weeding the 600s. I don’t really know what to say about this one. It speaks for itself. Holly: I’ve got plenty to say about this one, starting…
Awful Library Books 