Author: Holly
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No TV Week
Unplugging the Plug-In Drug: the “No TV Week” Guide Winn 1987 This isn’t a bad idea for a book in a public library. It just needs to be updated. Winn gives advice on how to quit a TV addiction, since it robs you of time you could spend relating to…
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Babysitting 101
When Teenagers Take Care of Children: The Official Guide for Baby Sitters Kraft 1965 I would have guessed that this is even older than 1965. The pictures are adorable, but really old fashioned (even for cartoons!). The worst, though, is the section on first aid. Librarians: please give your teen…
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Hands Off!
Hands Off!: Hap-ki-do self defence for women Adams and Webster 1986 Now wait just a minute! I was about to say that even though this book is old, its techniques are probably mostly valid to keep it around if it is all a library had. Then I read the back…
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Abacus: My Mistake
The Abacus: A Pocket Computer Dilson 1968 As I was weeding my new collection, the 500s, I came across this book. I instantly thought, “why on earth do we have a book about the abacus?” and put it directly in the weed pile. Then I talked to another staff member…
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Man Crunches
Flatten Your Stomach for Men Only Consumer Guide 1987 Submitter: I ran across Flatten Your Stomach: For Men Only when I was sweeping the shelves for books that patrons had been browsing and put back in weird places. The fact that I found it out and about argues that someone…
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Fresh Fly Flavor
Fresh Fly Flavor: words & phrases of the hip-hop generation Fab 5 Freddy 1992 Submitter: I found this book yesterday in our reference section and can’t stop laughing about it! It’s from the early 90s and it’s a guide to hip hop slang! It was written by Fab Five Freddy,…
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