Author: Holly
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Fabulous Frisbee
Fabulous Frisbee Childers Schmitz 1978 Submitter: We JUST weeded it this week! Tube socks galore, and a listing of the 1977 Frisbee World Championship winners. Check out the barefoot guy in white jeans demonstrating catching stances. Holly: What the heck is on that guy’s shirt? Was frisbee somehow related to the…
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Games People Play
More New Games…and Playful Ideas from the New Games Foundation Fluegelman 1981 Submitter: The book about new games is from the early 1980’s and to me it looks like it was put out by some dirty hippies who wanted to play ‘games’ that taught lessons and allowed for lots of…
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Perfecting your “come hither” look
Lingerie and Sleepwear: 24 Original Designs You Can Make Yourself 1982 Submitter: My favorite lingerie pattern from this book is for a knitted bed jacket. I want to know what guy would actually find this attractive. It is the most hideous thing I’ve ever seen!! The book contains some really off-the-wall…
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Dr. Johnny Fever is in the house
How to Be a Disc Jockey See 1980 Submitter: I was browsing in our adult oversize nonfiction shelves for some movie books last week, when I stumbled across this gem! To be fair, 90% of that collection should be weeded, so it’s not that hard to find an Awful Library…
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Calling Dr. Love
Hypnosex: Sexual Joy Through Self-Hypnosis Araoz and Bleck 1982 Submitter: Despite the title, it’s not the cover that does it for me on this one either. It’s the title in conjunction with the top author photo. “Trust me, I’m a doctor.” Doctor Love, apparently. Holly: Oh, yes. Dr. Casanova needs…
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Are you ready for some football?
America’s First Football Game Swinburne 1978 Submitter: I don’t know what possessed anyone to buy this. There is not a single picture in the book that is well done. The jester playing football was my favorite. Oddly, this book has not left the shelf since the early 80s. This is…
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