Category: Celebrity Gossip and Advice
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Captain Fantastic
Elton John Reginald Dwight & Company Jacobs 1976 I remember saving my babysitting money for weeks to buy Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. I also remember standing in line to buy Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Of course Elton John is a worthy subject for biography! I will leave…
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Country, when country wasn’t cool
Mandrell Family Album Mandrell, Collins 1983 Submitter: We’ve just weeded this 1983 biography of the Mandrell sisters, The Mandrell Family Album, by Louise Mandrell and Ace Collins. We were disappointed that, apart from the sparkly 80’s cover, there were no other color photos. We did get a kick out of…
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Don’t Touch Me, Chrissy!
Touch Me: The Poems of Suzanne Somers Somers 1980 There’s no denying that Suzanne Somers has been prolific. She’s written diet books, exercise books, aging books, a biography…and even a poetry book. It’s awfully sweet and cute and charming; only a little bit nauseating. If you have scads of extra…
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To boldly go where no poetry has gone before
Come be with me A collection of poems Nimoy 1978 Holly passed on this submission and with rolled eyes said…”oh this one is for you!” I know virtually nothing about poetry other than nothing really rhymes with orange. I have no idea if this is “good” poetry. I am thinking…
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The Bandit Bares Even More
When we posted Burt Reynolds Hotline a few weeks ago, a few commenters asked for more from the inside of the book. Our submitter heard your call and has come through for us! Here are more pictures from within the book “Burt Reynolds Hotline: The Letters I Get…and Write!” by Burt Reynods,…
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The Bandit Bares It
Burt Reynolds Hotline: The Letters I Get…and Write! Reynolds 1972 Submitter: I don’t know if this is still on any shelves, but it’s pretty awful, especially the “rear” photo. Holly: Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Burt was 36 years old when he wrote this. I am 36 years old, and somehow he…
Awful Library Books 