Category: Life, Death, Love, and Marriage
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Pretty in pink
Bride’s Book of Showers Hopkins 1971 Totally love the pink parasol! Weddings and party planning are popular here at ALB. They go out of date quickly and at the same time they give us a great glimpse into the past. Yes, they need to be preserved, just not at a…
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Gettin’ Hitched
When You Marry Duvall & Hill 1953 Submitter: I’m a ref librarian at a community college & I thought you might like to consider this book for your blog. It’s a GREAT one from 1953 called “When You Marry” & it’s really AWFUL!!! %-) We have a collection that we’ve…
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Bom Chicka Bow Wow
Complete Guide to Meeting Women Diebel 1991 Submitter: The reasons it’s awful? Well….. first there’s THE COVER…. Another co-worker said he heard 70’s porn music immediately upon looking at it. And also it advocates date rape as a way to meet women (see pix of pages). It also has chapters…
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Advice for Mrs. Robinson
How to Get a Teenage Boy and What to Do With Him When You Get Him Peck 1969 Submitter: Recently my colleague showed me her copy of [this book] and I immediately thought of your website. When I looked at the cover I thought it was a cougar training manual. …
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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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Stag Lines!
Bert Bacharach’s Book For Men Bert Bacharach 1953 Isn’t this a hoot? Thanks to anonymous submitter! This book is clearly before my time, so I was trying to figure out the meaning of “stag lines” for every occasion. (I have heard of stag films.) I am thinking this is a…