Category: Spanning the Globe
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Two Times the Fun with Eskimos!
The True Book of Little Eskimos Copeland 1953 The First Book of Eskimos Brewster 1952 Yikes! I don’t really know where to begin. Here we have two ancient books on Eskimos. Both of these titles are older than me! Little Eskimos bugs me as I didn’t think they were necessarily…
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Michigan, My Michigan
Discover Michigan McConnell 1981 My Story of Michigan Geography Callahan 1937-1941 Revised 1951 January 26, 2013 is Michigan’s Statehood Day, or as the kids will be calling it, Michigan’s 176th birthday. In preparation for our program, I was pulling materials. Tucked away in the 977s were these ancient books. Usually,…
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… living in a van, down by the river
How to Live in Your Van and Love It Poteet 1976 Submitter: Fun SNL shout-out aside, this book is now useless and has been for many years. It is primarily a directory of equipment and where to find it. And that isn’t a bad scan at the end there –…
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At the Butt End of a Rainbow
At the Butt End of a Rainbow and Other Irish Tales Livesey 1970 Submitter: Oh fine, inevitable commenters. Rant about the literary and cultural value of the contents (which I didn’t bother to scan because … really) and the shallowness of judging a book by its cover (and title). But…
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Canadian Garbage Collectors
Canadian Garbage Collectors Bourgeois and LaFave 1991 Submitter: While weeding the nonfiction section at my daughter’s elementary school, which is not in Canada, I came across this never-circulated gem. The back cover promises that the content is “totally Canadian.” Really. Holly: Was the school near Canada?? It’s fine to have…
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Can you speak Klingon?
The Klingon Dictionary Okrand 1985 As a devotee of all things Star Trek, I would absolutely consider this for the collection. So what do we need to consider? This book is copyrighted by Paramount, the mother ship of all things Trek. It was published in 1985. Is this a concern?…
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