• Eski-mo-no-you-didn’t

    Eski-mo-no-you-didn’t

    Conversational Eskimo Peacock 1977 The submitter points out that this book is not politically correct – and they’re right, but that’s only one of its many flaws. First of all, this is described as a “booklet.” Any booklet that has lasted 36 years and is still in what looks like…

  • Weed the Weed Book

    Weed the Weed Book

    Pot: What it is, What it does Tobias 1979 Get it? Weed the weed books? Ha! I’m hilarious. Anyway. Pot is a hot topic right now. To be blunt, budding librarians may not get that even drug books have a shelf life. It’s a chronic problem to have books like this taking…

  • Say “Bye Bye Bye” to this one!

    Say “Bye Bye Bye” to this one!

    ‘N Sync Backstage Pass Your Kickin’ Keepsake Scrapbook Johns 1999 I know you are all dying to get the inside scoop on the ‘N Sync boys. I usually confuse this group with the Backstreet Boys, much to the horror of some of my friends who are dedicated boy band experts.…

  • How to Speak Australian

    How to Speak Australian

    G’Day! Teach Yourself Australian in 20 Easy Lessons Bowles 1986 Those of you planning a trip to the wonderful country of Australia might be wise to bring this handy guide to Australian. I invite the Aussies to please comment on the veracity of such a book. I had a blast…

  • The Atomic Way to Get Rich

    The Atomic Way to Get Rich

    You Can Find Uranium A non-technical guide written in plain understandable language Weiss and Orlandi 1948 Finally, all our financial woes can be solved with this DIY uranium mining book. Get yourself a geiger counter and get busy. It’s the Atomic Age, baby! These guys have all the info and suggestions…

  • Teen-Age Living

    Teen-Age Living

    Blueprint for Teen-Age Living Menninger 1958 (original copyright) 1968 printing Of course this is out of date. I am happy to report that most of the WorlCat holdings are university libraries. However, there are enough school and public libraries out there with holdings that give me pause. Hopefully they are…