• I Love Leo!

    I Love Leo!

    Leonardo Dicaprio Modern-Day Romeo Catalano 1997 Hate to break it to you youngsters, but teen idol Leonardo Dicaprio is now pushing 40. Those of you still hanging on to this for your teen section, your target audience has grown up too. Time to get a grown-up biography. Mary

  • Heavenly Bodies

    Heavenly Bodies

    Heavenly Bodies: Remembering Hollywood and Fashion’s Favorite AIDS Benefit Anketell 1999 Wow!  That’s some outfit she’s wearing.  This book might be ok in fashion libraries, large urban libraries, or maybe in the Hollywood/Los Angeles area.   In your average public library, it’s just a spectacle.  It does seem to be…

  • The End of the World

    The End of the World

    The Atomic Bomb and the Word of God Smith 1945 This piece of cold war ephemera was published within months of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. Smith, a faculty member of Moody Bible Institute and Fuller Theological Seminary, was a prolific writer on scripture and biblical prophesy.…

  • Dazzle Them With Denim!

    Dazzle Them With Denim!

    Make it in Denim Todhunter 1977 Wow! That is a lot of look. If it is all denim, that has to be a very heavy caftan.  I remember that caftans were big in the late 60s and 70s. I think it was probably fading by 1977.  My grandmother always sported…

  • DIY Hot Tub

    DIY Hot Tub

    Build your Own Hot Tub Miller 1979 Submitter: In actuality a fairly well done how-to book; the cover alone demands submission.  You just KNOW that there are no bathing suits in evidence there – and is that Paul Simon third from the left?!   Especially when reading the last sentence in…

  • Tuna Chip Casserole or Tomato Cheese Delight?

    Tuna Chip Casserole or Tomato Cheese Delight?

    Praise For The Cook Proctor & Gamble Company 1959 Yes, we have another retro cookbook for everyone. Crisco (Proctor and Gamble) are the sponsors of this gem.  Not too fond of some of these recipes. I think my mom probably trotted out a few of these back when I was…