• Scream Your Way to Mental Health

    Scream Your Way to Mental Health

    The Primal Scream Primal Therapy: The Cure for Neurosis Janov 1970 Talk about a blast from the past! Primal Scream Therapy was the “it” therapy for many celebrities in the 70s. The basics of Primal Therapy is that current neurosis is a result of suppressed childhood pain.  Evidently, all you…

  • Looking Good For Your Man

    Looking Good For Your Man

    How to Dress for Success Head 1967 I was so excited to find this gem tucked away in a university collection. Of course Edith Head is a fashion icon, and this book is completely appropriate for any serious fashion collection, but this book is almost comical for today’s modern public…

  • Not your Mama’s Period

    Not your Mama’s Period

    Girls Guide to Menstruation Voelckers 1975 Actually this might be your Mom’s period book. First, I am trying to figure out what is with this cover. Is it modern art or looking up in a forest? Is it symbolic?  So, what does it all mean?  Second, do I really need…

  • Body Watchin’

    Body Watchin’

    Body Watchin’ is Fun! Shirley (Chief Watcher) 1973 I really wanted to get my hands on this book to see what’s on the inside.  It was not available through inter-library loan (although there ARE owning libraries out there…). I had to settle for a Google search to see what other…

  • Jive Talkin’

    Jive Talkin’

    The Authorized Biography: The Bee Gees Gibb 1979 Where do I start? It’s gotta be the shiny pants! Or is it what is inside the pants? Can someone say “rolled up socks”? I love the Bee Gees and I can sing along with the entire soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever.…

  • Phun with Phones!

    Phun with Phones!

    What Makes a Telephone Work Darwin 1970 That phone on the cover is the latest and greatest technology, according to the book. THERE ARE NO DIALS! Gasp! Touch Tone is the wave of the future! I am old enough to remember rotary phones, party lines, and only one area code…