• TV Superstars

    TV Superstars

    TV Superstars Scrapbook Itfinoski and Lackmann 1984 Of course I snagged this title! Four shows all in one book. I am sure that the title/cover alone would have garnered readers back in the 80s. However even for a kid’s book, then the content is a bit “light.” No really solid…

  • Hands Off!

    Hands Off!

    Hands Off!:  Hap-ki-do self defence for women Adams and Webster 1986 Now wait just a minute!  I was about to say that even though this book is old, its techniques are probably mostly valid to keep it around if it is all a library had.  Then I read the back…

  • Abacus: My Mistake

    Abacus: My Mistake

    The Abacus: A Pocket Computer Dilson 1968 As I was weeding my new collection, the 500s, I came across this book.  I instantly thought, “why on earth do we have a book about the abacus?” and put it directly in the weed pile.  Then I talked to another staff member…

  • Man Crunches

    Man Crunches

    Flatten Your Stomach for Men Only Consumer Guide 1987 Submitter: I ran across Flatten Your Stomach: For Men Only when I was sweeping the shelves for books that patrons had been browsing and put back in weird places. The fact that I found it out and about argues that someone…

  • Fresh Fly Flavor

    Fresh Fly Flavor

    Fresh Fly Flavor: words & phrases of the hip-hop generation Fab 5 Freddy 1992 Submitter: I found this book yesterday in our reference section and can’t stop laughing about it! It’s from the early 90s and it’s a guide to hip hop slang! It was written by Fab Five Freddy,…

  • Chicks, Man

    Chicks, Man

    How to Be Outrageously Successful with the Opposite Sex How to Solve Every Problem You’ve Ever Had… Meeting, Dating or Marrying the Man or Woman of Your Dreams Hartunian 1991 Words almost fail me for this little gem of a book.  I couldn’t stop laughing and was reading this with…