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Romance in the Stacks

Jinny Williams Library Assistant Temkin and Hovell 1967 Can our young modern girl find love in her local library? Our girl Jinny moves through the stacks looking for love in all the wrong places. Maybe it will be the cute guy downloading inappropriate material from the Internet. Maybe it…
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It’s Raining Dogs and Turtles?

Beyond Basic Dog Training Bauman 1988 Alert submitter said she couldn’t stop looking at this cover. For the love of all that is canine, why are turtles “jumping” barriers on the front cover? Is the dog about to eat the turtles? Are turtles capable of tricks like jumping over…
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Calling Dr. Love

Hypnosex: Sexual Joy Through Self-Hypnosis Araoz and Bleck 1982 Submitter: Despite the title, it’s not the cover that does it for me on this one either. It’s the title in conjunction with the top author photo. “Trust me, I’m a doctor.” Doctor Love, apparently. Holly: Oh, yes. Dr. Casanova needs…
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Are you ready for some football?

America’s First Football Game Swinburne 1978 Submitter: I don’t know what possessed anyone to buy this. There is not a single picture in the book that is well done. The jester playing football was my favorite. Oddly, this book has not left the shelf since the early 80s. This is…
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Partying…horses?

Latawnya, the Naughty horse, learns to say “no” to drugs Gibson 1991 Now this is funny! Latawnya learned the hard way. Check out these pictures of smoking and drinking horses! Is this supposed to be a gentler way to teach children to say no to drugs? I would probably laugh…
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Motor City Special

Man and the Motor Car Center for Safety Education 1954 This book has just tickled me no end! I have had a ball looking at this very old driver’s education text. What a hoot! My car loving friends will certainly enjoy this nostalgic book. My secret submitter also took great…