• Your cat’s sex life

    Your cat’s sex life

    My Cat’s in Love or, How to Survive Your Feline’s Sex life, Pregnancy and Kittening Manolson 1970 Isn’t the cover of this book a hoot?  I also love the title.  There’s some useful information in this book, although I’m sure I could find it in a more current book than…

  • What’s Wrong with My Snake?

    What’s Wrong with My Snake?

    What’s Wrong with My Snake? Rossi 1996 Come on, admit it.  The cover made you laugh.  Is your snake feeling a bit under the weather? Just glove up and tell it to say “ahhh.” This is a very useful book, and if it were re-published today I would buy a…

  • A Grave Matter…

    A Grave Matter…

    Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People Power 1997 An ALB tipster put me on to this title.  I was DYING to get my hands on it.   With a bit of gallows-type humor (mostly puns), this book details wood carving for coffins for both humans and pets.  Really.  No, there is…

  • Pantyhose – not just for legs!

    Pantyhose – not just for legs!

    More Great Pantyhose Crafts Baldwin 1985 Submitter: “We were fascinated by the full-sized hammock constructed of pantyhose and plastic six-pack rings, and thought it would make a great staff development day team-building activity to make one ourselves. Alas…..” Holly: Once, again, here’s a really cool find!  There’s not a single…

  • Crafts for (the) retarded?

    Crafts for (the) retarded?

    Crafts for Retarded: Through their hands they shall learn McNiece 1964 Some librarian spies from the west sent along this wonderful title to ALB.  I am not quite sure of the craft on the front, but the spies sent along a page featuring  this ultra cool Indian tom-tom craft.  A…

  • Passion for Donkeys

    Passion for Donkeys

    A Passion for Donkeys Svendsen 1988 From anonymous submitter: “It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to get into the donkey-breeding business. I understand that passion is the key to life, and I like to think I’m open-minded, but anyone with a passion for donkeys probably needs psychiatric help.” Holly’s…