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Friday Fiction: Addie Accident
Addie Accident Corlett 2010 Submitter: My local public library in Australia sells weeded books for 20c each. I sometimes buy children’s books for a holiday program book corner. Usually they are fine, but I always examine them more closely before donating them. Thank goodness I did look more closely at…
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One man’s loss is another man’s groin
Keys to Mortgage Financing and Refinancing Barron’s Business Keys Friedman and Harris 1993 Okay, I admit I picked this one just for the cover. Then I sent it to Holly and she came up with a brilliant title. See above. Although Holly and I are professionals with more than 20…
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Jesus and the Minecrafters
The Unofficial Bible for Minecrafters Life of Jesus, Stories from the Bible Told Block by Block Romines and Miko 2017 Submitter: I was extremely surprised to find this (British) book in our British public library, having only ever seen similar horrors coming from the USA displayed in Awful Library Books.…
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DIY Crowns and Tiaras
Crowns & Tiaras Judd and Montecinos 2007 Submitter: Why would anyone want a crown made of chicken wire? Maybe I’m the odd one, but I really don’t want almost-garbage on my head. We’re a small public library and this hadn’t been circ’d in over 3 years. Plus, it’s just plain weird!
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Women and Beauty from Sophia Loren
Women and Beauty Loren 1984 I am a big fan of Sophia Loren, and my parents introduced me to the movie Houseboat (1958) with Cary Grant. She always seemed ageless to me and I would imagine this book to be a good choice in the early 1980s. I think the…
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Pickle Acceptance
Be Cool, Going to School Hickle Pickle Books #3 Smith 1994 Okay, this is a weird one. Evidently an alien pickle shows up and heads to school. I am not sure of the origin story, perhaps that is in the earlier part of this 6 part series. His name is…
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