• Best of 2018

    Best of 2018

    In closing out 2018, we are sharing some of our overall favorites. Click through to the original post on the title. As you weed, be sure to share with us any of your favorites. (Send us pictures, not the actual books!) Share your thoughts in the comments. Peace, love, and…

  • Best Cover Art of 2018

    Best Cover Art of 2018

     Glamourpuss Because cats in wigs So, 2018 is coming to a close. (Didn’t Summer Reading just finish up?) Holly and I have a few best of lists out for the coming days. We would love you to share your favorites as well. Because cover art is a big deal to…

  • Watermelons Not War

    Watermelons Not War

    Watermelons Not War! Cloud, Deegan, Evans, Imam, and Signer 1984 Evidently the authors felt that it was important for parents to talk to children about possible nuclear annihilation. For context, nuclear accidents and war were constantly in the news at the time. Many respected doctors and educators were talking about…

  • Face Saving

    Face Saving

    6-Minute-Sana-Facial-Exercises & Face-Care Program for Women Treber 1972 Time to get your face in shape! This book has page after page of facial exercises that will enhance your beauty and make you younger. I tried a couple of these. Nothing happened other than me feeling foolish. However, keeping an open…

  • A Forgotten Skill

    A Forgotten Skill

    A New Review of Pitman Shorthand Coombs 1970 (reprint 1975) I took shorthand a century ago and nearly failed. The scratches never looked like anything sensible and I never got near to the speed classmates seemed to manage. I dropped the course. I can’t think of the last time I…

  • Girl Lessons

    Girl Lessons

    Here’s How Schreiber 1967 This is one of those special books that tells you how to be a girl: appropriate hair and makeup, sewing, entertaining, diet, decorating, and gift wrapping. These are skills that will really pay off when you go husband shopping! My favorite tip is to use your…