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Why Knot?

Macrame Why Knot Morris 1976 Time to get groovy with some macrame wall hangings and other crafty stuff. My personal favorite is the lampshade, however the wine “rack” comes in at a close second. Just about everyone I knew back in the day had some kind of macrame plant holder.…
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Satan’s Music

Satan’s Music Exposed Kirban 1981 In case you didn’t know, the real evil is Christian rock. Evidently, the shift from traditional sacred music is ruining church for everyone. The author asserts that this pop music influences us through the accelerated beat and sinful lyrics. He specifically mentioned the songs: Afternoon…
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Friday Fiction The Computer Ate My Brother

The Computer Ate My Brother Marney 1985 Direct from the 1980s, we have a rogue computer that evidently eats kids. Of course the computer has a few “issues” and can evidently read your mind. Harry, our protagonist, is irritated by a brother. Harry thinks he is awful and wham, the…
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Autoharp Songbook

The Youngheart Autoharp Songbook Scelsa, Millang, Koch, Blackley 1983 This was submitted by email, so to be fair I haven’t actually laid eyes on the actual book. I’m not sure I need to. Songbooks are actually pretty popular in my library, although I’ve never had a run on requests for…
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Leisure Suit Lotus

Yoga: The 8 steps to health and peace Hittleman 1975 Submitter: I have a submission for a book I just weeded from our collection. We are a suburban community college located outside of Philadelphia. I found this gem in the Nursing section of our library’s collection. The contents of the…
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Curses!

Toasts: The Complete Book of the Best Toasts, Sentiments, Blessings, Curses, and Graces Dickson 1981 Submitter: Well the title of that book went downhill quickly. Just weeded this from our public library today. My favorite curses were the ones about the teeth and the devil making a ladder from your…