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Drinking in America
Drinking in America: Our Secret History Cheever 2015 Submitter: I stumbled upon this tome while browsing my local library branch. Now, as a craft beer drinker and writer about said subject, I already own several excellent books on alcoholic drink and its history and societal and cultural impact, both somewhat…
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“A Neurotic Illness”
Homosexuality Disease or a Way of Life Bergler 1956 Another evils of homosexuality book. We have published quite a few over the years, including this horrible picture book. This one is worse as it is buried in unsubstantiated “scientific” claims. His “expert” opinion is buried under anecdotes and pyscho-speak that would…
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Smoke if you got ’em!
The Cigarette Shortage Federal Trade Commission 1945 Submitter: I found this as I was weeding the government documents at [a university library]. I am glad I did not grow up in the forties. Holly: Want to know more? Here’s the FTC’s annual report for 1945. I couldn’t find this exact…
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I found them in the yellow pages
I Found Them in the Yellow Pages Farber 1973 Submitter: Why is this awful? First, yellow pages – does anyone under 45 know what they are? Second, only males have professional occupations. Third, the florist appears to be a predator. There are so many reasons this alphabet book needs to…
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Beat the Blahs
How To Beat The Blahs Prater 1977 So, the Blahs are hovering around and making you sad, bored, unloved, inferior, etc. My teen brain remembers that word being used to mostly refer to boredom. This isn’t the first time the “Blahs” have appeared on ALB. We featured a self help…
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Guys, You Can Be Sexually Adequate
The Sexually Adequate Male Caprio 1965 It is the word “adequate” that has me in stitches with this title. I am hardly panting for an “adequate” man, but I don’t believe in overselling either. For the most part, this book is filled with tropes about the spoiled man child, the…
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