• Are you a blob?

    Are you a blob?

    Sometimes I Feel Like a Blob Barrett 1965 Are you a Christian teen looking for answers? Are you a blob? This devotional is for you. As devotionals for teens go, this isn’t too bad. There is a lot less judgment in this book compared to many we have featured on…

  • Roughing it

    Roughing it

    Sunset Family Camping Lane Book Company 1963 (2nd edition) Camping was a big deal when I was a little kid. I believe it was the only way my parents could afford a vacation. As I got older, the charm of camping got old. To me, roughing it means no room…

  • Get Ready for Your Alien Date!

    Get Ready for Your Alien Date!

    Preparing for Contact: A Metamorphosis of Consciousness Royal and Priest 1993 I am all about the books on Bigfoot, aliens, ghosts, and other assorted weirdness. They are a lot of fun and they generally circulate pretty well. This one got me because of the cover. Who doesn’t love the romance…

  • A Bible Story for the Kids

    A Bible Story for the Kids

    I Am Joseph Cohen 1980 Submitter: I am a fan of Barbara Cohen, author of such classics as The Carp in the Bathtub and Molly’s Pilgrim, but this is not an appropriate picture book for children! The complex sentence structure! The language! The illustrations! Who thought this was a good…

  • How to Be Gay

    How to Be Gay

    Is it a Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gays and Lesbians Marcus 1993 The Unofficial Gay Manual: Living the Lifestyle, Or At Least Appearing To DiLallo and Krumholtz 1994 Homophobia : How We All Pay the Price Blumenfeld (ed.) 1992 Submitter: These books are not…

  • Guess What? Chicken Butt!

    Guess What? Chicken Butt!

    Anatomy and Physiology for Children Explained Through the Dissection of a Chicken Ashton 1966 Submitter: This book last circulated in 1970 (thank goodness) and was withdrawn from the juvenile section of a mid-size academic library. I’m all for drawing similarities across living organisms, but the illustrations of the dead chicken…