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Terrible Titles and Crappy Covers
As time runs out on 2016, we include these last few titles to round out our lists of the best of the worst. Think of this list as the “Miss Congeniality” list of ALB’s best of the worst. We had all sorts of extras that needed acknowledgement but didn’t make…
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Holly’s Favorites for 2016
This is always one of my favorite posts of the year! I have so many favorites this year that it was hard to narrow my list, so Mary and I compared lists and divided the ALB goodness between us. Crafting books were a big winner in 2016. (Or loser, depending…
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Mary’s Favorites of 2016
This really has been a weird year for just about everyone I know, and not just because of politics and baseball. As 2016 comes to a close, Holly and I endeavor to create a “best of” list for the year. Usually, we try to argue our way to a consensus,…
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Librarians Ruin Everything!
As Holly and I prepare for ALB’s “best of” list for 2016, I have decided to tell everyone just how powerful a librarian I am. Holly is too. Evidently, I have the power to ruin all sorts of things in our daily lives and wreak havoc everywhere. Here are some…
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Teen-Age Vice!
Teen-Age Vice (original title: Designs in Scarlet) Cooper 1939, revised 1957 How about a read on the hows and whys of teens in trouble? From my brief skim, this book is more about titillation rather than informational. Who wouldn’t want to pick up this book based on the title and…
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Recipes and Menus for All the Holidays!
All Holidays Menus Grunes 1984 December holiday madness is in full swing. Those of you looking to expand your repertoire of holiday themed food will probably need this book. Of course there are menus for Thanksgiving or Halloween, but I still am trying to determine what makes something a “Labor…
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