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The Smut Peddlers
The Smut Peddlers Kilpatrick 1960 Submitter: This time capsule was found at my small local library. I was hoping for some racy pictures, but was disappointed to only find it filled with legal information. What I did find interesting to see what people thought were obscene in 1950’s. The birth…
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Relax in your homemade leisure suit
Sewing for Men and Boys Simplicity Pattern Corp 1973 Time to get groovy with your sewing machine! The 1970s come alive for all the men in your life. Casual wear to a snappy suit can be yours with this sewing book. I will just let these pictures speak for themselves. Run, don’t walk, to…
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Friday Fiction – Questionable Cover Art
The Thing About Georgie Graff 2006 Submitter: I found this while weeding my school library. It isn’t an awful book, but it is a pretty unfortunate cover — a middle grade book with a hanging? After some discussion my coworkers and I decided that this was supposed to show the main…
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Just Be ‘Cos
My Big Lie Cosby 1999 Submitter: Weeded from the children’s collection at my public library. We kept the other titles (and I really love this series!) but we felt that this one had to go. Holly: My library still has a copy of this in circulation, although it hasn’t gone out…
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Liberace Cooks
Liberace Cooks!: Hundreds of Delicious Recipes For You from His Seven Dining Rooms Liberace 1970 Submitter: Here is my new favorite book. When I found this on shelf, I just knew it would be amazing. I am too young for Liberace, and even worse, my young library clerks had no idea who…
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Dress Like a Pro
The Woman’s Dress for Success Book Molloy 1977 Submitter #1: I am submitting a fun little book from the late 1970’s that advises women on how to dress for success in the workplace and the bedroom. By fun I actually mean horrifying. The author tries to acknowledge the sexist world…
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