• Sit Ups for Scorpios

    Sit Ups for Scorpios

    Your Astrological Guide to Fitness Shaw 1987 A submitter sent me this book to peruse. Of course, I went straight to the chapter on Aries to see how Mary and I can improve our fitness routines, both being Aries and all. Say what you want about astrology, but there are…

  • Henry and His Dowsing Rod

    Henry and His Dowsing Rod

    Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod Roberts 1951 Submitter: My local library has three copies of Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod. We all chuckled at the title. Apparently some of us still have dirty minds. Three copies? That seems a bit much. The copy I requested was shipped over from a…

  • Donner Party Poetry

    Donner Party Poetry

    The Donner Party Keithley 1972 Submitter: Because I’m in California, information about the Donners counts as local history, but I don’t think poetry about the Donners actually fits in this category.  There are better poetry books and better books about the Donners. It’s time for this book to hit the dusty…

  • How to Kill Your Girlfriend’s Cat

    How to Kill Your Girlfriend’s Cat

    How to Kill Your Girlfriend’s Cat Again Daphne 1990 Submitter: While flipping through the humor section of my local library I found this book, How to Kill your Girlfriend’s Cat Again. With jokes about animal abuse, AIDS, and poor Sharon Tate, needless to say, I did not find it funny.…

  • Is this deductible?

    Is this deductible?

    Kiplinger’s Sure Ways to Cut Your Taxes McCormally 1990 We take a break from our National Library Week to remind everyone that it is April 15. For those outside of the USA, it is tax day. Don’t forget to file. As of this writing, this book was still on file…

  • Friday Fiction: Rise of the Cat Overlords

    Friday Fiction: Rise of the Cat Overlords

    Breed to Come Norton 1972 Who isn’t going to pick up a book with a cat dressed up with a hat on the cover? If it is also an Andre Norton title, then double bonus! This particular title, set in the future, examines the aftermath of a planetary disaster involving a…