• Appetizers, Anyone?

    Appetizers, Anyone?

    Hors d’oeuvres Appetizers, Spreads and Dips Sunset Cookbooks 1976 This came through my library’s donation pile the other day and of course someone said I just had to have this delicious example of late 1970s cocktail party food. Honestly, this could have been my parents’ party. I know both my…

  • A “Supreme” Weeder

    A “Supreme” Weeder

    Diana Ross Eldred 1975 Submitter: What is up with the picture of her on a trashcan? There was no context for that!! [See 2nd picture below] Holly: I know I said it before, but Diana Ross is important here in Detroit. We simply must have a good biography. Not necessarily…

  • Redneck Night Before Christmas

    Redneck Night Before Christmas

    Redneck night before Christmas Davis 1997 Submitter: Between the eerily disproportionate illustrations and the highly questionable content, I think this is one of the best books I’ve found in our collection. Santa in camouflage with “Bless the NRA” on his cap and “Go ahead make my day” on the back of…

  • Magic Mushrooms

    Magic Mushrooms

    All That the Rain Promises and More… : A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms Arora 1991 Submitter: I saw this cover and burst out laughing, a man dressed in a tuxedo carrying a trombone while searching for mushrooms in the wilderness with a crazy grin on his face. What…

  • Game On

    Game On

    Games of Many Nations Harbin 1954 Submitter: Found this little gem on my cart when I was pulling books that have not circulated in the last 3 years. After randomly flipping pages and reading a few games aloud to my coworker, we decided we had to send it in as a…

  • Trekker Friday Fiction

    Trekker Friday Fiction

    Star Trek: The Truth Machine Cerf 1977 I found this while browsing a collection looking for something for a patron, and just got so excited. (I think the kid I was helping thought I was having some kind of “episode.”) I had to get my hands on this book! I…