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Cinderella has gone to the dogs!
Cinderella Wegman 1993 Submitter: I can’t believe this book. I literally did a double-take when I saw the cover, and as I flipped through it, I began to wonder what made the library purchase this book in the first place. The dog/people combos are a bit freaky and probably would…
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Parents! TV = Mind Control
Saturday Morning Mind Control Phillips 1991 Did you know that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a cult? Did you know that the Care Bears are about non Christian attitudes and beliefs? Brace yourselves! Saturday morning TV is full of evil and it is brainwashing your kids! The back cover details…
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Flappers 2 Rappers
Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang Dalzell 1996 Submitter: I could see this book being a valuable addition to a library dedicated to linguistics or even American history. In a public library, though, this particular book looks odd next to the dictionaries and other language manuals. It’s dated, it’s damaged,…
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Proto-Internet Kitteh!
Mourka: The Autobiography of a Cat Le Clercq 1964 Submitter: We’re a super small academic library at a school that focuses on the shipping industry, engineering, and business. We received an ILL request a few months ago for this title and were surprised to find it in our stacks. The…
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“Tie a yellow ribbon…”
Tony Orlando Morse 1978 Submitter: Nothing brings the youth to the library like Tony Orlando. My colleague and I are in our 30’s. Together, we had to google his name just to see if we knew any of his songs. This is sitting in the children’s section at a large city…
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Groovy Decor
The Young Decorator Allen 1975 Ready to decorate your groovy pad? Solid! Here is a book for all your groovy decorating needs. Most of this decor could be characterized as “Brady Bunch” meets the “Jetsons” meets country chic. This is a textbook for high school, yet I found it in a smallish…
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