Tag: exercise
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Sissy Squats
Bruce Jenner’s The Athletic Body: A Complete Fitness Guide for Teenagers Jenner and Cobbins 1984 Submitter: This book was weeded from a suburban high school in Georgia. Really everything about this book, including the exercises & title, is outdated. I wonder if Caitlyn would cringe about the ‘sissy’ squats terminology?…
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Women and Beauty from Sophia Loren
Women and Beauty Loren 1984 I am a big fan of Sophia Loren, and my parents introduced me to the movie Houseboat (1958) with Cary Grant. She always seemed ageless to me and I would imagine this book to be a good choice in the early 1980s. I think the…
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No Pants Yoga
Illustrated Color Guide to Healthful Yoga Donat 1974 Submitter: In cleaning up a collection, we found this Awful Library gem… Illustrated Color Guide to Healthful Yoga. I think the pictures speak for themselves – who does yoga in their underwear? Found in an academic library. The cover really doesn’t do the book…
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Leisure Suit Lotus
Yoga: The 8 steps to health and peace Hittleman 1975 Submitter: I have a submission for a book I just weeded from our collection. We are a suburban community college located outside of Philadelphia. I found this gem in the Nursing section of our library’s collection. The contents of the…
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Don’t kill your husband!
How Not to Kill Your Husband Hutchin 1962 Ladies, your husband is a busy man and can’t be responsible to make good health decisions. Your inattention to his health could LITERALLY KILL HIM! Fortunately, this book will save you. This is a book for wives on how to properly monitor…
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A Perfect Figure in 15 Minutes a Day
Debbie Drake’s Easy Way to a Perfect Figure and Glowing Health Drake 1961 Debbie Drake was featured on our site back in 2011 with this exact book. The book’s condition was pretty sad and my scans weren’t very good. It was also missing a cover and when I found one…
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