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Friday Fiction – Decision for a Nurse

August 25, 2017 Holly Friday Fiction 15 comments

Decision for a Nurse Hospital Nurse Picture Romances [Year Unknown] Submitter: As part of our Women’s Studies material, we have a great collection of British women’s periodicals. These include illustrated nurse romances, almost like comic books. Bonus, on the back,

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Killer Bees

August 24, 2017 Holly Critters 11 comments

Killer Bees Pringle 1990 Submitter: I remember this craze about when the government started to warn people that these African bees made it to Brazil and were working their way up north and their affects would be devastating and even

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Designs for Your Home

GVB

August 22, 2017 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 7 comments

  Gloria Vanderbilt Designs for Your Home Vanderbilt 1977 This book screams 1977, from the cover to just about every project within. For example, you can make a telephone book cover, which is totally relevant and practical. There are all

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Decorating with macaroni

Use Your Noodle

August 16, 2017 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 11 comments

Decorating with Macaroni: A Craft “How-To” Create Book Aleene 1966 Submitter: At first I thought the “macaroni” referred to something else, like a type of needlework. I am the least craftiest person on the planet. However, I looked further and

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At Your Leisure

August 15, 2017 Holly Working 9-5 6 comments

Opportunities in Recreation and Leisure Careers Jensen 1990 Submitter: 3 circs in about 9 years, and I can only retroactively apologize to those folks who checked this out assuming it would assist them. I’m also slightly annoyed that “carnival game

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Welcome to Nigeria

August 14, 2017 Holly Spanning the Globe 9 comments

Welcome to Nigeria Kerr 2002 Submitter: This book is from a junior non-fiction series clearly designed for research projects. It was probably ok when it was published — 15 years ago. But culture has moved on and many new things

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Don’t Sit on the Baby!

August 8, 2017 Holly Parent/Teacher Collection, Talkin 'Bout My Generation 13 comments

The Franklin-Watts Concise Guide to Baby-Sitting Saunders 1972 Submitter: [Here is] a babysitting book from the 70’s. Apparently the going rate then was $0.75/hour, and there are references to sleep-in servants and tie dye jeans, as well as specific reassurance

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Wonders of Dust

Wonders of Dust

August 3, 2017 Holly Bleeding Edge 13 comments

  Wonders of Dust McFall 1980 I can just picture the publisher pitch  meeting: “What we really need is a book about dust!” It just seems like a random topic that you wouldn’t need (or care) to read a book

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