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Russian Phrase Book cover

Russian Phrase Book

July 6, 2011 Holly But it's Historical!, Spanning the Globe 27 comments

Russian Phrase Book: Department of the Army Pamphlet Headquarters, Department of the Army 1962 Submitter: It’s a Russian phrase pamphlet that dates to 1962, a few mos before the Cuban Missile Crisis! The phrases in here are a combo of what

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For Men with Yen

June 14, 2011 Holly Spanning the Globe 13 comments

For Men With Yen: A Guide to the Japanese Hostess System Rosenberg, O’Neill, and Kikuchi 1962 Submitter: A book about the hostess system in Japan from the 60s. I wish I knew more about this book. Holly: Well, let me

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Afghanistan

May 21, 2011 Holly Spanning the Globe 11 comments

Afghanistan Checkerboard Geography Library: The Countries Italia 2002 Submitter: This is a new book and the content is fine. I just found the cover a little odd. What is the boy with the magnifying glass looking for? Taliban? Holly: I

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Come Fly With Me - Cover

Come Fly With Me

May 15, 2011 Mary Kelly Spanning the Globe 20 comments

TWA Vacation Guide and World Atlas Trans World Airlines 1956 I was sorting through donations getting ready for our book sale and I found this perched on a pile of textbooks.  Surely no one will have this in a collection

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russians in space

Lost in Space

March 13, 2011 Mary Kelly Spanning the Globe 11 comments

The Russians in Space Bergaust 1969 As you all know, juvenile/teen nonfiction collections always get me worked up when they are too old.  Please don’t write me and tell me about historical perspective, it is better than nothing, etc.  I

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Can you speak Klingon?

February 2, 2011 Mary Kelly Spanning the Globe 19 comments

The Klingon Dictionary Okrand 1985 As a devotee of all things Star Trek, I would absolutely consider this for the collection.  So what do we need to consider?  This book is copyrighted by Paramount, the mother ship of all things

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the French in America

Only In America

January 13, 2011 Holly Spanning the Globe 26 comments

The French in America In America Series Kunz 1966 Submitter: I present to you the “In America” series.  Most are from the 1960’s, although a few were revised around 1980.  The content isn’t so bad, except it’s outdated – The

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Communism and Catholics

November 12, 2010 Mary Kelly But it's Historical!, Spanning the Globe

Communism, Democracy and Catholic Power Blanchard 1951 Since I started floating through catalogs, I have enjoyed using a keyword search for communists since usually there is something funny or dated.  I came across this title.  Any Cold War era publication

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