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
Category: Spanning the Globe
This category includes all geography and travel related posts.
For Men with Yen
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
Afghanistan
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
Come Fly With Me
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
Lost in Space
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
Can you speak Klingon?
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
Only In America
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 The content isn’t so bad, except it’s outdated – The
Communism and Catholics
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