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TV Repair

TV Repair

June 17, 2010 Holly Bleeding Edge, Home and Garden

Practical Handbook of TV Repairs Margolis 1969 Submitter:  This book may once have been handy and up-to-date, but now in 2010, I doubt it is of much use! Holly: If you have a TV this old, I wonder how difficult

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Living in the Future

Living in the Future

May 26, 2010 Holly Bleeding Edge

2010: Living in the Future Hoyle 1973 This is one of my favorite submissions!  Libraries that own this were probably waiting until 2010 to weed it. Some concepts in this book are actually not far off of the truth: ordering

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More New Games

Games People Play

April 29, 2010 Holly Bleeding Edge 37 comments

More New Games…and Playful Ideas from the New Games Foundation Fluegelman 1981 Submitter: The book about new games is from the early 1980’s and to me it looks like it was put out by some dirty  hippies who wanted to

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What makes TV work?

What makes TV work?

January 12, 2010 Mary Kelly Bleeding Edge

What Makes TV Work? Corbett 1968 Love this cover!  Actually given the age, this particular book was in great shape.  I do have issues with the currency.  No mention of digital tv, DVR or hundreds of channels. I had to

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Get the Message

Cool and Cordless!!!

August 12, 2009 Holly Bleeding Edge 17 comments

Get the Message Skurzynski 1993 Thanks to the anonymous submitter for this catchy title from her  juvenile nonfiction section.  I wonder what the message is?  How about “this library is SO irrelevant!” Mary 0

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Easy Dos It

Easy DOS It!

July 28, 2009 Holly Bleeding Edge 18 comments

Easy DOS It! Bauer 1985 There very well might be a reason why someone would want to learn DOS.   The information in this book is readily available without having to make space in the crowded computer section for this ancient

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Space Flight

Weeding is not rocket science

June 3, 2009 Holly Bleeding Edge 19 comments

Rocket Power and Space Flight Stine 1957 The flyleaf of this book starts out by saying that the book was the result of thousands of letters that the author received.  He says, “Some of these letters have been from young

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