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My Cat's In Love

Your cat’s sex life

August 5, 2009 Holly Critters 16 comments

My Cat’s in Love or, How to Survive Your Feline’s Sex life, Pregnancy and Kittening Manolson 1970 Isn’t the cover of this book a hoot?  I also love the title.  There’s some useful information in this book, although I’m sure

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Teacher Spanks Johnny

Teach Those Kids a Lesson!

July 30, 2009 Holly Parent/Teacher Collection 17 comments

Teacher Spanks Johnny Rovetta 1968 Submitter: The book is called Teacher Spanks Johnny: A Handbook for Teachersby Catherine Humbargar Rovetta and Leon Rovetta (I’d love to meet their children now).  Being a teacher myself, I just HAD to have this

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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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What's wrong with my snake?

What’s Wrong with My Snake?

July 24, 2009 Holly Critters 31 comments

What’s Wrong with My Snake? Rossi 1996 Come on, admit it.  The cover made you laugh.  Is your snake feeling a bit under the weather? Just glove up and tell it to say “ahhh.” This is a very useful book,

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Do it yourself coffins

A Grave Matter…

July 22, 2009 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 41 comments

Do-It-Yourself Coffins: For Pets and People Power 1997 An ALB tipster put me on to this title.  I was DYING to get my hands on it.   With a bit of gallows-type humor (mostly puns), this book details wood carving for

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Pantyhose Crafts

Pantyhose – not just for legs!

July 21, 2009 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies 22 comments

More Great Pantyhose Crafts Baldwin 1985 Submitter: “We were fascinated by the full-sized hammock constructed of pantyhose and plastic six-pack rings, and thought it would make a great staff development day team-building activity to make one ourselves. Alas…..” Holly: Once,

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Crafts for Retarded

Crafts for (the) retarded?

July 19, 2009 Holly Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies, Parent/Teacher Collection 100 comments

Crafts for Retarded: Through their hands they shall learn McNiece 1964 Some librarian spies from the west sent along this wonderful title to ALB.  I am not quite sure of the craft on the front, but the spies sent along

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Passion for Donkeys

Passion for Donkeys

July 17, 2009 Holly Critters 21 comments

A Passion for Donkeys Svendsen 1988 From anonymous submitter: “It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to get into the donkey-breeding business. I understand that passion is the key to life, and I like to think I’m open-minded, but anyone

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