Dressed to Kill Singer and Grismaijer 1995 Submitter: “Now let me just say, I am all for breast cancer research and finding a cure. However, I don’t really ascribe to the belief that my underwear = cancer. And when one
Category: Health and Safety
Titles related to mental and physical health, personal and home safety.
Bring on the oblivion
The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Drugs Quaaludes: The Quest for Oblivion Snyder 1985 I snagged this from a teen section. Don’t you just love the creepy cover? I am not even sure what to say. I wonder if today’s teens are still
Fun with Crime
Looking Forward to Being Attacked
Bullard
1977
Submitter: Talk about putting a positive light on something bad, Looking Forward to Being Attacked was written by Lt. Jim Bullard from the Memphis Police Department. It was published in 1977. I included the table of contents to demonstrate how Lt. Bullard just oozes optimism.
Holly: Looks like a great book with a weird approach and title. No one looks forward to being attacked, even if they are a master at self-defense. Oh, I get it! He is being clever. This was re-released in 1987. With cell phones and car alarms, I think self-defense books in public libraries should be more up to date than this. Please weed!
Your brain injured child
What to do About your Brain-Injured Child
Doman
1974
What you should do is get a newer book. This was submitted to ALB from 3 different people and I found a copy locally. This is such a serious subject and I cannot believe that it is still on the shelves in quite a few public libraries. Brain injuries and other areas of neuroscience have had quite a bit of progress since this book was published. Is it me or is the ultra “cheerful” colors and graphics a bit odd? This one is a slam dunk, folks. Weed it please!