Counseling the Unwed Mother Terkelsen 1964 Today’s youth would probably be shocked by the amount of shame associated with pregnancy out of wedlock. There was such a stigma that many young women were shamed into hiding. If you were lucky
Category: Health and Safety
Titles related to mental and physical health, personal and home safety.
Bytes vs Bites
The Computer Diet Antonetti 1973 Now it is time for some high tech dieting! Our author has compiled a bunch of data, along with some fancy “programming” to help you in your quest for weight loss. The book is essentially
Don’t kill your husband!
How Not to Kill Your Husband Hutchin 1962 Ladies, your husband is a busy man and can’t be responsible to make good health decisions. Your inattention to his health could LITERALLY KILL HIM! Fortunately, this book will save you. This
Stress Is Good For You
Stress for Success: How to Make Stress on the Job Work for You Hanson 1991 Submitter: I just can’t even. Holly: Hanson had a few stressy books in the late 80s/early 90s. The Joy of Stress seems to be a
Embrace Your Neurosis
Be Glad You’re Neurotic Bisch 1946 (original copyright 1936) From my admittedly low effort research, Be Glad You’re Neurotic is an example of early pop psychology publications. (Think of this as a proto Dr. Phil or John Gray type of
Moody Teens
Mind and Mood Understanding and Controlling Your Emotions Curtis 1986 Another 80s relic from the teen section. I was distressed to find this lurking on the shelves and that it was still being checked out. I am more than a
Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News!
The Doctor Prescribes Fox 1949 This is one of those small booklets that advise patients on basic wellness. In other words, what to do when you are stressed-50s style. Phones and deadlines are “lethal weapons designed to commit civilized suicide”.
Clap for the Clap
Microbes and Morals Rosebury 1971 This dense text is written for young people. I was surprised on how this book was more a history of sexually transmitted disease, along with a pretty thorough discussion of the science rather than a