Miami Vice Scrapbook
Friedman
1986
Submitter: In the 1980s, my mom worked for Tiger Beat and Right On! magazines and parlayed into a gig writing books about music and TV stars for Sharon Starbook, which included this illustrious tome.
Holly: It’s alive and well. (Not “well,” exactly, but it’s still out there!) Worldcat lists 19 holding libraries. 19 of you have some weeding to do. I’d love to see some interior shots of this book, though. If anyone wants to send some, I’ll update the post!
The Jewish Celebrity Hall of Fame
Boxer
1987
Submitter: This book and its humor is very old and it needs to go. Not sure a book today could keep up with the many Jewish celebrities that exist thanks to just social media alone.
Holly: Sure, but were they ever featured on stamps?
Francine Coffey’s Celebrity Sewing Bee
Coffey
1974
Submitter: When the title says “celebrity sewing bee” they really meant a lot of Dinah Shore. The one area that was really popular during the pandemic was our crafting section. So much so, you could spot the books that needed weeding by glancing over to that section and seeing what did not go out the door. This was one of them – and with reason.
Holly: I can’t imagine why a sewing book with celebrities from 47 years ago isn’t popular anymore. <sarcasm> There are all kinds of great ideas here: put fabric on your ceiling, or Elmer’s glue some fabric to your floor! Make a diet-friendly birthday cake-shaped bag! Re-purpose bandanas into a dress (hey, if you can make a skirt out of curtains, you can make a dress out of masks! I’m sure that’s the next craft craze.)
*NSYNC
Boekhoff and Kallen
2003
Submitter: This book is ‘tearing up my heart’ knowing it’s still sitting on the shelf all these years. So who’s going to weed this book? “It’s gonna be me.” I guess I could have gone with Bye Bye Bye old book…
Holly: This was published just as the group was breaking up. I think we can safely let it go. “This I Promise You.”
I Do!: The Great Celebrity Weddings
Editors of People Magazine
2005
Submitter: I don’t – as in I don’t think any of the marriages in this book survived.
Holly: I mean, these books are fun for a while, but become dated so fast. Look how young they all are, though!
Separated at Birth? by the Editors of SPY 1988 Submitter: This looks like it’s supposed to be a humorous book, but it’s lost on me. The entire book is basically pictures of celebrities/public figures placed next to other celebrities/public figures
TV’S Top Ten
Shows and Their Stars
Herz
1976
For the over 40 crowd, can you remember these shows? (Extra points for the under 30 set.) This is another example of youth nonfiction from yesteryear. There’s nothing really special about this book, although I didn’t realize that Helen Hunt was in the Swiss Family Robinson show. Actually, I didn’t even remember the TV show. The book was probably better.
God’s Gift Over 100 Studs, Stallions and Dreamboats from the 70s and 80s Cave 2007 Hold on to your hats those of you of a certain age! I will bet you once swooned over these guys. This funny little book
