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Beat the Blahs cover

Isn’t Depression Cute?

December 10, 2015 Mary Kelly Health and Safety, Ladies only! 15 comments

How to Beat the Blahs Littauer 1979 As a long sufferer of the “blahs”, this book is beyond awful. For the time, this was probably how most folks thought about depression. Basically, with a little lipstick and a new outfit,

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It Won't Last Forever cover

Another Feel Good Story for the Kids

December 3, 2014 Mary Kelly Doris Hall of Infamy 29 comments

It Won’t Last Forever Sanford 1993 This time, our favorite author tackles depression. Our protagonist, Kristen is watching Mom slide into a very dark place. Evidently Dad left, Mom lost her job, and the baby is crying. Poor Kristen is

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How to Say yes to Life cover

Ladies, You Can Cure the Blahs

September 6, 2012 Mary Kelly Feelings and Self Help 16 comments

How to Say YES to Life: A Woman’s Guide to Beating the Blahs Miller 1971 Where do I begin? This book is deliciously awful! First, the condition of this book is a crime. There is an unidentified substance (I don’t

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Good-bye depression cover

“You are such a tight-ass”

June 7, 2011 Holly Health and Safety 40 comments

How to Good-bye Depression: If you constrict anus 100 times everyday. Malarkey? Or Effective Way? Nishigaki 2000 Submitter: One of our staff found this gem on the shelves today. It’s so bad, I worry that it’s a joke. My first

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