June 1, 2008


Glasstone, Samuel (ed.):
THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Revised Edition. U.S. Dept. of Defense, Washington, 1962.

With handy circular slide rule ("Atomic Bomb Effects Calculator") in pocket at rear.

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Kapp, Ronald O.:
HOW TO KNOW POLLEN AND SPORES
Wm. C. Brown Co, Dubuque, IA, 1969.

To the uninitiated, it's just dust.

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Bryan, Mary de Garmo:
THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA
F.S. Crofts & Co., New York, 1943.

The subject evokes a complicated stew of emotions in many former students.

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Huff, Sandy:
THE MAYAN CALENDAR MADE EASY [etc.]
Self-published; Safety Harbor, FL, 1984.

Insanely complicated, despite the encouraging title.

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Abramson, Harold A. (ed.):
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY, TRANSACTIONS OF THE THIRD CONFERENCE
Josiah Macy, Jr., Foundation, New York, 1957.

Articles include "Effect of LSD-25 on Snails," "Production and Control of Alcoholic Cravings in Rats," etc.

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Fiddes, Victor:
THE ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF PROTESTANT WORSHIP
Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1961.

Interesting, but distinctly dry -- just the way the vicar likes his sherry.

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