June 15, 2008


Bailey, Oscar, and Charles Swedlund:
FOUND OBJECTS: MID-CENTURY GENRE
State University College at Buffalo, 1965.

An exhibition of rusty detritus exerting its hypnotic charm.

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Flugel, J.C.:
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOTHES
Fourth printing. Hogarth Press, London, 1966.

Tell me, professor: what does a prominent red necktie represent?

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Ali, Shahrazad:
THE BLACKMAN'S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE BLACKWOMAN
Civilized Publications, Philadelphia, 1989.

We also sometimes get requests for "The Bookman's Guide to Understanding the Bookwoman."

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[Council on Economic Priorities]:
EFFICIENCY IN DEATH: THE MANUFACTURERS OF ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPONS
Perennial Library, New York, 1970.

Just plain sinister: a sort of chamber-of-commerce directory to the land mine/cluster bomb industry.

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n/a:
SECRETARY'S DESK BOOK
Parker Publishing, West Nyack, N.Y., 1975.

For a smart look in any air-conditioned office, try a demure pink dustjacket.

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Howard, Len:
BIRDS AS INDIVIDUALS
Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1953.

With the songs of various species (warblers, blackbirds, titmice, etc.) rendered in musical notation.

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