June 6, 2010


Paulsen, Chas.:
BASEBALL CURVES.

Warp Publishing Co., Minden, NE, 1936.

The science and technique of tricky pitching, "written for the experimenter, student and theorist as well as for the Amateur and Professional baseball player." With many photos and graphs.


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Ashley, Roberta:
SINGERS AND SWINGERS IN THE KITCHEN
Parallax Publishing, New York, 1967.

Unchallenging recipes gathered from pop stars: the Mamas and the Papas' "Chili Esperanza"; Simon and Garfunkel's potato pancakes; Paul Anka's "Party Spaghetti"; etc.

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Farnham, Albert B.:
HOME TAXIDERMY FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT
A.R. Harding, Columbus, OH, 1916.

"Monkeys, bear cubs and alligators mounted erect with card trays are quite striking; equally so are foxes or raccoons peering over the edge of umbrella jars or waste baskets."

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n/a:
THE ENGLISH DUDEN: A PICTORIAL DICTIONARY
Librairie Marcel Didier, Paris, 1960.

Learn English by pointing! Here 25,000 nouns, obsessively grouped by genus, are visually represented as line-art details in hundreds of "real world" scenarios.

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Stokhuyzen, Frederick:
THE DUTCH WINDMILL
Universe Books, New York, [ca. 1965].

The history, functional typology, mechanical design, and folk symbolism of Dutch windmills; with a 6-page technical glossary for more serious students of the subject.

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von Hagen, Conny:
ALCOA'S BOOK OF DECORATIONS
Golden Press, New York, 1959.

A creative way to increase your aluminum foil consumption: fold, crumple, and sculpt it into animal puppets, Halloween masks, Christmas angels, bridal centerpieces...

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