AwfulLibraryBooks.com Showcases Peculiar Vintage Titles
Shelby Lee Walsh — July 27, 2009 — Pop Culture
References: awfullibrarybooks.wordpress
We’ve all gone to the library and seen some book titles that are outrageously outdated. The website AwfulLibraryBooks.com finds some of the most hilarious titles of our past literature and puts them all in one convenient location for you to peruse through.
With titles like “Vans: The Personality Vehicles,” “Crafts for the Retarded,” and “Guide for Young Homemaking,” it is evident that pop culture is ever-evolving and that what is considered politically correct is as well.
With titles like “Vans: The Personality Vehicles,” “Crafts for the Retarded,” and “Guide for Young Homemaking,” it is evident that pop culture is ever-evolving and that what is considered politically correct is as well.
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