Thirteen Vintage Paperbacks
04.17.08 By Deanna Dahlsad
Thirteen paperbacks from my various collections.
#1 From my science fiction collection, a classic Scholastic: The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet.
#2 I’ll admit I’ve been remiss and have not read Junior Miss.
#3 Lad of Sunnybank, from my collie collection (which is growing into a general dog collection, but then collections are like packs, so the more the merrier).
#4 Fury and the White Mare, a throw-back to my childhood television days and part of my horse collection.
#5-6 Dating, ever confusing, requires books: Boy Dates Girl, and Betty Cornell’s All About Boys. Funny that I feel no further understanding from having read them… or any of the others in this collection. But then lack of understanding didn’t stop me from marrying one either.
#7-9 Three books which explore and exploit career perks your guidance counselor never told you about: Super-Jet Girls, Semi-Tough, and If It Moves, Kiss It.
#10 If the dating rules confuse, or if you’ve previously had a career in air travel or medicine, just say “Good Is For Angels,” and remember that motto, “a little sin - a lot of love.”
#11 And if you follow that motto, you’re likely headed for the Valley of the Dolls. (I preferred Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, myself.)
#12 Ode to Billy Joe — yes, the Billy Joe McAllister who jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Not read yet because I fear nothing can live up to the song.
#13 And based on all this, it’s no wonder that I need Zolar’s Occult Dream Book.
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April 17th, 2008 at 5:51 am
#12….I didn’t even know about this book, I’ve heard the song and each June 3rd I think of it.
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April 17th, 2008 at 6:25 am
Wow. Some awesome covers.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:36 am
#6 - I am confused, did you marry Betty Cornell or a ‘boy?’ HA. #12 - I was also unaware that there was a book about that ‘haunting’ song! Will have to seek it out. In my not-so-spare time.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Interesting post. I love old books. I’m featuring writing tips from Anne LaMott’s Bird By Bird, which isn’t all that old, but is a classic. http://otherworlddiner.blogspot.com
April 17th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Let’s see if we can get a third post in a row that features a strange mushroom world. C’mon FRIDAY!
April 17th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Very kewl! Love this idea. Happy T13!
April 17th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
I love the song Ode To Billy Joe, but I had no idea there was a book too. Which came first? I did see a film based on the song, which wasn’t very good. Such is the power of suggestion that I am going to look for that book on Amazon as soon as I have posted this comment.
The Super-Jet Girls and If It Moves Kiss It were obviously written by men who wished that women really behaved like that. I love the early 70s style covers though – rather like my copy of Coffee Tea Or Me.
Was there really an author called Gay Head? As for how t be popular with boys, rule #1 is: don’t wear a knee length dress that looks like an old potato sack!
April 17th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I was totally ho-hum until I saw Zolar’s occult dream book - now I’m jealous. Have you used it!? Fun stuff!
Happy TT!
April 17th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Now vintage paperbacks… that’s where you and I connect. I own copies of #1 and #11. Happy TT.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I actually remember three of those, but I don’t know if I should confess which three!