Thrift Store Literature

Books I found at thrift stores & garage sales.

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Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's Your Erroneous Zones published in 1976 by Avon Books. Apparently, a "Nationally Famous #1 Bestseller.  For those of you who listen to Nerd Poker on Earwolf, this is what I imagine Ken Daly's character Houg Denning probably looks like.

From the back cover:

There is overwhelming evidence that YOUR ERRONEOUS ZONES, one of the fastest-selling books in history, is also one of the most practical self-actualization books ever written, as Dr. Dyer's own remarkable success story demonstrates.  A practicing therapist and counselor, he has followed his own advice to become a coast-to-coast celebrity and, in a very short time, has appeared on more than 700 radio and television shows.  His message is simple and direct.

I would like to point out that I have no idea who this guy is, and I also have no interest in whatever his message is.

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The Yatchsman's Guide to the Bahamas - 1965 Edition.

Absolutely gorgeous.

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Waiting for Willa by Dorothy Eden. 1970, Fawcett Crest.

Willa had apparently run off to marry someone named Gustav. So like WIlla, they told her. Such an impulsive, madcap creature.  But Grace did not believe them. She began to wait. And wait. She asked questions. Too many questions.

Then one night she decided to masquerade as Willa...

Looking good in those gauchos, Grace.

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The Marriage Chest, another great old pulp by Dorothy Eden.

A mad woman...

A haunted child...

A dread secret that for fifty years stained the lives of guilty... and innocent as well!

A spooky, sexy tale of people with odd fashion sense and a kid inhabited by ghosts? I don't know, I didn't read it.

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Sleep in the Woods by the one and only Dorothy Eden.  Originally published in 1960, this copy was put out by Ace in 1967 and has a much creepier cover.

She stood very erect, looking at him levelly and willing her voice to be steady. "I did not mean to tell you here, in the road. I was coming to call on you." She thought that behind his brilliant gaze he was laughing at her. "Does your offer still stand?"

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz with some of the weirdest, most beautiful artwork by Stephen Gammell.

I loved these books when I was a kid and every time I see a copy for sale I buy it.

Buy one for yourself!

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Psilocybin Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide by O.T. Oss and O.N. Oeric

Learn to grow mushrooms, bruh.  A 1986 expanded and revised edition of the 1976 classic from Quick American Publishing.

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Words cannot describe how disappointed I was when I found out that Laurie and Sammy were a heterosexual couple.

They live near Hollywood, go steady, cruise around in a cherry-colored jalopy, have marvelous times together --from high school proms and elegant dates along Hollywood's Sunset Strip, to chili and pizza, summer jobs, picnics, and cramming for exams.  Inseperable, incomparable, absolutely unforgettable!

Something Foolish, Something Gay by Glen and Jane Sire. Originally published in 1955.  This copy is from 1968 when the book was in its 12th printing!

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