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sex (165), marriage (135), health (132), children (85), women (84), etiquette (75), love (57), dating (55), beauty (53), teenagers (53), home economics (48), manners (48), girls (40), men (39), parenting (32), education (27), entertaining (26), puberty (26), boys (25), housekeeping (24), parties (24), hygiene (23), charm (22), religious (17), cooking (16), exercise (16), family (16), age (14), courtship (14), relationships (14), sex education (13), singles (13), personality (13), games (13), parents (12), tbt (12), homemaking (12), diet (11), clothing (11), fashion (10), tbd (10), grooming (10), home (10), hints (9), food (9), advice (9), families (9), decorating (9), religion (9), careers (7), youth (7), birth control (7), fitness (7), home repair (7), play (6), business (6), medical (6), motherhood (6), humor (6), military (6), childcare (5), weddings (5), petting (5), divorce (5), hair (5), working women (5), conversation (4), home decorating (4), college (4), weight loss (4), career (4), single (4), cookbook (4), friendship (4), happiness (4), war (4), woman (4), textbook (4), psychology (4), behavior (3), success (3), husbands (3), nerves (3), celebrity author (3), reference (3), city living (3), kissing (3), menopause (3), public speaking (3), signed (3), money (3), safety (3), household hints (3), recreation (3), growing up (3), medicine (3), shyness (2), psychoanalysis (2), handwriting analysis (2), stress relief (2), child care (2), eduction (2), sexology (2), stammering (2), household (2), childhood (2), practicality (2), finances (2), sewing (2), wooing (2), dress (2), pickups (2), where babies come from (2), physical education (2), heath (2), travel (2), culture (2), haircare (2), physical fitness (2), cosmetology (2), flirting (2), babies (2), society (2), christian (2), eyes (2), relaxation (2), dance instruction (2), maturity (2), eugenics (2), make-up (2), modeling (2), engagement (2), character (2), femininity (2), correspondence (2), morals (2), romance (2), finance (2), jobs (2), setting up a house (1), drills (1), sermons (1), homosexuality (1), bedroom (1), religious (?) (1), esquire (1), architecture (1), encyclopedia (1), secretarial (1), lesbian (1), ethics (1), classic (1), cohabitation (1), bridal (1), crime (1), unmarried (1), skin care (1), kotex (1), handywoman (1), wedding planning (1), soul-mate (1), woman's movement (1), not now ambrose (1), showers (1), sex (?) (1), landscaping (1), reprint (1), fighting (1), seduction (1), homes (1), first aid (1), drugs (1), customs (1), house cleaning (1), ego (1), hypnosis (1), cars (1), metlife (1), excercise (1), apartment (1), color (1), fashions (1), history (1), aphrodesiacs (1), large print (1), entertainment (1), home improvement (1), government publication (1), hipness (1), 60s cool (1), friends (1), mental hygiene (1), biography (1), women's rights (1), personal problems (1), disabilities (1), tact (1), therapy (1), tradition (1), language (1), nutrition (1), modern (1), adoption (1), holidays (1), gardening (1), syphilis (1), nursing (1), maids (1), menstruation (1), speech (1), baby (1), time management (1), newlyweds (1), smoking (1), law (1), old maids (1), sleep (1), handbook (1), debunking (1), old age (1), spine (1), middle age (1), mothers (1), household management (1), wives (1), slang (1), worry (1), drinking (1), first book (1), doctor (1), face (1), astrology (1), fatherhood (1), african american (1), workplace (1), mental health (1), friend (1), gymnastics (1), work (1), makeup (1), house keeping (1), parenthood (1), weight control (1), positive thinking (1), mating (1), appliances (1), pregnancy (1), leisure (1), Norwegian (1), students (1), legal (1), posture (1), birth (1), poise (1), hoax (1), quackery (1), mind (1), celebrity (1), dance (1), adolescents (1), babysitting (1), teens (1), retro (1), german edition (1), mood (1), misery (1), philosophy (1), housework (1), sexuality (1), speeches (1), popularity (1), gloves (1), cosmetics (1), leadership (1), emotions (1), home renovation (1), pets; children (1)
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Nov 21, 2005
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Abigail Grotke
About My Library
Oh, only a mere 1,000 or so classic advice books spanning from 1822 to 1978 (I am slooowly adding them here). Topics include, dating, love, living together, marriage, health, beauty, puberty, sex, etiquette, housekeeping, home economics, and home repairs. On the website I answer questions to modern-day problems using the old advice books. I also have a book of my own, Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage: Classic Advice for Contemporary Dilemmas!

In 2015 I started a book inventory project, see this post for description of plans: http://www.missabigail.com/advice/2015/03/2015-inventory-of-collections-shelf-1-...
About Me
Haunted by a charm-school class in junior high school and the inability to do my own hair or apply makeup, I have been collecting classic advice books for almost twenty years in a quest to sort it all out. I have a keen interest in historical materials and pop culture, not to mention a love of crawling around dirty used bookstores to find the perfect book to add to my collection. I live in an old house in Silver Spring, Maryland, with 1 cool musician, 2 terrier mutts, and an amazing collection of ice crushers.
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Silver Spring, MD
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http://www.missabigail.com
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Bookstores: Normal's Book & Records, The Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc.

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