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At the Library Sale, Christmas 2023
At the Library SaleChristmas, 2023I spend Christmas in my hometown in Upstate New York. One of the libraries there has a used book sale timed to coincide with the holidays. So a week ago I stopped in...
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Dice Men
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Penthouse January 1973
Penthouse magazineJanuary 1973Time once again to dip into our archive of back issues of Penthouse magazine. Why not showcase the January, 1973 issue, and see what Bob Guccione has for us ?Back then...
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David Soul R.I.P.
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The Dream Lords: A Plague of Nightmares
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The Wild Wild West theme song by Neil Norman
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Book Review: Nothing's Bad Luck
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National Lampoon January 1981
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'Disciples' by Gardner Dozois
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Book Review: The Dragons of Heorot
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Robocop 2 comic adaptation
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Book Review: The Eye of the World
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Al Stewart LPs
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Book Review: The Jones Men
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Hardboiled paperbacks February 2024
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High Times February 1986
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National Lampoon February 1975
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Joys of Fantasy
 Celebrating Valentine's Day 2024 !Joys of Fantasy: The Book for Loving Couplesby Siv Cedering FoxStein and Day, 1977Here at the PorPor Books Blog, we like to celebrate Valentine's Day by showcasing a...
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Paul Neary R.I.P.The U.K. artist Paul Neary passed away on February 10, at the age of 74, after a long illness.Neary was a well-regarded penciller and inker in the U.S. and U.K. comics enterprise. In...
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Book Review: Beyond the Occult
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