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The official preppy handbook
The official preppy handbook | Lisa Birnbach
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sunnyaltman
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For #riotgrams day 23, I give you a humorous #selfimprovement book. This book was published in the 1980s and is now out of print, which makes it one of my favorite things to give as a gift (to the right person of course)! I can almost guarantee they will have never heard of it before, and it's always a huge hit. Funny self help books like this are one of my favorite things to collect.

Booksnchill I remember this vividly from high school! Now that I have dated myself...🤣 6y
Pamwurtzler @Booksnchill You and me both! 😀 6y
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plemmdog I worshipped it in high school, attempting to rise above my rural Southern roots. Birnbach wrote a follow-up called True Prep a few years ago with book cover designer extraordinaire Chip Kidd. 6y
sunnyaltman @plemmdog You just described me in high school, haha. I thought about using True Prep for this! Both the dust jacket and naked hardcover are stunning! 6y
JoyBlue Hahahaha! My sister lived by this book. No joke! 6y
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Definitely my favorite bookish birthday gift 🎁 it was given to me for my 16th birthday by the cutest guy in high school @Liberty 💖💖💖We ended up dating for two years!!! Happy early birthday wishes ~ xx Thanks for all your generosity, recommendations and awesomeness🎉 🎉🎉#Liberthday #giveaway

Mdargusch I loved this book! 7y
merelybookish My friends and I pored over this book! 7y
CocoReads I vaguely remember this. But my friends were all stoners so we didn't pore over it. 😂 7y
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Cinfhen Haha @CocoReads so it's like Stacy Hamilton & Jeff Spicoli friended each other on Litsy 😂😂😘 7y
Cinfhen My friends and I were OBSESSED with this " guide" @merelybookish @Mdargusch 7y
CocoReads Ba ha ha @Cinfhen I'd say so. Although I wasn't much of a stoner myself, I just liked the vibes. That is one of my favorite movies though! 7y
AmyG This is a blast from the past. (edited) 7y
minkyb Oh my goodness, that is bringing such a rush from my past. I need a drink. 7y
Leftcoastzen Oh my god ! Forgot all about it ! 😁 7y
Cinfhen So glad to see my peeps @Leftcoastzen @minkyb @AmyG sharing some 1980's love ❤️ 7y
DebinHawaii I totally remember this one! Fun! 😆👍📚 7y
ValerieAndBooks Wow! I remember this book, but for some strange reason didn't read it (was not a stoner, btw 😂) @CocoReads 7y
Cconnolly Had this one in the 80's! 7y
Reviewsbylola That's hilarious!! 7y
emilyhaldi A guy who would buy you this as a gift sounds like a pretty chill dude! I ❤️ it! 7y
Cinfhen I'm not on FB @emilyhaldi but I'm getting the urge to look this guy up😉He was super chill, total prep & 🔥🔥🔥🔥I wonder how he aged 🤔 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage We can stalk him for you! I bought this book (or talked Mom into buying it) hoping I could be cooler than I actually was. I went to private school with a lot of preppies who had gobs more money than we did. 💚💞💚💞💚💞 7y
Cinfhen #PinkandGreenForever @BarbaraTheBibliophage and I may take you up on that offer😜 7y
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