• ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Whenever I see dates like this I do the math in my head almost on reflex.

    Man, dad died at 43, that must have been heartbreaking. Makes me wonder about the story behind the author.

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    I wonder how out-of-date any information would be in that book. All of it?

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      It was published in 1985, so probably most of it is out of date. But the boobs are top notch - see my other comment for pics.

      Edit: my husband plans on selling it for $20 on eBay. So we get to see boobs and make a profit. Win win.

      Edit #2: It’s apparently not worth much. So it’s trash now.

      If you want to check how accurate it is, you can do some googling:

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    Checked out the book on Internet Archives (linked in comments).

    It all seems so nostalgic and free-spirited now. Was way before my time, but I’ve been to a few of those beaches. So many of them are so conventional now. Guessing people are way more uptight, but maybe also cognizant of the risks of skin cancer.

    Bonus: 2/3 of the way in, a surprising amount of copy was spent on technical aspects of nude photography.

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      Nothing wrong with the name - I just thought it was humorous to dedicate a book filled with boobs to your dad (who passed 20 years before the book was even published).