Found a 1976 copy of 'The Anarchist Cookbook' hidden in a library sale bin

Last Saturday I stopped by the public library's used book sale in Columbus, Ohio. Buried under some old gardening books I found a beat up copy from the 70s. I guess it got banned in a bunch of places for the bomb making instructions, but this one just had the recipes for homemade glue and tips on tire slashing. The librarian next to me saw it and said 'that thing's been kicked out of three states.' Has anyone else stumbled across weird banned classics in unexpected spots?

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henrygrant20d ago

Found a banned copy of "The Joy of Cooking" once that had a section on how to cook with moonshine during prohibition. Still got the old tips for making your own vanilla extract.

the_elizabeth20d ago

Wait, is making your own vanilla extract really that big of a deal? I feel like tons of people do that on their own now anyway.