Do-It-Yourself in the New Year: BookFinder.com Unveils the Top 10 Out-of-Print Books of 2006

There's a decidedly Do It Yourself trend apparent in the top 10 most sought-after out-of-print books of 2006. Popular titles include the rare Football Scouting Methods, Vincent Price's Treasury of Great Recipes, and The Principles of Knitting, as well as classic self-help title The Secret of Perfect Living and running novel Once a Runner.

"America spent 2006 cooking with Rachael Ray, sharing home videos on YouTube, customizing USPS stamps, writing on blogs, and reading magazines like ReadyMade," says BookFinder.com founder Anirvan Chatterjee. "Out-of-print books are not marketed by publishers; readers are seeking these books out on their own."


The top 10 as compiled by BookFinder.com:

1) Sex (1992) by Madonna; A perennial favorite, the pop icon's first
book

2) Football Scouting Methods (1963) by Steve Belichick; Legendary
college football scout's playbook, used by coaches and players

3) Touch Me Again (1978) by Suzanne Somers; A collection of poetry from
the devotee of "inside out" self improvement

4) Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words (1975) by Johnny Cash;
Original autobiography (and the source for the hit film Walk the Line)

5) Treasury of Great Recipes (1965) by Mary and Vincent Price; Recipes
from world-famous restaurants reworked for the amateur kitchen

6) The Principles of Knitting (1988) by June Hemmons Hiatt; The ultimate
hand knitting resource

7) The Lion's Paw (1946) by Robb White; An enduring children's adventure
story

8) The Secret of Perfect Living (1963) by James Mangan; An influential
work in the personal behavior modification genre

9) Once a Runner: a Novel (1978) by John L. Parker, Jr.; Cult classic (a
long-awaited sequel Again to Carthage expected soon)

10) One Way Up (1964) by John F. Straubel; Chronicles the history of
helicopter development

Source: PRNewswire/BookFinder.com