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Booty Food: A Date-by-Date, Course-by-Course, Nibble-by-Nibble Guide to Cultivating Love and Passion through Food
by Jacqui Malouf Details
In the first guide for readers passionate about love "and" food, Malouf, comedian and TV food personality, combines two of life's most primal drives. "Booty Food" is filled with laugh-out-loud advice about dating, sex, and more than 70 delicious yet user-friendly recipes designed to complement each stage of a long-lasting love affair.
Chocolate Chocolate
by Lisa Yockelson Details
For author Lisa Yockelson, chocolate has long been an obsession, a craving, a calling. Now she fulfills the calling in "Chocolate Chocolate", a cookbook that blends how-to information and more than 200 sublime recipes with a delicious collection of chocolate essays and reminiscences. Baking with chocolate is revealed as a sweet and simple art, one that is both rewarding and accessible.
Classic American Love Poems
by  Hippocrene Books Details
This anthology contains over 100 inspiring love poems from 47 American poets, encompassing works from colonial days to the 20th century. Among the poets included are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes. The anthology also includes 30 lovely illustrations and a section of poet biographies.
Romantic Antics: Creative Ideas for Successful First Dates, Adventurous Saturday Nights, and Playful Long Weekends
by Joy Decker Details
For years, the Deckers have shared their inspirations for romantic fun through their popular Web site, www.InspirationPoint.com. Now they have, for the first time, gathered their best ideas for every stage in a lifelong love affair -- from meeting to falling in love to courtship to marriage to raising kids -- plus bonus sections for special occasions and travel.
Simply Beautiful Greeting Cards: 50 Quick and Easy Projects
by Heidi Boyd Details
A gorgeous handcrafted card means so much, whether it's for Valentine's Day, a birthday, a new baby or just to say hello. With "Simply Beautiful Greeting Cards," even the busiest reader can make thoughtful and personalized cards in almost no time.
Ten Poems to Open Your Heart
by Roger Housden Details
"Ten Poems to Open Your Heart" is a book devoted to love: to the intimacy of personal love and lovemaking, to a loving compassion for others, and to the love that embraces both this world and the next. Through the voices of 10 inspiring poets, and through illustrations from his own life, Housden expresses the tenderness, beauty, joys, and sorrows of love, the presence of which, more than anything else, gives human existence its meaning.
The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time
by Leslie Pockell Details
Here, in one compact volume, is a greatest hits collection of the 100 best love poems ever written by 100 of the world's greatest poets. This essential anthology is ideal for the romantic-and will inspire any cynic. Each poem features a brief introduction, which details the poet's life history as well as the poem's significance.
The Date Night Cookbook: Romantic Recipes for the Busy Couple
by Meredith Phillips Details
Combining her expertise on relationships with her lifelong love of cooking, this celebrity author brings to the table 25 three-course menus that are simple enough for a weeknight yet elegant enough for a candlelit dinner for two. Urging couples with jobs, children, and endless to-do lists to set aside one night of the week to dine together without distractions, this cookbook makes it fun to stay home and prepare an easy appetizer, a quick-to-fix main dish, and a tempting dessert, each a fresh twist on a classic recipe and all of them inspired by a California-style attention to readily available ingredients and seasonal produce.
Valentine Treats: Recipes and Crafts for the Whole Family
by Sara Perry Details
Nothing says "I love you" like gifts made from the heart and anyone struck with Cupid's arrow will find plenty of inspiration in "Valentine Treats." Even the littlest cherubs will join in the fun with simple nosegays, no-fuss Peanut Butter with Love Sandwiches & Pixie Postcards.
Updated 01/05/2012
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