Valentine’s Day is February 14th – a day for flowers, chocolates, and romantic cards.  Celebrate love and romance by reading one of these titles on the history of the greeting card industry, dating, relationships (and yes, even a little sex).  Or read some love poems.  Or check out a romantic movie on DVD. 

 

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Ackerman, Diane.  A Natural History of Love.  HQ801 A513 1994

Albers, Jerome.  Dating the Older Man: It Takes Two to Tango, But Only One to Mess it Up.  HG801 A5219x 2003

Ben-Ze'ev, Aaron.  Love Online: Emotions on the Internet.  HQ801 A3 B46 2004 

Betjeman, John.  English Love Poems.  PR1184 E54 1988

Bogle, Kathleen.  Hooking Up: Sex, Dating and Relationships on Campus.  HQ35.2 B65 2008

Callahan, Michelle.  Are You Ms. Typed?  Discover Your True Dating Personality and Rewrite Your Romantic Future.  HQ1206 C235 2009 

Charney, Maurice.  Shakespeare on Love & Lust.  PR3069 L6 C48 2000

Donovan, Jane.  Chocolate Essentials: Exploit the Versatility, Aroma, and Taste.  TX767 C5 C4816 1999

Dunham, Alison.  Recruiting Love: Using the Business Skills You Have to Find the Love You Want.  HQ801 D86x 1998

Emrich, Duncan.  Folklore of Love and Courtship.  GR460 E45

Feldhahn, ShauntiFor Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men.  BT708.5 F455 2004

Figes, Kate.  Couples: The Truth.  HQ801 F54 2010

Folan, KarynDon’t Bring Home a White Boy and Other Notions that Keep Black Women from Dating Out.  HQ801.8 F65 2010

Freitas, Donna.  Sex & The Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America’s College Campuses.  BL625.9 C64 F74 2008

Ganeshananthan, V.V.  Love Marriage.  PS3607 A455 L68 2008

Gilbert, Elizabeth.  Eat Pray Love.  G154.5 G55 A3 2006

Gray, John.  Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.  HQ734 G727 1992

Kabbani, Nizar.  Arabian Love Poems.  PJ7858 A2 A24 1999

Kravetz, Stacy.  The Dating Race: An Undercover report from the Front Lines of Modern-Day Romance.  HQ801 K72 2005

Lacy, Allen.  The Glory of Roses.  SB411 L28 1990

Levy, David.  Love + Sex with Robots.  QA76.9 H85 L48 2007

Mancilla, Michael.  Love in the Time of HIV: The Gay Man’s Guide to Dating and RelationshipsHQ76 M234 2003

O’Connor, Margaret.  Finding Love: Creative Strategies for Finding Your Ideal Mate.  HQ801 O26 1989

Patchen, Kenneth.  The Love Poems.  PS3531 A764 L6

Perper, Timothy.  Sex Signals: The Biology of Love.  HQ801 P373 1985

Regan, Patrick.  Hallmark: A Century of Caring.  HD9839 G73 H35 2010

Reibstein, Janet.  The Best Kept Secret: Men’s and Women’s Stories of Lasting Love.  HQ801 R3345 2005

Sexton, Anne.  Love Poems.  PS3537 E915 L6 1989

Shakespeare, William.  Love Poems and Sonnets.  PR2842 B6

Sheffield, Rob.  Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man’s Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut.  ML423 S537 A3 2010.

Shumway, David.  Modern Love: Romance, Intimacy, and the Marriage Crisis.  HQ503 S54 2003

Thompson, Robert Farris.  Tango: The Art History of Love.  GV1796 T3 T46 2006

Turner, Jeffrey.  Dating and Sexuality in America.  HQ801 A3 T87 2003

Weiss, Stefanie.  Eco-Sex: Go GREEN Between the Sheets and Make Your Love Life Sustainable.  HQ23 W455 2010

Wells, Stanley.  Shakespeare Sex & Love.  PR3069 S45 W46 2010

Whitty, Monica.  Online M@tchmaking.  HQ801.82 O55 2007

 

DVD titles:

An Affair to Remember.  PN1997 A31154577x 2002

Beauty and the Beast.  PN1997.5 B43892x 2002

Boyfriends and Girlfriends.  PN1997 A3434536x 1999

Bride & Prejudice.  PN1993.5 I81 B753427x 2005

Horseman on the Roof.  PQ2613 I57 H9 2003

It Happened One Night.  PN1997 I755 2008b

My Beautiful Laundrette.  PN1997 M8873 2003

Om Shanti Om.  PN1993.5 I81 O41742x 2008

Pretty Woman.  PN1997 P7258996x 2005

Romeo + Juliet.  PR2831 A2 L84x 2006

Shall We Dance.  PN1997 S383789x 2005

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