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It’s Almost Valentine’s Day, let’s check out the 14 Awesomest Romance Novel Covers

Posted by admin on 02.10.2011 at 12:45 pm

[This post is for people who do not hate Valentine's Day.  If you do hate Valentine's Day, check out the opposite post here.]

So… Valentine’s Day!  Am I right?

There’s certainly something in the air this time of year, some element missing from the periodic table of emotions.  Element Lv, whose smoochtacular properties are unrivaled. You know.  Vitamin L.

I’m talking about Love, here, people.  With a capital L-U-V.

It’s almost Spring, when, as Tennyson once said, “a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”  Kinda feels like the planets are aligning, doesn’t it?  Like conditions are right… to read a romance novel.  Or fourteen! Read more…

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Actually, Valentine’s Day Can Go Jump In A Lake

Posted by admin on 02.10.2011 at 12:44 pm

[This post is for people who do not like Valentine's Day.  If you like Valentine's Day, check out the opposite post here.]

If the first words that come into your mind when you think of February 14th are any of the below:

  • “Ugh.”
  • “Pffffffft.”
  • “Bleaeaearrararrghgh.”

…then you have arrived at the correct Blog Post.

Fie on Valentine’s Day.  For real. If you consider the history, Valentine’s Day has more to do with decapitation than osculation.  How did we get from religious martyr to winged baby causing people to get googly-eyes when struck by armor-piercing projectiles?  All that lovey-dovey mush is for the birds. Read more…

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Top Ten Books this Valentine’s Day Weekend

Posted by Dana on 02.13.2009 at 7:20 am

So here we are again…another Valentine’s Day.  For the record this is not my favorite holiday (not that I’m bitter or anything!).  For that reason I decided to include some lovey dovey mushy gushy stuff for those of you who already have love (or just like to read about it) and some more practical stuff (and chocolate) for those of us who are still looking!
1. Six Word MemoirsSIX-WORD MEMOIRS ON LOVE & HEARTBREAK by Writers Famous & Obscure
by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser
My local radio station was reading some of these on the air.  It’s a really cool concept and can be kind of an addictive little game.

From the editors of the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning comes another collection of terse true tales—this time simple sagas exploring the complexities of the human heart. Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak contains hundreds of personal stories about the pinnacles and pitfalls of romance. Brilliant in their brevity, these insightful slivers of passion, pain, and connection capture every shade of love and loss—six words at a time.

2. WHY HIM?  WHY HER?  Finding Real Love by Understanding Your Personality Type
by Helen Fisher
whyWhy do you fall in love with one person rather than another? In this fascinating and informative book, Helen Fisher, one of the world’s leading experts on romantic love, unlocks the hidden code of desire and attachment. Each of us, it turns out, primarily expresses one of four broad personality types—Explorer, Builder, Director, or Negotiator—and each of these types is governed by different chemical systems in the brain. Driven by this biology, we are attracted to partners who both mirror and complement our own personality type.
Dr. Fisher was featured on 20/20 about two weeks ago and here in our office to talk to earlier this week.  I’ll be posting my podcast with her shortly! Read more…

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To Co-op is Divine

Posted by admin on 01.26.2009 at 5:00 pm

1.5 ounces of goodness.From today until February 6th, 4 out of 5 of our new book orders on BetterWorld.com are going to come with a Valentine surprise from us to you, courtesy of an amazing social enterprise – Divine Chocolate.

No worries Charlie, no Golden Geese or Oompa-Loompas were harmed in the production of this chocolate surprise. Divine Chocolate comes from the Kuapa Kokoo co-op in Ghana, West Africa. From their site:

Kuapa Kokoo – which means good cocoa growers – has a mission to empower farmers in their efforts to gain a dignified livelihood, to increase women’s participation in all of Kuapa’s activities, and to develop environmentally friendly cultivation of cocoa.

Divine indeed. Will you get a golden ticket?

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted by Jack on 02.14.2008 at 6:04 pm

Hope you’re all getting cozy with your loved ones, but if you’re like me then hopefully you’re getting all cozy with a book and a cup of tea.  For the old school take on love try some Jane Austen or the (soon to be movie!) Love in the Time of Cholera (yes guys, it’s an excellent book.  Seriously).

If you’re looking for love with a twist try on the latest effort from the hilarious Christopher Moore: You Suck: A Love Story.

Do yourself a favor and read one less Hallmark card that sounds like it was written either by a 7 year old or by someone your age (but in 1950 maybe) and try on some actual literature.  You won’t be disappointed.  After all, what girl wouldn’t wilt as you leave her on the balcony and say:

“‘Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.’
Oh wait, I left my keys, can you throw those down?”    (we can’t all be perfect!)

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