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10 Sweet Stories For Your Valentines
Valentine's Day is all about candy, cards and flowers, but a book about love and friendship could be the most rewarding gift of all. Check out some of our favorite heartwarming tales that are suitable for your wee sweethearts or their best pals.
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Better Sex: The Perfect Gift For Any Occasion
Our friends Em & Lo recently wrote the book Sex: How to Do Everything and turned their risqué research into a UK TV series. If you don't live on that side of the Atlantic, but still want to learn "everything," you can get the program on DVD. It might make for the perfect naughty, yet educational Valentine's Day gift.
Flashback: How to Live With a B*tch
The Plog blog dug up this rare gem of a book — How to Live With a B*tch — in a thrift store.
Author George Leonard Herter started life as the humble heir to a dry-goods store in Minnesota but finished as raging misogynist. When he wasn't calling the pill "racial suicide" and saying men are a fine wine but women a whiskey ("The more they age the worse they get") in his 1969 book, he doled out marriage advice and other chauvinist nonsense.
Must Read: Chocolates and Confections
I should have put self-control on my list of New Year's resolutions, because I haven't been able to resist temptation this month, especially when it comes to nostalgic candies, dragées, or any charming confection. At least one publisher appealed to my weakness when I received a copy of Peter Greweling's Chocolates and Confections at Home With the Culinary Institute of America ($23), I think my heart actually skipped a beat. Did it let me down?
Cutrone vs. Conrad: Whose Book Would You Rather Read?
Coincidentally — or maybe not — today marks the release of two books by people who have starred on The Hills. Lauren Conrad's second young-adult novel, Sweet Little Lies, about a friendship tarnished by reality TV (so novel), is hitting shelves along with the advice collection If You Have to Cry, Go Outside by Kelly Cutrone, fashion PR maven and Lauren's old boss. Cutrone's book has a better title, but which should win this battle of the books?
Yum's February Must Haves
Can you believe it's already February?! It's a short month that's jam packed with activities and celebrations: the Super Bowl, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, the Winter Olympics, the South Beach Food and Wine Festival — we're overwhelmed just thinking of all the cooking, eating, and partying that's to come! Luckily there are a few treats that will help us get through the next 28 days.
TrèsSugar's February Must Reads
Hundreds of new books clamor for attention on the already-packed shelves at bookstores each month, so we've slushed through all the new titles to bring you the most promising pages of February. Once you've checked out the latest must reads, explore some of the most influential books of all time in our Battle of the Books faceoff.
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J.D. Salinger Dies at 91 — Who Is Your Favorite Character?
Legendary author J.D. Salinger has died at the age of 91. Although the reclusive author shared little of himself with the public, generations grew up with a deep connection to his characters.
Do You Prefer Watching Female Olympians?
The Winter Olympics are about to do a triple axel into our living rooms, and if I don't catch anything else, I'll be sure to tune in to the female figure skating competition. But apparently while I'm watching, I won't hear much about the athletes' skills.
A new book, Olympic Women and the Media: International Perspectives, reveals that instead of focusing on female competitors' sporting skills, the media prefers to talk about their appearances and the shape of their bodies.
Save Cash and Get Crafty: Knitting
In attempts to maximize my DIY potential (and minimize spending on pricey dog sweaters and stitched toys), I'd love to take up this crafty hobby. Sadly, I was once called too much of a perfectionist to complete the task in a timely fashion, but with my increased age comes decreased fussiness about each stitch being exact, so I think I'm ready! First up on the reading list is Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible ($18) — packed with ideas that would make even Martha Stewart green with envy.
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