100 Words for Lovers
| AUTHOR | Editors of the American Heritage Di; Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries; American Heritage Dictionary et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Collins Reference (02/01/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Spark the interest of that special someone as you share the intimacies of the latest title in the best-selling 100 Words series.
100Words for Lovers provides both would-be and experienced lovers with the right words to get in the mood and set the tone.These are words used by famous lovers themselves and by famous writers describing the most torrid affairs of the heart.
What kinds of words? Amorous and alluring, beguiling and bewitching.They show lovers showering attention, idolizing each other, and meeting in secret trysts.They show lovers who are tortured by infatuation, star-crossed, inflamed, and full of ardor, as they pine and yearn for an embrace with their heartthrob and succumb to the bliss of erotic passion.
Anyone with the least inclination for romance will be entranced by the quotations that illustrate the words in this book.They come from poetry, fiction, and movie and television scripts, as well as private letters.The authors range from Elizabethan poets such asWilliam Shakespeare and John Donne, to modernists such as VirginiaWoolf and D.H.
Lawrence, to contemporaries such as Michael Ondaatje and Kiran Desai.
You'll swoon when you read this book, and if you're playing it smart, you won't be reading alone.
100Words for Lovers provides both would-be and experienced lovers with the right words to get in the mood and set the tone.These are words used by famous lovers themselves and by famous writers describing the most torrid affairs of the heart.
What kinds of words? Amorous and alluring, beguiling and bewitching.They show lovers showering attention, idolizing each other, and meeting in secret trysts.They show lovers who are tortured by infatuation, star-crossed, inflamed, and full of ardor, as they pine and yearn for an embrace with their heartthrob and succumb to the bliss of erotic passion.
Anyone with the least inclination for romance will be entranced by the quotations that illustrate the words in this book.They come from poetry, fiction, and movie and television scripts, as well as private letters.The authors range from Elizabethan poets such asWilliam Shakespeare and John Donne, to modernists such as VirginiaWoolf and D.H.
Lawrence, to contemporaries such as Michael Ondaatje and Kiran Desai.
You'll swoon when you read this book, and if you're playing it smart, you won't be reading alone.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780547212579
ISBN-10:
0547212577
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
128
Carton Quantity:
50
Product Dimensions:
4.40 x 0.50 x 7.80 inches
Weight:
0.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Word Lists
Reference | Love & Romance
Reference | Dictionaries
Dewey Decimal:
422
Library of Congress Control Number:
2008039589
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"100 Words for Lovers" provides both would-be and experienced lovers with the right words to get in the mood and set the tone. These are words used by famous lovers themselves and by famous writers describing the most torrid affairs of the heart. And if readers play it smart, they won't be reading alone.
Show More
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Spark the interest of that special someone as you share the intimacies of the latest title in the best-selling 100 Words series.
100Words for Lovers provides both would-be and experienced lovers with the right words to get in the mood and set the tone.These are words used by famous lovers themselves and by famous writers describing the most torrid affairs of the heart.
What kinds of words? Amorous and alluring, beguiling and bewitching.They show lovers showering attention, idolizing each other, and meeting in secret trysts.They show lovers who are tortured by infatuation, star-crossed, inflamed, and full of ardor, as they pine and yearn for an embrace with their heartthrob and succumb to the bliss of erotic passion.
Anyone with the least inclination for romance will be entranced by the quotations that illustrate the words in this book.They come from poetry, fiction, and movie and television scripts, as well as private letters.The authors range from Elizabethan poets such asWilliam Shakespeare and John Donne, to modernists such as VirginiaWoolf and D.H.
Lawrence, to contemporaries such as Michael Ondaatje and Kiran Desai.
You'll swoon when you read this book, and if you're playing it smart, you won't be reading alone.
100Words for Lovers provides both would-be and experienced lovers with the right words to get in the mood and set the tone.These are words used by famous lovers themselves and by famous writers describing the most torrid affairs of the heart.
What kinds of words? Amorous and alluring, beguiling and bewitching.They show lovers showering attention, idolizing each other, and meeting in secret trysts.They show lovers who are tortured by infatuation, star-crossed, inflamed, and full of ardor, as they pine and yearn for an embrace with their heartthrob and succumb to the bliss of erotic passion.
Anyone with the least inclination for romance will be entranced by the quotations that illustrate the words in this book.They come from poetry, fiction, and movie and television scripts, as well as private letters.The authors range from Elizabethan poets such asWilliam Shakespeare and John Donne, to modernists such as VirginiaWoolf and D.H.
Lawrence, to contemporaries such as Michael Ondaatje and Kiran Desai.
You'll swoon when you read this book, and if you're playing it smart, you won't be reading alone.
Show More
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