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Romance
Prepared by Rebecca Rogers
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Online Catalog Subject Headings  
 
Here are a few subject headings to use in the online catalog
to find books about Romance
  Cookery for two
  Courtship
  Dating (Social customs)
  Interpersonal relations
  Intimacy (Psychology)
  Love
  Love in art
  Love-letters
  Love poetry
  Love songs
  Love stories
  Love—Spanish language
  Man-woman relationships
  Marriage
  Mate selection
 
Reference Resources  
 
The Best Love Songs Ever: Piano, Vocal, Guitar The Best Love Songs Ever: Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Edited by Hal Leonard Corporation
Hal Leonard Publishing Corp, Milwaukee, WI, 1991
ISBN:  9780793510047
Call no:  R  782.42164 B4645

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Songbook includes 65 romantic favorites, including: Always; Anniversary Song; Beautiful In My Eyes; Can You Feel The Love Tonight; Endless Love; Have I Told You Lately; Isn't It Romantic?; Misty ¥ Something; Through The Years; Vision Of Love; When I Fall In Love; You've Got A Friend; and more.
 
Broadway Love Songs: Piano, Vocal, Guitar Broadway Love Songs: Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Edited by Hal Leonard Corporation
Hal Leonard Publishing Corp, Milwaukee, WI, 1992
ISBN:  9780793512492
Call no:  R  782.42164 B78

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Songbook includes over 50 romantic favorites from shows such as Phantom of The Opera Guys And Dolls, Aspects of Love, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Fiddler On The Roof and more.
 
Contemporary Love & Wedding Songs: Piano, Vocal, Guitar Contemporary Love & Wedding Songs: Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Edited by Hal Leonard Corporation
Hal Leonard Publishing Corp, Milwaukee, WI, 1988
ISBN:  9780793524464
Call no:  R  782.421587 C767

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Songbook includes 26 songs of romance, including: Can't Help Falling In Love; Could I Have This Dance; Endless Love; I.O.U.; Longer; Somewhere Out There; Sunrise, Sunset; Through The Years; and more.
 
A Dictionary of Medieval Romance and Romance Writers A Dictionary of Medieval Romance and Romance Writers
Written by Lewis Spence
E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, NY, 1913
ISBN:  9780766100879
Call no:  R  809.02 SPE

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This dictionary reveals who the medieval writers were, what they wrote, and biographical information about each of them.
 
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, & Sexuality Through History The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, & Sexuality Through History
Edited by James W. Howell
Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2008
ISBN: 9780313333590
Call no:  R  306.703 GRE

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These volumes cover the ancient world, the medieval era, the early modern period, the colonial and revolutionary age, the nineteenth century, and the modern world. Each volume is cross-cultural in scope and includes alphabetically arranged entries that cover such topics as customs and practices, authors and works, concepts and institutions, and various other subjects.
 
Engagement & Wedding Rings: The Definitive Buying Guide for People in Love Engagement & Wedding Rings: The Definitive Buying Guide for People in Love
Written by Antoinette L. Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno, and Jane Crystal
Gemstone Press, South Woodstock, VT, 1990
ISBN: 9780943763057
Call no:  R  739.27 M427e

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This book is a source of information for buying engagement rings and wedding bands.
 
Lovers: 100 Works of Art Celebrating Romantic Love, With Commentaries by the Distinguished and the Great Lovers: 100 Works of Art Celebrating Romantic Love, With Commentaries by the Distinguished and the Great
Compiled by Mary Lawrence
A&W Publishers, New York, NY, 1982
ISBN:  9780894791161
Call no:  R  SW 704.942 L946

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This book contains full-page color reproductions of more than 100 works in all mediums and styles from virtually every era and culture.  Each picture is accompanied by a text written by various people.
 
Wedding Reading: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage Wedding Reading: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage
Selected by Eleanor Munro
Viking, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN:  9780670810888
Call no:  R  808.80354 W413

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Selected from both sacred and secular texts, this collection of poems, prose, and psalms offers selections by writers from Plato to Emily Dickinson, from Shakespeare to Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
 
You are Cordially Invited to Weddings: Dating & Love Customs of Cultures Worldwide, Including Royalty You are Cordially Invited to Weddings: Dating & Love Customs of Cultures Worldwide, Including Royalty
Written by Carolyn Mordecai
Nittany Publishing, Phoenix, AZ, 1999
ISBN: 9780961382322
Call no:  R  392.5 MOR

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This book covers the love philosophy and weddings ceremonies of various religions, and the marriage customs of most countries in the world. The reader may start anywhere in the book and be entertained by descriptions of ceremonies and religious rites. The nuptials of less-known tribal and ethnic cultures throughout the globe are included. The final chapter features weddings of twentieth century European, African, and Asian royalty and even contains information on how couples meet.
 
 
Database Resources  
 
EBSCO Publications - MasterFILE Premier
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

This database is available as part of the TexShare Databases which are commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of Texas public libraries.

Please ask your librarian for a login and password.
A keyword subject search yields:  
  18,849 Full-text References for "Romance"
  112,838 Full-text References for "Love"
  15,536 Full-text References for "Dating"
 
Internet Resources  
 
Affaire de Coeur - A Magazine That Brings You 26 Years Honest Review
http://www.affairedecoeur.com
  Affaire de Coeur is a magazine for readers and writers of romance fiction. The magazine’s website features book reviews, magazine articles, and links to authors’ websites. It also has a message board.
All About Romance (Novels, Reviews, Books, Reading)
http://www.likesbooks.com
  Dallas columnist Laurie Gold operates this website that features book reviews, message boards, discussion lists, recommendations for read-a-likes, and a list of author aliases.
Avon Authors--Romance Authors/Avon Books/HarperCollins Publishers
http://www.avonauthors.com
  Website maintained by several romance authors who are published by Avon Book and HarperCollins Publishing. The website contains lists of the authors’ book titles and links to the authors’ personal websites.
The Romance Reader
http://www.theromancereader.com
  The website contains book reviews (some broken down by genre), links to authors’ websites, readers’ comments, and a column named “New Faces” that introduces new romance authors.
 


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