by Ron Berthel, The associated Press, February 1999
Don' take offense on Valentine's Day if that special someone says, "You're Mahatma Gadhi" ot "You're cellophane." Or even "You're turkey dinner." It's likely a quote from the classic 1934 love song, "You're the Top"..."You're the Top" tops the stack of new books of speical inerest for Valentine's Day.
If you're looking for a last minute gift, here are some other book suggestions:
Cartoonists view love in "The New Yorker Book of True Love Cartoons" (Knopf, 112 pages, $20). James Thurber, Edward Koren and Roz Chast are among the contributors to this collection of 100 cartoons about love lost, gained, and in various stages in between. Mrs. Leopard tells a lazing hubby: "I'm not asking you to change your spots. I'm just asking you to take out the garbage." And as Narcissus stares into a reflecting pool, a female admirer naively asks, "Is there someone else?"
...And you can write your own love book with "The Book of Us" (Hyperion, 160 pages, $14.95) by David and Kate Marshall. This hardcover journal invites you to fill in the blanks on its 150 pages, with headings such as "This is how I remember the first time we met..." Other pages evoke recollections about dating, proposing, having a family and looking back on life together.
