Name: Candyfreak
ISBN: 9781565124219

Steve Almond

A self-proclaimed candy fanatic and lifelong chocoholic traces the history of some of the much-loved candies from his youth, describing the business practices and creative candy-making techniques of some of the small companies.

A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America

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Maui S.

If you love chocolate, this is the book for you. This book goes deep into the different manufacturers of Chocolate which will make you crave for those chocolates that you used to eat as a child.

Catherine

Perhaps you remember The Marathon, Oompahs, Bit-O-Choc, or Kit Kat Dark. Where did they go? Driven by his obsession, stubborn idealism, and the promise of free candy, self-confessed candyfreak Steve Almond takes off on a quest to discover candy's origins in America, to explore little companies that continue to get by on pluck and perseverance, and to witness the glorious excess of candy manufacturing. Part candy porn, part candy polemic, part social history, part confession, "Candyfreak" explores the role candy plays in our lives as both source of pleasure and escape from pain. By turns ecstatic, comic, and bittersweet, "Candyfreak" is the story of how Steve Almond grew up on candy---and how, for better and worse, candy has grown up too.

Candyfreak A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America

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