Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond Paperback Book

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Author: Steve Almond

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Harcourt

Published: Apr 2005

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - General

Retail Price: $16.95

Pages: 256

Synopsis

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-time companies producing the addictive treats. Reprint.

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