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.
Today's precious few regional candy makers mount daily battles against corporate greed, paranoia, and that good old American compulsion: crushing the little guy. Visiting the candy factories that produce the Twin Bing, the Idaho Spud, th e Goo Goo Cluster, the Valomilk, and a dozen other quirky bars, Almond find s that the world of candy is no longer a sweet haven. There, he fou nd an industry ruled by huge conglomerates, where the little guys, the last remaining link to the glorious boom years of the candy bar in America, str uggle to survive. In fact, he was so obsessed by the inexplicabl e disappearance of these bars-where'd they go?-that he embarked on a nati onwide journey to uncover the truth about the candy business. The Marathon, an inimitable rope of caramel covered in chocola te. Perhaps you remember the whipped splendor of the Choco-Lite, or the lusciou s Caravelle bar, or maybe the sublime and perfectly balanced Hershey's Cook ies 'n Mint. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition.
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