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Bitter Chocolate Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet

Paperback • 2007 • English

Bitter Chocolate Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet

By Carol Off

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About the book

Award-winning author and broadcaster Carol Off reveals the fascinating – and often horrifying – stories behind our desire for all things chocolate. Whether it’s part of a Hallowe’en haul, the contents of a heart-shaped box or just a candy bar stashed in a desk drawer, chocolate is synonymous with pleasures both simple and indulgent. But behind the sweet image is a long history of exploitation. In the eighteenth century the European aristocracy went wild for the Aztec delicacy. In later years,...Show more

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Book details

ISBN

9780679313205

Publisher

Random House of Canada

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Bitter Chocolate Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet

Format

Paperback

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