Chocolate wars : the 150-year rivalry between the world's greatest chocolate makers / Deborah Cadbury.
A descendant of the Cadbury family reveals the history of the chocolate companies' decades-old competition to make the sweetest indulgence and explores the bittersweet rivalries between the families behind Lindt, Hershey, Mars, Cadbury, and Nestlé.
Record details
- ISBN: 1586488201
- ISBN: 9781586488208
- Physical Description: xvii, 348 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325 - 333) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A nation of shopkeepers -- Food of the gods -- Wretched little victims of the workhouses -- They did not show us any mercy -- Absolutely pure, therefore the best -- Chocolate that could melt in the mouth -- Machinery creates wealth but destroys men -- Money seems to disappear like magic -- Chocolate empires -- I'll stake everything on chocolate! -- Great wealth is not to be desired -- A serpentine and malevolent cocoa magnate -- The chocolate man's utopia -- That monstrous trade in flesh and blood -- God could have created us sinless -- This company isn't big enough for both of us -- I pray for snickers -- American tanks were on the lawn -- The quaker voice could still be heard -- They'd sell for 20p -- Gone. And it was so easy. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Cadbury family. Cadbury (Firm) > History. Chocolate industry > History. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sandhill Regional Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leath Memorial Library | 338.7 C (Text) | 58198000707227 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
