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Sweets A History of Candy

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ISBN-10: 1582342296

ISBN-13: 9781582342290

Edition: 2002

Authors: Tim Richardson

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A journey into the heart of sweetness. Humans are all, secretly or openly, obsessed with sweet things-and we always have been. The Aztecs mixed chocolate with blood in sweet libations to their gods; Saladin entertained Richard the Lionheart with exotic sherbets and sugared jellies; Victorian sweets magnates built the towns of Bournville and Hersheyville from fortunes made through successful candies; and today the manufacture of sweets is shrouded in a level of secrecy that would make Willy Wonka proud. In Sweets, Tim Richardson takes us on a magical confectionery tour through time and space, letting his personal passion fuel the narrative of candy's rich and unusual history. Beginning…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 11/16/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Tim Richardson is a Director of Waverly Learning and Director of Its Original Ltd. He is an expert in leadership development. Previously Head of Leadership Development and Talent Management at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, he has worked with corporate clients such as HSBC, BBC, BOC, Zurich, Centrica, Llloyds TSB, Barclays and Uniliver amongst others. A regular speaker for conferences around the world on the subject of talent and leadership, his passion lies in teaching people to lead responsibly and authentically. He is also chair of Lambourne End, an outdoor centre for disadvantaged young people in Essex, UK.

Acknowledgementsp. vii
Prologuep. 1
Chocolate Moneyp. 3
Lucky Dip: Turkish Delightp. 37
Heart of Sweetnessp. 41
Lucky Dip: Liquoricep. 59
The First Sweets in the Worldp. 65
Lucky Dip: Rockp. 89
Juicy Fruits and Spicy Centresp. 95
Lucky Dip: Marzipanp. 133
From Araby to Subtletyp. 135
Lucky Dip: Baklavap. 156
Purely for Medicinal Reasonsp. 159
Lucky Dip: Rhubarb and Custardsp. 178
Enslaved by Sweetnessp. 181
Lucky Dip: Marshmallowsp. 213
What Is It about Chocolate?p. 215
Lucky Dip: Mannap. 245
Real Willy Wonkasp. 249
Lucky Dip: Chewing Gump. 278
Bad Candyp. 283
Lucky Dip: My Top Ten Sweetsp. 312
The Himalayan Gobstopperp. 313
Epiloguep. 379
Bibliographyp. 382
Indexp. 387
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