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Title: The Emporers of Chocolate
Review: This nonfiction work has all the components of a potboiler...intrigue, spies, tumultuous family relations, business practices gone awry, philanthropy efforts and best of all, how chocolate came to be... This book begins with what seems to be a completely irrelevant story. Until you begin reading futher and realize that the story's beginnings came from before the turn of the century. Brenner is able to digress within her chapters of history and not lose the thread, giving the reader a clearer understanding that while you are enjoying the candy, battles have been waged over it. Highly recommended for those in the throes of their chocolate love affairs...those that see chocolate as less than ideal might still be intrigued by the power struggles to be an emporer of candy.
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