The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, & direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah Cadbury In ` Chocolate Wars` bestselling historian & award-winning documentary maker Deborah Cadbury takes a journey into her own family history to uncover the rivalries that have driven 250 years of chocolate empire-building. In the early nineteenth century Richard Tapper Cadbury sent his son, John, to London to study a new & exotic commodity: cocoa. Within a generation, John`s sons, Richard & George, had created a chocolate company to rival the great English firms of Fry & Rowntree, & their European competitors Lindt & Nestle. The major English firms were all Quaker family enterprises, & their business aims were infused with religious idealism. In America, Milton Hershey & Forrest Mars proved that they had the appetite for business on a huge scale, & successfully resisted the English companies` attempts to master the American market. As chocolate companies raced to compete around the globe, Quaker capitalism met a challenge that would eventually defeat it. At the turn of the millennium Cadbury, the sole independent survivor of England`s chocolate dynasties, became the world`s largest confectionary company. But before long it too faced a threat to its very survival, & the chocolate wars culminated in a multi-billion pound showdown pitting independence & Quaker tradition against the cut-throat tactics of a corporate leviathan. Featuring a colourful cast of savvy entrepreneurs, brilliant eccentrics & resourceful visionaries, ` Chocolate Wars` is the story of a uniquely alluring product & of the evolution, for better & worse, of modern business. ...

When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet & opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious moral danger to his flock
- especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. As passions flare & the conflict escalates, the whole community takes sides. Can the solemnity of the Church compare with the sinful pleasure of a chocolate truffle?
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Gourmands everywhere will be delighted by the publication of Les Marquis de Laduree a magic door that opens into a chocolate lovers paradise, where the precious & the delicious are combined in a world dedicated exclusively to chocolate. Laduree share their finest recipes for chocolates, chocolate pastries, cakes & sweets all for the home cook. The recipes are complemented by a diverse text on the magical substance itself: the history of chocolate, the making of chocolate, its benefits, how to taste it, & hints & advice on pairing it with other flavours, interspersed with"es from famous chocolate lovers past & present. ...

Chocolate is a magical ingredient. Everyone loves eating it. & if you can cook with it, your baking will rise to a whole new level. But
- here`s an untold secret
- cooking with chocolate can be incredibly easy. Here Molly Bakes shares with us 50 of her favourite recipes for chocolate treats that are stylish, playful & totally delicious. They include: techniques (like Chocolate Cups); filled chocolates (like Salted Caramel); iconic choc bars (like Homemade Snickers); classic chocolatey bakes (like the Ultimate Chocolate Cake); no bake treats (like Rocky Road); & seasonal treats (like Fondant-filled Easter Eggs).

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With a host of cakes, cookies, mousses & truffles, this book is for all those people who absolutely love chocolate. ” Chocolate & Co.” will help home cooks appreciate all chocolate in all its guises. The volume is divided into two parts: dark chocolate & white & milk chocolate. In each part there are recipes for cakes, desserts & sweets. At the end of the volume you will find basic recipes, ideas for decorating, the best kitchen tools as well as techniques on how to work chocolate. ...

What's so special about chocolate? It's just a tasty treat
- isn't it? As a matter of fact there's far more to the humble chocolate
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Adding 80 new recipes to the collection currently available on her blog chocolateandzucchini.com, 27-year-old Parisian food-lover Clotilde Dusoulier

Includes:: old favourites alongside her own new ideas, with easy-to-follow instructions that cover every aspect of the culinary process. From how to h&-pick fresh scallops to identifying the different cheese families, the Chocolate & Zucchini cookbook will inspire even the least confident chefs among us to look beyond the usual supermarket staples.

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Cherry Costello`s life is about to change forever. She & Dad are moving to Somerset where a new mum & a bunch of br&-new sisters await. & on Cherry`s first day there she meets Shay Fletcher
- the kind of boy who should carry a government health warning. But Shay already has a girlfriend, Cherry`s new stepsister, Honey. Cherry knows her friendship with Shay is dangerous
- it could destroy everything. But that doesn`t mean she`s going to stay away from him...

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After the amazing twist at the end of Sweet Honey, the sixth & final book in Cathy Cassidy`s Chocolate Box Girls series follows Jake, the Tanberry sisters` newly discovered half-brother... Jake Cooke has just had the surprise of his life. He`s got four half-sisters that he never knew existed. When Jake`s talent for trouble causes chaos at home, he runs away to meet his new family. Life in a rundown flat in Chinatown is a far cry from Tanglewood, where the days are filled with beach parties & chocolate festivals. It`s already starting to feel like home. But Jake`s about to realize he can only escape his future for so long. However far you go, you can`t outrun destiny... ...

Skye & Summer Tanberry are identical twins, & Skye loves her sister Summer more than anyone else in the world. They do everything together, but lately Skye`s been feeling like second-best
- it`s the story of her life. & when her friend Alfie confesses he`s fallen not for her, but for Summer, it hurts. Skye wants to be her own person, but with an effortlessly cool twin, how can she? Will Skye ever step out of Summer`s shadow & find her own chance to shine?
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