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In the emperors of chocolate, joel glenn brenner reveals the bitter legal and marketing fights, palace intrigue, and personality clashes that dominate hershey and mars and the candy industry as a whole. The chocolate war is one of the most censored books in america. It is under perpetual attack because of cormiers negative portrayal of human nature, and because the ending appears hopeless. The 150year rivalry between the worlds greatest chocolate makers. Jul 14, 2014 its great to learn about the chocolate wars without the threat of singing oompaloompas. However, i was frustrated by the misrepresentation of what the entire book is about.
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