Chocolate or Low Fat Handbook

Chocolate: Food of the Gods, Vol. 14

Author: Alex Szogyi

Chocolate has been one of mankind's obsessions for centuries. The history of cacao and chocolate-making leads from Mexico to Spain and then France, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium, while its consumption is universal. This collection examines chocolate's history as well as its use in literature, art, music, and folklore, as a subject for psychology and childrearing, and as an important product for business. In addition, recipes for novel and tasty uses of chocolate are provided. While chocolate may be seen as "food of the gods," it is consumed around the world by all ages and classes. This is an intriguing book for scholars in many fields and for those interested in the history of food and their favorite sweet.

Booknews

This collection of 20 contributions examines chocolate's history, as well as its use in literature, art, music, and folklore, psychology, and commerce. Examined in some depth is chocolate's use in psychological research; chocolate's role in art and literature, from the Avant-Garde to the Marquis de Sade; and important but little-known details about the processing and manufacture of chocolate. A treasure-trove of information, lore, and even a few recipes for cooks and chocoholics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Introduction
I	Chocolate and Psychology	1
1	Chocolate and Loneliness among the Elderly	3
2	Locus of Control and Chocolate Perceptions	11
3	Curing Irrationality with Chocolate Addiction	19
4	Perceived Attributes of Chocolate	35
II	Chocolate and Literature	45
5	Conventions of Chocolate as Weapons of War and Peace in Shaw's Arms and the Man, Straus's The Chocolate Soldier and in the MGM Film Version, The Chocolate Soldier	47
6	Candy, Cheka, and Controversy: The Propaganda Failure of Alexander Tarasov-Rodionov's 1922 Novel Chocolate	59
7	Chocolate for Rrose: Marcel Duchamp's Chocolate Grinder and The Large Glass	67
8	Has Modernism Failed the Chocolate Box?	85
9	Chocolate Imagery in Avant-Garde Art	93
10	Inside the Pastilles of the Marquis de Sade	99
III	Chocolate Commerce and Health	109
11	The Role of Chocolate in the American Diet: Nutritional Perspectives	111
12	Bite-Sized Marketing: Candy Bars	125
13	Proof That an Entrepreneurial Dream Can Come True . . . Through Chocolate	131
14	Trends in Chocolate	137
IV	Chocolate Lore	145
15	Cacao: Gift of the New World	147
16	The Social and Economic History of Cacao Cultivation in Colonial Soconusco, New Spain	155
17	Chocolate - Its Quality and Flavor (Which Is the World's Best Chocolate?)	165
18	Location Factors in Cocoa Growing and the Chocolate Industry	183
19	Chocolatissimo!	197
20	Chocolate Recipes	205
	Index	211
	About the Editor and Contributors	223

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Low-Fat Handbook: Trim Fat from Your Life

Author: Consumer Guide editors

Start living healthier today. This practical, easy-to-understand handbook provides all the information necessary to cut excess fat out of your diet, including special recipes and what role exercise can paly to decrease health risks. Contains reference information on fat and cholesterol contents of common and brand-name foods.