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Chocolate: The Consuming Passion | Sandra Boynton
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Research tells us that fourteen out of any ten individuals like chocolate. Using "like" as in "I like to breathe." Here is the absolute ideal gift for every true chocolate obsessive--adults, kids, everyone in between--and it's even better than actual chocolate, since this book will last SO much longer. And, unlike chocolate, the book is also great for sharing. A New York Times bestseller in its original edition, with over 500,000 copies sold, Chocolate is a timeless illustrated classic, filled with useful facts and vital misinformation. And it has now been thoroughly updated, rewritten, and redrawn by Sandra Boynton--with over 200 drawings featuring those beloved and often bewildered Boynton characters. The new research was extensive: Diligent to a fault, Boynton nobly sourced and consumed untold quantities of great chocolate, with no thought for her own personal safety. Discover the many faces of chocolate--milk chocolate, dark chocolate, boxed chocolates, faux chocolate, and the exciting and intense new frontier known as "craft chocolate." Learn about chocolate's complex effects on the body, the brain, and the soul. Prepare select simple recipes, such as "Hippo Pot de Mousse," specifically designed with the impatience of the chocolate-loving cook in mind. There's even a handy guide to saying "Excuse me, where is the nearest chocolate?" in eleven languages. Including Klingon. Boldly go.
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BennettBookworm
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bridge12
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@alexus_sb your #jolabokaflodswap is on its way! Should be there on Tuesday! I naturally forgot to take a picture and a receipt is no fun so here are my pups Ringo smothering Cat Stevens. As always, thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing.

dabbe Hello there, sweet pup! 🖤🐾🖤 11mo
alexus_sb Thank you so much! I can't wait for it to get here. I'm so excited!
Aww, they're so cute! Is it strange that I like this better?? 😂
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Hooked_on_books Your babies are adorable! ❤️🐶🐶 11mo
bridge12 @alexus_sb I may be biased… but not strange to me at all! 🤣 They try their hardest to be very good boys. I hope you enjoy your book and chocolates! 11mo
bridge12 @Hooked_on_books thank you! ❤️ 11mo
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bridge12
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#jolabokaflodswap @MatchlessMarie and @MaleficentBookDragon I got my package!!! Admittedly, it came in earlier this week but pretty soon after I saw it - a bat flew into my house while running a work call and I just realized I never posted that I received it. It was chaos.

My box is heading out tomorrow, not far to go so should get there in time! So excited!!!! Eeep

MaleficentBookDragon Wow. 🦇 Glad you got your package. 11mo
MatchlessMarie That‘s crazy! 🦇 🍫 📖 11mo
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BennettBookworm
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Mailed my #JolabokaflodSwap package yesterday! @forestandcrow it was mailed priority yesterday so should be arriving soon!
Thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing like a boss! ☺️

forestandcrow @BennettBookworm i got a slip in my mailbox but because our postoffice is so small they are open for one hour on saturdays. The line was wrapped around the building. I will pick it up monday! Thank you 😊 11mo
BennettBookworm @forestandcrow Yay! Glad it “arrived” safely! 11mo
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MaleficentBookDragon
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LAST CALL for #JolabokaflodSwap 2023
Sign ups end today.

This swap is for one book and some chocolate to be opened on Christmas Eve.

Sign-up here-
https://forms.gle/eHDCL47HqVoAN1eBA

kspenmoll I am excited for this! 12mo
BookmarkTavern Just signed up! Thanks so much for the reminder! 12mo
Itchyfeetreader So glad I saw this ! One of my favourites ! 12mo
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melissajayne When are matches sent out? 12mo
Bren912 Shucks. I missed it. I will remember next year! 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @Bren912 I can reopen the forms if you would like. Let me know. 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @melissajayne I‘m traveling home from Thanksgiving with family today. I‘m hoping to get them all out by tomorrow. 12mo
Bren912 @MaleficentBookDragon you could!?? I don‘t want to be a bother but that was fun last year! 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @Bren912 I just opened it back up. I‘ll keep my eye out for your submission. 12mo
Bren912 @MaleficentBookDragon thanks! I just submitted. Safe travels home! 12mo
Yuki_Onna Got mine, thank you so much! 12mo
melissajayne Did I sign up for the swap? 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @melissajayne sorry no there was no form from you. Did you get an email confirmation from google? 12mo
melissajayne @MaleficentBookDragon now that I think about it, I didn‘t, but it‘s ok; I‘ll just get something for myself. 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @melissajayne Are you sure? Because if you don't mind a direct, not so secret swap, we can do that. 12mo
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Pigpen_Reads
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One of my favorite swaps! 🥰
Looking forward to this one again :)
Run to @MaleficentBookDragon profile to sign up!
#Jolabokaflodswap

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BennettBookworm
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Fave Litsy event of the year is LIVE! #JolabokaflodSwap
Go to MaleficentBookDragon‘s page for the sign-up!

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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @MaleficentBookDragon

Hello everyone. Halloween‘s barely over but it is time to plan the #jolabokaflodswap for this year. Sign-ups will go until Saturday November 25th.
You can sign up for up to 3 swaps. I hope you are all as excited as I am.

Sign-up here
https://forms.gle/eHDCL47HqVoAN1eBA

If you have never heard of Jolabokaflod check out this story
https://jolabokaflod.org/about/founding-story/

Born.A.Reader Omgosh so happy I saw this! My favorite swap! 13mo
TheBookHippie Yay!!!!! 12mo
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Hello everyone. Halloween's barely over but it is time to plan the #jolabokaflodswap for this year. Sign-ups will go until Saturday, November 25th.
You can sign-up for up to three swaps.
I hope you are all as excited as I am.

Sign-up here-
https://forms.gle/eHDCL47HqVoAN1eBA

If you have never heard of Jólabókaflóðið check out this story-
https://jolabokaflod.org/about/founding-story/

Karisa Hurray! I love this swap! Thank you! 13mo
LeahBergen Yay!! 👏👏 13mo
Christine ❤️💚 13mo
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Cupcake12 My favourite swap 😊 all signed up x 13mo
LiteraryinPA @BennettBookworm Yay, it‘s time! 13mo
Avanders 👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽♥️🎄 13mo
AmyG Hooray!!!!! Let the season begin! 13mo
Jerdencon Yay! 13mo
wanderinglynn Yay! Love this swap! 13mo
BennettBookworm Hooray!! Thank you!! 13mo
bridge12 Always SO excited! I‘ve been slagging on my Litsy but just came to find this swap ❤️ thank you for pulling it all together 13mo
kspenmoll Thanks for hosting this again! 13mo
BarbaraBB Yes! Thanks for hosting again! Such a fun swap 🤎 13mo
forestandcrow So excited! 13mo
Aims42 Thank you for organizing! This is my favorite swap!! 13mo
Branwen Thank you so much for hosting! I'm so so excited! 13mo
Teresereading Yay, 13mo
CuriousG So excited!! 13mo
Catsandbooks I look forward to this swap every year! Thanks for hosting! ❤️ 13mo
TheKidUpstairs Yay!!! 13mo
TheKidUpstairs Always love this swap! Signed up twice this year (purposefully, double the fun!) 13mo
Karkar My favorite one!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 13mo
booklover3258 Yay! So Excited! 13mo
Texreader Done! I‘ve signed up again!! 13mo
erzascarletbookgasm The swap I‘m looking forward to every year! 13mo
Meshell1313 Yay! This is my absolute FAVORITE swap! I mean books and chocolate- there‘s nothing better!!!!! 🍫📚 thank you for hosting!!! 12mo
BookwormAHN Done 😺 12mo
ShelleyBooksie My FAV!!! 12mo
MommyOfTwo Thanks for hosting this again. I always look forward to it! 12mo
sblbooks Signed up twice😊🍫 12mo
erzascarletbookgasm @smarkies @batsy @SusanLee if you haven‘t sign up, you must! 😍😂 12mo
batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Thanks for the reminder 😁 12mo
wen4blu I signed up for two swaps, but only received one email confirmation. Should I resubmit one? 12mo
LMJenkins Hey @MaleficentBookDragon - I filled out the form but I didn‘t get an automatic response and I think I have in the past? Could you let me know if you received my sign-up? Thanks again for doing this! 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @LMJenkins I do see a signup for you. 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @wen4blu Hi! two showed up on the my spreadsheet so you are good. 12mo
SusanLee @erzascarletbookgasm thanks for the reminder 🫰🏻 12mo
Ericalambbrown @MaleficentBookDragon so sorry to bother you. I signed up but I think I got an email in years past but didn‘t this year. Am I on your list? 12mo
AmandaBlaze @MaleficentBookDragon I signed up for the 2023 swap early on, but unfortunately I've run into unexpected financial difficulty. Is it too late to have my name removed from the swap? I couldn't find your email in my gmail account so I contacted you here. 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @AmandaBlaze No problem. I‘ll take you off. I understand. Hopefully you can join us next year. 12mo
MaleficentBookDragon @Ericalambbrown I just checked and yes your form went through. 12mo
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Books and chocolate? Yes please! This was a cute ADULT book by beloved children‘s author Sandra Boynton. It‘s a nonfiction about chocolate with all of her wonderful humor. It was recommended by a parent after storytime in which a Sandra Boynton book was shared. ❤️

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OriginalCyn620
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The Lindt chocolate truffles are so good! 😋

#winterreadathondailychallenge
#winterreadathon

Andrew65 These are gorgeous 😋😋😋🎄 2y
DieAReader My fave🍫🤤♥️ 2y
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DebinHawaii
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#ChristmasQuotes #season

I can get behind a chocolate season! 🤨🍫

“As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate.”

EadieB Anytime is a good time for chocolate 🍫! 4y
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booklover3258
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I found this at an estate sale and loved this book! I laughed all the way through... Describing all types of chocolate....even nasty white chocolate lol. Book does have recipes and it even tells you step by step how to grow your own cacao beans....expensive and takes forever!!
4 stars

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JPeterson
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When you plan to read a short book about chocolate, you need to be prepared. 🍫
#24in48

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MCYmermaid

Happy hearts 💕 & chocolate 🍫 day!

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Sandra
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cathysaid THIS. IS. TRUTH. 8y
Sandra @cathysaid it is!! 8y
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