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Clio's Chroniclers: The History Discussion Group
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

Title: The Chocolate Wars: The 150 Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers.

Author: Deborah Cadbury

“The inside story of the 150-year rivalry among Cadbury, Hershey,
Nestlé, and Mars is a fascinating and luscious tale. Deborah Cadbury,
great-great-great- granddaughter of 19th-century chocolate maker John
Cadbury, tells it eloquently in Chocolate Wars, drawing the reader into
her epic of family and industry with clear love for her subject.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

“This is a delicious book, seductive as a tray of bonbons, a Fancy Box in every way.”—Washington Post

“[Chocolate Wars] pits idealism against capitalism,
religious piety against the forces of greed and cutthroat competition.
Though, like great fiction, it defies belief, it’s the true story of our
favorite guilty pleasure. Cadbury’s book, like her namesake’s famous
sampler, is full of surprises and delights.” —Christian Science Monitor

“The reader of Chocolate Wars feels they are getting an insider’s view.”—Financial Times

 

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Author Discussion & Signing with Denese Neu
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Local author, Denese Nue will discuss & sign Chicago by the Pint: A Craft Beer History of the Windy City. And what a great venue Beacon's Pub at 101 Circle Avenue, right here in Forest Park.


Chicago’s craft beer scene may be new, but it enthusiastically taps the rich history of its home city. Order yourself a pint of Piece’s Golden Arm Ale and meet its inspiration—Nelson Algren, poet of the Chicago slums and author of The Man with the Golden Arm. Or sample the fine flavors of Crown Brewing, made in the former boiler room of a jail that was the site of a John Dillinger prison break. Slip some rough-and-tumble stories into your drink at Mickey Finn’s or raise a glass of Honkers to Goose Island for bringing brewing back to the city. Through the pages of this amiable bar stool reader, experience some of Chicago’s most fascinating stories, from the Great Fire to Wrigley Field.

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