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Book Obroni and the Chocolate Factory

Download or read book Obroni and the Chocolate Factory written by Steven Wallace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What country makes the best chocolate? Most people would answer "Switzerland," or, if they're discerning, "Belgium" or "France." But, how many cocoa trees grow in Zurich? Lyon? Antwerp? Shouldn't the country known for growing the best cocoa beans be the one that makes the best chocolate? So, captivated by theories of international trade but with precious little knowledge of cocoa or chocolate, Steven Wallace set out to build the Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company in Ghana—a country renowned for its cocoa and where Wallace spent part of his youth—in a quest to produce the world's first export-ready, single-origin chocolate bar. What followed would be the true story of an obroni—white person—from Wisconsin taking on the ultimate entrepreneurial challenge. Written with sensitivity and devastating self-awareness, Obroni and the Chocolate Factory is Steven's chaotic, fascinating, and bemusing journey to create a successful international business that aspired to do a bit of good in the world. This book is at once a penetrating business memoir and a story about imagining globalism done right. Wallace's picaresque journey takes him to Ghana's residence for the head of state, to the Amsterdam offices of a secretive international cocoa conglomerate, and face-to-face with key figures in the sharp-elbowed world of global trade and geopolitics. Along the way he'll be forced to deal with bureaucratic roadblocks, a legacy of colonialism, corporate intrigue, inscrutable international politics, a Bond-esque villain nemesis, and constant uncertainty about whether he'll actually pull it off. This rollicking love letter to both Ghana and the world of business is a rare glimpse into the mind of an unusually literate and articulate entrepreneur.

Book Cocoa

    Book Details:
  • Author : Kristy Leissle
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2018-02-12
  • ISBN : 1509513205
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Cocoa written by Kristy Leissle and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chocolate has long been a favorite indulgence. But behind every chocolate bar we unwrap, there is a world of power struggles and political maneuvering over its most important ingredient: cocoa. In this incisive book, Kristy Leissle reveals how cocoa, which brings pleasure and wealth to relatively few, depends upon an extensive global trade system that exploits the labor of five million growers, as well as countless other workers and vulnerable groups. The reality of this dramatic inequity, she explains, is often masked by the social, cultural, emotional, and economic values humans have placed upon cocoa from its earliest cultivation in Mesoamerica to the present day. Tracing the cocoa value chain from farms in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, through to chocolate factories in Europe and North America, Leissle shows how cocoa has been used as a political tool to wield power over others. Cocoa's politicization is not, however, limitless: it happens within botanical parameters set by the crop itself, and the material reality of its transport, storage, and manufacture into chocolate. As calls for justice in the industry have grown louder, Leissle reveals the possibilities for and constraints upon realizing a truly sustainable and fulfilling livelihood for cocoa growers, and for keeping the world full of chocolate.

Book Chocolate Nations

    Book Details:
  • Author : Órla Ryan
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2012-04-12
  • ISBN : 1780320795
  • Pages : 156 pages

Download or read book Chocolate Nations written by Órla Ryan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury. From the thousands of children who work on plantations to the smallholders who harvest the beans, Chocolate Nations reveals the hard economic realities of our favourite sweet. This vivid and gripping exploration of the reasons behind farmer poverty includes the human stories of the producers and traders at the heart of the West African industry. Orla Ryan shows that only a tiny fraction of the cash we pay for a chocolate bar actually makes it back to the farmers, and sheds light on what Fair Trade really means on the ground. Provocative and eye-opening, Chocolate Nations exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it on to our supermarket shelves.

Book Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education

Download or read book Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education written by Petra Molthan-Hill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be a storyteller is an incredible position from which to influence hearts and minds, and each one of us has the capacity to utilise storytelling for a sustainable future. This book offers unique and powerful insights into how stories and storytelling can be utilised within higher education to support sustainability literacy. Stories can shape our perspective of the world around us and how we interact with it, and this is where storytelling becomes a useful tool for facilitating understanding of sustainability concepts which tend to be complex and multifaceted. The craft of storytelling is as old as time and has influenced human experience throughout the ages. The conscious use of storytelling in higher education is likewise not new, although less prevalent in certain academic disciplines; what this book offers is the opportunity to delve into the concept of storytelling as an educational tool regardless of and beyond the boundaries of subject area. Written by academics and storytellers, the book is based on the authors’ own experiences of using stories within teaching, from a story of “the Ecology of Law” to the exploration of sustainability in accounting and finance via contemporary cinema. Practical advice in each chapter ensures that ideas may be put into practice with ease. In addition to examples from the classroom, the book also explores wider uses of storytelling for communication and sense-making and ways of assessing student storytelling work. It also offers fascinating research insights, for example in addressing the question of whether positive utopian stories relating to climate change will have a stronger impact on changing the behaviour of readers than will dystopian stories. Everyone working as an educator should fi nd some inspiration here for their own practice; on using storytelling and stories to co-design positive futures together with our students.

Book Small scale Soapmaking

Download or read book Small scale Soapmaking written by Peter Donkor and published by Intermediate Technology Publications. This book was released on 1986 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions on small-scale soap production methods. A practical introduction, with many illustrations, based on the author's experiences in Ghana.

Book The Chocolate Factory

Download or read book The Chocolate Factory written by Rosalind Hayhoe and published by Flying Start Books. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people love chocolate. Did you know that chocolate comes from pods on cacao trees? Inside the pods there are cocoa beans. They are dried, roasted and crushed to get cocoa. Machines at the factory make chocolate for us to enjoy.

Book Let s Visit a Chocolate Factory

Download or read book Let s Visit a Chocolate Factory written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Download or read book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-04-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life! "Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times

Book Pure Imagination

Download or read book Pure Imagination written by Mel Stuart and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-11-12 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonka Bars...Oompa-Loompas...The Candy Man...The Gobstopper Machine...A Chocolate River...The Fizzy Lifting Room...Lickable Wallpaper... Revisit the magical world of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" in this behind-the-scenes look at one of the most popular films of all time! Ever since Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was released over thirty years ago, millions of viewers have fallen in love with this unforgettable movie based on the classic novel by Roald Dahl. Now from the film's director Mel Stuart, comes Pure Imagination, the first book ever written on the blockbuster picture that won over kids and adults alike, making it the legacy that it is today. From how Willy Wonka went from the page to the screen--Stuart's twelve-year-old daughter asked him to make a movie of her favorite book--to each step that was involved, beginning with the pre-production stage, the development of the set design to shooting and editing Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, here is a full, insider account of all you've ever wanted to know about the film. Filled with over one hundred lavish photographs of the production, most of which have never been seen, Pure Imagination is the ultimate companion piece for lovers of the film. Stuart's engaging, light-hearted manner comes alive on every page as he shares colorful anecdotes, interviews, and fascinating trivia, such as the untold story of why the Oompa-Loompas have orange faces and green hair, and little-known facts, including how Gene Wilder was chosen to play the part of Willy Wonka. He describes how the film became a huge hit, and why it still captures the imaginations of audiences today. A dazzling, visual retrospective celebrating the magic of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Pure Imagination is sure to be a collector's item and will make the perfect gift for anyone-whether they are fans of this timeless film, or have just discovered it for the first time.

Book Inside Charlie s Chocolate Factory

Download or read book Inside Charlie s Chocolate Factory written by Lucy Mangan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the 50 years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with this scrumdiddlyumptious book about the iconic novel and author! Inside Charlie’s Chocolate Factory explores the unique appeal and lasting cultural impact of Roald Dahl’s beloved classic. This non-fiction book looks at the development of the original story and charaters, its social history, and the varying film and stage adaptations. With never-before-seen material from the archives, full-color photos and illustrations throughout, and quotes from Roald Dahl enthusiasts this gorgeously produced gift book is a great way for fans to celebrate Charlie, Wonka, and Roald Dahl!

Book Taste of Home Mediterranean Made Easy

Download or read book Taste of Home Mediterranean Made Easy written by Editors at Taste of Home and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 325 light & lively dishes that bring color, flavor and flair to your table. It’s never been so simple to set the table with light, refreshing foods as it is with the all-new cookbook Taste of Home Mediterranean Made Easy. Discover how easy it is to eat well with fresh, vibrant meals loaded with flavor—all without taxing your time in the kitchen. Common ingredients, familiar cooking methods and step-by-step instructions add fast new flair to your weeknight menus. These 325 recipes are shared by today’s family cooks who have happily adopted this light and lively Mediterranean cuisine in their own homes. CHAPTERS Mezze, Tapas & Small Plates Salads, Soups & Breads Cheese & Eggs Pasta, Rice & Grains Vegetables & Legumes Beef & Lamb Poultry & Pork Fish & Seafood Sweets Bonus: Yia Yia’s Favorites

Book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Download or read book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory written by Roald Dahl and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1976 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when the five luckiest children in the entire world walk through the doors of Willy Wonka's famous, mysterious chocolate factory? What happens when, one by one, the children disobey Mr. Wonka's orders? In Dahl's most popular story, the nasty are punished and the good are deliciously, sumptuously rewarded. "From the Hardcover edition."

Book Chocolate by Hershey

Download or read book Chocolate by Hershey written by Betty Burford and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 1994 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chocolate by Hershey (PB)

Book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Download or read book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory written by Roald Dahl and published by Noura Books. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Download or read book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory written by Roald Dahl Illustrated and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hershey

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael D'Antonio
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2007-01-09
  • ISBN : 074326410X
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book Hershey written by Michael D'Antonio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: D'Antonio pens the first full biography of one of the most successful and unusual business titans of the 20th century--Milton Hershey--and a startling history of how his commanding fortune shaped a unique utopian legacy.

Book The Scent of a Dollar

Download or read book The Scent of a Dollar written by Mark Sheehan and published by New Holland Publishers (AU). This book was released on 2010 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Sheehan's guide to turning ideas and networks into cash is an awesome arsenal of proven gorilla skills needed to not only compete, but win, in an ever-changing world. This book is not for the weak-hearted or non-committed; if you want to change your life, attract success and money like moths to the flame, invest in this book - it'll be the best down-payment on your good fortune and future you've every made. "If you enjoy what you do, you'll never work another day."