''Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America'' is a non-fiction book written by

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. It is about a trip that he took in which he searched for candy bars made by small companies. He traveled to factories across the country. It was widely reviewed. It was featured as a "Staff Pick" at Powells.com. On May 24, 2004, shortly after the books publication in print,

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published an

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production of ''Candyfreak'', read by

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. In 2006,

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republished the book in the UK with the revised title ''Candyfreak: Confessions of a Chocoholic''.

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* {{OL work, id=5735145W, cname=''Candyfreak'' 2005 non-fiction books English-language books American non-fiction books Candy Chocolate