Feeling nostalgic? Thinking of your childhood? Genny Zak Keiley must have been in that frame of mind when she wrote Green Stamps to Hot Pants: Growing Up in the 50s and 60s. What a blast from the past, as the saying goes! Full of pictures of what was popular and memories from the author and her friends, this was a fun/sad/happy read! The author grew up in the Twin Cities so much of the memories are from there, but hey, we all had similar stores, schools and so forth.

And speaking of nostalgia ... can the sight of candy bring back memories? Does the packaging send you back in time? In the 1970s author Darlene Lacey began collecting candy wrappers. The collection grew and became a museum! Her book, Classic Candy expands on that with a history of the candy industry in the U.S. From family run stores to large companies, buy outs, and takeovers, this is both about the history and the marketing strategies used to sell sweets (not that that is especially hard). ;-) I found the business angle a bit confusing at times, but the pictures were great!

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