Speaking Volumes

Now there's a combo! Wonder where that came from?

The Encyclopedia of Guilty Pleasures compiled by Sam Still, Lou Harry, and Julia Spalding is full of such entries. Yep, 320 pages of "things people relish in private, but in most cases wouldn't be caught dead eating, visiting, viewing, listening to, touching, or rubbing all over their bodies in public". From ABBA, a band that started as Bjorn & Benny, Agnitha & Anni-Frid to Zinn, a Russian word meaning winter, evolved into a clear malt-beverage, you're bound to find something to make you smile.

Have you ever craved Chef Boyardee, Spaghettios, or those yummy Ramen Noodles? Have a hankering for spam, vienna sausages or ambrosia? Then this is the book for you.

But wait, there's more! 1,001 things you hate love, to be exact. Besides being a trip down nostalgia lane, each entry includes a brief narrative as to the history of the item. Did you know that Marshmallow Fluff dates back to 1917 and that it was sold door to door by Archibald Query? I sure didn't. And after all these years there's still no chocolate fluff. Read the book to find out why.

From A to Z, besides food, you'll find celebrities, products, movies, literature, toys and games, music, dance and much more. Trivia fans will love this book.

Boone's Family Strawberry Hill anyone?