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2014 selection · Nonfiction
The Soda Fountain: Floats, Sundaes, Egg Creams & More — Stories And Flavors Of An American Original by Gia Giasullo and Peter Freeman appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around cookbooks & food, for history lovers, the states we’re in, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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