For the love of popcorn: a cookbook for popcorn lovers of all ages

What is it about Popcorn that makes it so appealing? Is it the smell wafting through the air beckoning us to have a handful? Is it the fun of watching popcorn as it grows to be over thirty times its original size? Maybe it is the ever so appealing popping sound, or the excitement as it explodes into something wonderful? Could it be the crunchy, yet somewhat creamy texture of popcorn? Is it the pop-able shareable fun.? What is it that has us in love with this simple stuff called popcorn?