Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them
Author: Adrienne Raphel Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession not just from everyday citizens looking to pass the time but icons such as President Bill Clinton and Martha Stewart. It was invented in 1913, almost by accident, when a newspaper editor at the New York World was casting around for something to fill some empty column space for that year's Christmas edition. Almost overnight,...
Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them