Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them - Softcover
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A delightful, erudite, and immersive exploration of the crossword puzzle and its fascinating history from a brilliant young writer.
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ADRIENNE RAPHEL has written for the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New Republic, Slate and Poetry, among other publications. Her debut poetry collection, What Was It For, won the Rescue Press Black Box Poetry Prize. Born in southern New Jersey and raised in northern Vermont, she holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a PhD from Harvard.
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A delightful, erudite, and immersive exploration of the crossword puzzle and its fascinating history from a brilliant young writer
Equal parts ingenious and fun, Thinking Inside the Box is a love letter to the infinite joys and playful possibilities of language, a treat for die-hard cruciverbalists and first-time crossword solvers alike.
The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession from millions. It was invented in 1913, almost by accident, when an 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, crosswords became a phenomenal commercial success, and have been an essential ingredient of any newspaper worth its salt since then.
Blending first-person reporting from the world of crosswords with a delightful telling of the crossword's rich literary history, Adrienne Raphel dives into the secrets of this classic pastime - at the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament; aboard a crossword-themed cruise; and in the home of New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz.
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Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them
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Paperback / softback. [Author], [Publisher]. Author: Adrienne RaphelFormat: Paperback / softbackNumber of Pages: 304The 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, it became a roaring commercial success, and ever since then has been an essential ingredient of any newspaper worth its salt. Indeed, paradoxically, its popularity has never been greater, even as the world of media and newspapers, its natural habitat, has undergone a perilous digital transformation. But why, exactly, are its satisfactions so sweet that over the decades it has become a fixture of breakfast tables, bedside tables and commutes, and even given rise to competitive crossword tournaments? Blending first-person reporting from the world of crosswords with a delightful telling of its rich literary history, Adrienne Raphel dives into the secrets of this classic global pastime. At the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, she rubs shoulders with elite solvers of the world, doing her level best to hold her own; aboard a crossword-themed cruise she picks the brains of the enthusiasts whose idea of a good time is a week on the high seas with nothing but crosswords to do; and, visiting the home and office of Will Shortz, New York Times crossword puzzle editor and US National Public Radio's official Puzzlemaster, she goes behind the scenes to see for herself how the world's gold standard of puzzles is made. Equal parts ingenious and fun, THINKING INSIDE THE BOX is a love letter to the infinite joys and playful possibilities of language, a treat for die-hard cruciverbalists and first-time crossword solvers alike. Paperback / softback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781472144638
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THINKING INSIDE THE BOX : ADVENTURES WITH CROSSWORDS AND THE PUZZLING PEOPLE WHO CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THEM
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Little, Brown Book Group Limited, London, 2020
ISBN 10: 1472144635
ISBN 13: 9781472144638
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Index. 500gms weight ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 39475
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