Crossworld: One Man's Journey into America's Crossword Obsession
Sixty-four million Americans do it at least once a week. Bill Clinton did it in the White House. We are truly a crossword puzzle-obsessed nation. In Crossworld, Marc Romano offers a guided tour to the ever-expanding realm of crossword tournaments and puzzle addicts. The former New York Review of...
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Sixty-four million Americans do it at least once a week. Bill Clinton did it in the White House. We are truly a crossword puzzle-obsessed nation. In Crossworld, Marc Romano offers a guided tour to the ever-expanding realm of crossword tournaments and puzzle addicts. The former New York Review of Books editor provides a history of this breakfast-table diversion; there are dozens of entertaining anecdotes about word-scrambling masters and numerous useful tips on improving your crosswording skills.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780767917582 (0767917588)
Publish date: June 13th 2006
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
A crossword history is a sure thing right? I liked the book, didn't love it due to the snobbishness of the Author. I actually really disliked this guy enough to want to stop reading. I'm glad I didn't because the non-personal bits of this book are quite good. A good read for any crossword lover!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but the false modesty and arrogance overwhelm, October 1, 2007 I really want to rate this 2.5 stars.Do you have a friend who says things like, "Yes, I may have gotten 800 on the math SAT but I only got an embarrassing 69...
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