New in Paperback: 'Thinking Inside the Box' and 'The Mountains Sing'
New in Paperback: âThinking Inside the Boxâ and âThe Mountains Singâ By Jennifer Krauss March 5, 2021 THINKING INSIDE THE BOX: Adventures With Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Canât Live Without Them, by Adrienne Raphel. (Penguin, 304 pp., $18.) This affectionate analysis of a cultural fixation that in 1924 The Times dismissively compared to âthe temporary madness that made so many people pay enormous prices for mahjong setsâ succeeds â our reviewer, Peter Sagal, argued â because âlike a good crosswordâ it challenges us to âba...
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