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From Square One: A Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780743287623
- Book Title
- From Square One : a Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Item Length
- 8.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Games & Activities, History
- Topic
- Social History, General, Crosswords / General
- Item Weight
- 10.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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Public radio personality Olsher explores the fascinating history, lore, and addictive appeal of crosswords, in this clever and entertaining narrative that features the construction of an actual puzzle by professional puzzle writer Francis Heaney.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0743287622
ISBN-13
9780743287623
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71676861
Product Key Features
Book Title
From Square One : a Meditation, with Digressions, on Crosswords
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Social History, General, Crosswords / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"This is my kind of book. If you like words, and wordplay, and the oddities of the imagination, and the company of an engaging and witty narrator, then it is your kind of book, too." -- Meg Wolitzer, author of The Ten-Year Nap and The Wife, "If Dean Olsher wrote a book on the history of plumbing supplies, I would snap it up. He whips the subject in a blender of love, curiosity, elation, mystery, humor, and obsession (plenty of that). Plus, you learn a lot of odd and interesting facts about crossword puzzles -- and human beings." -- Maira Kalman, author of The Principles of Uncertainty, "This is my kind of book. If you like words, and wordplay, and the oddities of the imagination, and the company of an engaging and witty narrator, then it is your kind of book, too." -- Meg Wolitzer, author ofThe Ten-Year NapandThe Wife, "From Square Onetakes the reader into stranger and more illuminating corners of the world glimpsed inWordplay. Dean Olsher shows the wide-ranging and nimble mind you'd expect of someone who loves crosswords." -- Stewart O'Nan, author ofLast Night at the LobsterandSongs for the Missing, " From Square One takes the reader into stranger and more illuminating corners of the world glimpsed in Wordplay . Dean Olsher shows the wide-ranging and nimble mind you'd expect of someone who loves crosswords." -- Stewart O'Nan, author of Last Night at the Lobster and Songs for the Missing, "Dean Olsher has written a great book that everyone will love, not just crossword people." -- Isaac Mizrahi, "If Dean Olsher wrote a book on the history of plumbing supplies, I would snap it up. He whips the subject in a blender of love, curiosity, elation, mystery, humor, and obsession (plenty of that). Plus, you learn a lot of odd and interesting facts about crossword puzzles -- and human beings." -- Maira Kalman, author ofThe Principles of Uncertainty, "Dean Olsher is the Robert Pirsig of crossword puzzles." -- Jon Delfin, seven-time American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion
Lccn
2008-054147
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
793.7/32
Lc Classification Number
Gv1507.C7.O57 2009
Copyright Date
2009
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