Crossword Obsession: The History And Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime

from NewsieQ

The Crossword Obsession by Coral Amende Subtitle: The History and Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime The Crossword Obsession is an interesting, lighthearted book about crossword puzzles. The brief first chapter tells the history of crossword puzzling up to the time the book was written in 2...

from mamajoan

In my opinion this book suffers from having been written by someone who is involved in the crossword business but is not a professional writer. It's a topic I'm very interested in, as a crossword fan, and there's a lot of good info here about the crossword biz; the history of crosswords; the vari...

from princemuchao

The only redeeming factor about this book is the crossword puzzles included within. The book is largely composed of interview answers in much the same way as "Live From New York" is, but the difference between reading what Bill Murray has to say and what Norman Wizer has to say is enormous.