{"product_id":"fun-9781910593257b","title":"Fun","description":"In December 1913, the New York World newspaper published the first crossword in history. It appeared in their Sunday supplement, “Fun.” A century later, this absorbing puzzle continues to attract (and infuriate) millions of devotees every day. But the world’s most popular—and seemingly mundane—pastime has a surprising history, filled with intrigue and adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaolo Bacilieri’s FUN transports us from turn-of-the-century New York to present-day Milan, taking in stories of ingenious puzzle makers, ardent solvers, and intellectual luminaries. Part detective story, part docudrama, and interlaced with a fiction of Bacilieri’s own imagining, FUN questions the crossword’s “harmless” status. Sure, it’s fun—but could it also be a form of resistance, of cryptic communication, of espionage?","brand":"SelfMadeHero","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819416883280,"sku":"9781910593257B","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781910593257-l.jpg?v=1785875822","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/fun-9781910593257b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}