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Brainteasers With a Bow on Top: A Gift Guide for People Passionate About Puzzles

December 17, 2012

A good puzzle, wrote Stephen Sondheim, satisfies as deeply as the theater, culminating as it does in “the catharsis of solution.” When it comes time to shop for the brainteaser aficionado, how do you know s/he doesn't already own the latest trendy collection of crosswords or sudoku? I urge you to give the gift of a classic puzzle book instead.

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