Who knew a simple board game bore such a fascinating history? Journalist Mary Pilon uncovers the story of individual creativity, corporate strategy and legal battles over the game Monopoly in her new book "The Monopolists" (Bloomsbury). Pilon started writing about the history of the game when she and I were cubicle neighbors at The Wall Street Journal. She continued her book research on the topic while working as a writer in the sports department at The New York Times. Her narrative account of...
Who knew a simple board game bore such a fascinating history? Journalist Mary Pilon uncovers the story of individual creativity, corporate strategy and legal battles over the game Monopoly in her new book "The Monopolists" (Bloomsbury). Pilon started writing about the history of the game when she and I were cubicle neighbors at The Wall Street Journal. She continued her book research on the topic while working as a writer in the sports department at The New York Times. Her narrative account of...
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