Time to be thankful, and crossworders know how. French MERCI and German DANKE are frequent puzzle entries, while Japanese ARIGATO and Spanish GRACIAS are a little less frequent since they're seven letters long instead of slightly handier five. Chinese XIE XIE, with its cool-looking double X's, appeared in a New York Times puzzle earlier this month.
In that spirit of thankfulness, let me share three book recommendations for the coming holiday season, presented in order of difficulty:
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