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Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players

Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players

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Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players

by Fatsis, Stefan

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0618015841
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9780618015849
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`: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance reading copy. One corner crease. Smooth spine. No ownership marks or writing. Front cover curling.

Synopsis

Scrabble may be truly called America's game. But for every group of "living-room players" there is someone who is "at one with the board." In Word Freak , Stefan Fatsis introduces readers to those few, exploring the underground world of colorful characters for which the Scrabble game is life-playing competitively in tournaments across the country. It is also the story of how the Scrabble game was invented by an unemployed architect during the Great Depression and how it has grown into the hugely successful, challenging, and beloved game it is today. Along the way, Fatsis chronicles his own obsession with the game and his development as a player from novice to expert. More than a book about hardcore Scrabble players, Word Freak is also an examination of notions of brilliance, memory, language, competition, and the mind that celebrates the uncanny creative powers in us all. A Book Sense 76 pick.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
Author
Fatsis, Stefan
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0618015841
ISBN 13
9780618015849
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Place of Publication
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Date Published
2001
Pages
371
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
Games; Scrabble; Scrabble (Game) Tournaments. Board, Word, Word Search

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