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

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

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

by Fatsis, Stefan

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ISBN 10
0224060600
ISBN 13
9780224060608
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London: Yellow Jersey Press. Hardcover. 2001. 3rd Printing. 8vo 370pp . Fine in Fine DJ.

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
Author
Fatsis, Stefan
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine in Fine DJ
Edition
3rd Printing
ISBN 10
0224060600
ISBN 13
9780224060608
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2001
Keywords
Scrabble
Bookseller catalogs
Games;

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