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Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble
de Fatsis, Stefan
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Fine in Fine DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0224060600
- ISBN 13
- 9780224060608
- Librería
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Morganton, North Carolina, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Yellow Jersey Press. Hardcover. 2001. 3rd Printing. 8vo 370pp . Fine in Fine DJ.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 027916
- Título
- Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble
- Autor
- Fatsis, Stefan
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine in Fine DJ
- Edición
- 3rd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0224060600
- ISBN 13
- 9780224060608
- Editorial
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
- Palabras clave
- Scrabble
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Games;
Términos de venta
Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
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Sobre el vendedor
Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
Miembro de Biblio desde 2002
Morganton, North Carolina
Sobre Chris Hartmann, Bookseller
We do business by mail order only and do not have an open shop
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