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Word Freak; Heartbreak, Triumphant, Genius and and Session In the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
de Fatsis, Stefan
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224060600
- ISBN 13
- 9780224060608
- Librería
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Yellow Jersey Press, London, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: diagrammatic. in original black papered hardcover binding, with a photographic illustrated dust jacket. Slight yellowing of the page edges. No other damage to describe. In this book the author charts the history and theory of the game alongside his own rise from living room player the content of chart, and affords us a glimpse into the extraordinary world of the brilliant geeks and misfit savants who populate the highest ranks of the game. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 372. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: diagrammatic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Games & Gaming. ISBN: 0224060600. ISBN/EAN: 9780224060608. Inventory No: 0237101. . 9780224060608
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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- Librería
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0237101
- Título
- Word Freak; Heartbreak, Triumphant, Genius and and Session In the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
- Autor
- Fatsis, Stefan
- Ilustrador
- diagrammatic
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224060600
- ISBN 13
- 9780224060608
- Editorial
- Yellow Jersey Press
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 Scrabble games biography Biography & Autobiography; Games & Gaming. diagrammatic Unbranded ISBN: 0224060600 EAN: 9780224060608 Fatsis, Stefan Word Freak; Heartbreak, Triumphant, Genius and and Session In the World of Competitive Scrabble P
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
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