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Word freak heartbreak, triumph, genius, and obsession in the world of competitive scrabble players

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Main Author: Fatsis, Stefan
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2002, c2001.
Subjects:
Scrabble (Game) > Tournaments.
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Item Description:"Originally published in the United States of America by Houghton Mifflin 2001."
"A Penguin book."
Physical Description:x, 372 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [368]-370).
ISBN:0142002267 (pbk.)
9780142002261 (pbk.)
0618015841 (hbk.)
9780618015849 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Stefan Fatsis is a staff reporter for the "Wall Street Journal" & a regular commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered". He has written for the Associated Press, the "Village Voice", & "P.O.V." magazine & has appeared on "Good Morning, America" to discuss the 2000 National Scrabble Championship. In search of a story idea in 1997, Scrabble amateur Fatsis challenged the head of the National Scrabble Association to a game & won. He has since traveled the country playing in Scrabble tournaments & achieved "expert" status, & he currently ranks in the top 10 percent of tournament Scrabble players nationwide.

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