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  by Stefan Fatsis

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ISBN: 0142002267
Books Registered: 11
BookCrossing Rating: Average 9 star rating by BookCrossing Members
Books in the Wild: 3
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Amazon Editorial Review

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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Registered by brewski of Markham, Ontario Canada on Thursday, March 03, 2005

Current status: permanent collection Average 6 star rating by BookCrossing Members

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Current status: travelling Average 9 star rating by BookCrossing Members

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Current status: available Average 8 star rating by BookCrossing Members

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