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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Williams, John D., Jr., author.     Subjects     Scrabble (Game) -- History.     Scrabble (Game) -- Tournaments.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Williams, John D., Jr., author.       by title:      Word nerd : dispatch...         MARC Display

Word nerd : dispatches from the games, grammar, and geek underground / John D. Williams, Jr. by Williams, John D., Jr., author. New York : Liveright, c2015. Subjects Scrabble (Game) -- History.   Scrabble (Game) -- Tournaments. ISBN:  9780871407733 (hbk.) 0871407736 (hbk.) Description:  216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Explores anagrams, palindromes, the highest-scoring Scrabble plays of all time, [and] the birth of the World Scrabble Championship, as well as many of the more colorful figures that inhabit this subculture. Die-hard word fans will find ... tips on how top players see their boards and racks to come up with the best play, how they prepare, and the psychology of tournament competition. Those uninitiated in the mysteries of Scrabble mania will find a ... memoir about all the fun people have with language and how words shape our lives and culture in unexpected ways"--Dust jacket flap.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 793.734 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 793.734 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 793.734 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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