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American bee : the National Spelling Bee and the culture of word nerds : the lives of five top spellers as they compete for glory and fame / James Maguire.

by Maguire, James, 1959-

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[Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, c2006.

National Spelling Bee (2004)

Spelling ability -- Testing.

Spelling bees -- United States.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005037443.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005037443-b.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005037443-d.html

1594862141 (hardcover) :

x, 371 p. ; 24 cm.

Life At The Bee: the 2004 National Spelling Bee, Washington, D.C. -- The Pressure -- The Field Narrows -- "Is This As Good As Hollywood Can Make It?" -- The Folk Tradition: The American Spelling Bee, from Plymouth Rock to Cable Television -- A Fine Amusement -- The Birth of the Modern Bee -- The Media Age -- Champion's Profiles -- David Tidmarsh ('04) -- Nupur Lala ('99) -- Wendy Guey ('96) -- Ned Andrews ('94) -- Paige Kimble ('81) -- Jacques Bailly ('80) -- Katie Kerwin McCrimmon ('79) -- Barrie Trinkle ('73) -- Henry Feldman ('60) -- The Strange History of English Spelling (Or, Why It's So Difficult) -- A Great Darkness -- The New American Vernacular -- Science Fiction: The Future of Spelling -- Five Top Spellers Compete for Glory and Fame -- Preface to a Competition -- Marshall Winchester -- Kerry Close -- Samir Patel -- Jamie Ding -- Aliya Deri -- The Annual Ritual: Word List Creation -- The Showdown: the 2005 National Spelling Bee, Washington, D.C. -- The Tribe Gathers -- The Spellers Step Up -- The Heart Pounds.

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