Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001.
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9780547524313

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Stefan Fatsis., & Stefan Fatsis|AUTHOR. (2001). Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Stefan Fatsis and Stefan Fatsis|AUTHOR. 2001. Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Stefan Fatsis and Stefan Fatsis|AUTHOR. Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001.

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Stefan Fatsis, and Stefan Fatsis|AUTHOR. Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001.

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