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In this zany, one-of-a-kind memoir, former executive director of the National SCRABBLE Association John D. Williams Jr. brings to life the obsessions, madness, and glory of the SCRABBLE® culture—from living-room players to world champions. Beginning his career on a lark as a freelance contributor to SCRABBLE News, John D. Williams fell down a rabbit hole inhabited by gamers, geeks, and the grammar police. For twenty-five years, as the executive director of the National SCRABBLE Association, Williams served as the official spokesperson for the game, and as the middleman between legions of fanatical word-game fans and the official brand. Now Word Nerd takes readers inside the byzantine, dog-eat-dog world of top tournament players, creating a piquant (seven-letter word, 68 points!) work that is part pop-cultural history, part anthropological study. Indeed, what Christopher Guest did for the world of dog shows in his film Best in Show, Williams does for the world of competitive word games in this funny and perfectly observed memoir. As readers will discover, Word Nerd explores anagrams, palindromes, the highest-scoring SCRABBLE plays of all time, 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 invaluable 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 delightful, madcap memoir about all the fun people have with language and how words shape our lives and culture in unexpected ways. Whether reminiscing about past national champions, detailing the controversy over efforts to purge the Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary of all offensive words, opining on the number of vowelless words that are allowable (cmw for a Welsh deep-walled basin or nth for the ultimate degree), noting how long it takes a word to get into a dictionary, or explaining why there remain more male than female champions, Williams crafts a loving tribute to words and the games people play with them. Word Nerd will fascinate both amateurs and seasoned experts alike.

The talented daughter of successful parents, Zhara endures a troubled childhood in Ghana, pursued by bullies, witches and paedophiles and haunted by ghosts and nightmares. Determined to escape the persecution, she studies hard and manages to graduate with honours, enabling her to embark on a business career. Soon she is tasting success and revelling in the trappings of European high society. Her relationship with her first love, an Ashanti prince, is dogged by tribalism, class and religious prejudice, and the pressure is almost too much for Zhara. Only when a crisis forces her to consult a psychologist can she finally begin to deal with her troubled past. Through prayers and with the help of a Cardinal, Zhara manages to face and conquer her demons just in time for her wedding.ÿ

The Carib language, sometimes called Galibi or True Carib, is spoken by some 7,000 people living in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana, and Brazil. This resource contains a detailed description of Carib grammar and the most extensive inventory of Carib lexemes and affixes so far. (Foreign Language-Dictionaries/Phrasebooks)

Includes 2- and 4-player scoresheets, advanced tile-tracking grids, and players' pocket word lists.

Afam Izuwa didn’t expect that taking care of three orphaned children would be easy. And it isn’t, especially since one of them is an albino. Depending on who you ask in this African society, albinos can be a blessing or a curse to a family. The three siblings are aware of the danger their albino sibling faces. They also know they have no choice but to entrust their safety to the care of their new uncle and to fully embrace their new life with him. ***** Awele Martins is in the final weeks of her youth service when she overhears a midnight conversation that sets her on a collision course with evil. Her actions would catapult her into the lives of Afam Izuwa and his dependants and result in a clear demonstration of how hopeless situations can be turned around by divine intervention. Set in Nigeria, ColorSTRUCK explores discrimination against persons with albinism in Africa Brian Greenawalt | Brian Greenawalt | Uzoma Uponi