An edition of American bee (2006)

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

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An edition of American bee (2006)

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

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Language
English
Pages
371

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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-370).

Published in
[Emmaus, Pa.]

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
372.63/2
Library of Congress
LB1574 .M27 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 371 p. ;
Number of pages
371

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24770472M
Internet Archive
americanbeenatio00magu
ISBN 10
1594862141
ISBN 13
9781594862144
LCCN
2005037443
OCLC/WorldCat
62766064

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15800501W

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