| Description |
x, 371 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-370). |
| 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 -- Champions' 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 -- Katharine "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. |
| Subject |
Spelling ability -- Testing.
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Spelling bees -- United States.
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National Spelling Bee.
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| ISBN |
1594862141 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9781594862144 |
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