Page (paper) from an earlier meaning "to create a row of vines that form a rectangle." The Latin word "pagina" derives from the verb "pangere," which means to stake out boundaries when planting vineyards. In a book, the side of a leaf one reads first is called the recto page, and the back side of that leaf is called the verso page. In a spread, one reads the verso page first and then reads the recto page of the next leaf. In English-language books, the recto page is on the right and the verso page is on the left. By modern convention,
Word Freak (book) is distinguished by a "10th Anniversary Edition" logo on the lower right of the front cover. The documentary film "Word Wars" (2004), while not directly related to the book, includes many of the same players. Word Freak (book) Word Freak is a non-fiction narrative by Stefan Fatsis published in 2001 (). The book is subtitled "Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Players". Fatsis, a sports reporter for "The Wall Street Journal", introduces the reader to the world of competitive Scrabble through a narrative of his slow transformation from "a good living room player" into a