Mah Jong Handbook
How to Play, Score, and Win
$46.70
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2007
Summary
Master the game of Mahjong with this must-have game strategy guide for Mahjong beginners and enthusiasts.
Originally played with cards, and then pieces carved from ivory or bamboo, the Chinese game of Mahjong or “Mah Jongg” is well over a thousand years old. Said to have originated in the court of the Emperor of Wu, for centuries Mahjong remained a diversion exclusively for the royal class of China. Mahjong has been called “the game of a hundred intelligences.” When p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780804838740 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0804838747 |
| Author: | Eleanor Noss Whitney |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“A convenient guide, simply written and easily understood, for achieving proficiency in this Oriental game.”-Asia Scene
“A convenient guide, simply written and easily understood, for achieving proficiency in this game.” –Asia Scene
Eleanor Noss Whitney
Ellie Whitney, Ph.D., grew up in New York City and received her B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English and Biology at Radcliffe/Harvard and Washington Universities, respectively. She has taught at both Florida State University and Florida A&M University, has written newspaper columns on environmental matters for the Tallahassee Democrat, and has authored almost a dozen college textbooks on nutrition, health, and related topics, many of which have been revised multiple times over the years. In addition to teaching and writing, she has spent the past three-plus decades exploring outdoor Florida.
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