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Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture - Hardcover

 
9781594745270: Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1594745277 ISBN 13: 9781594745270
Verlag: Quirk Books, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

THE GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH.

Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book superheroes are our Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, geeks know something about life in the 21st century that other folks don&;t&;something we all can learn from. Geek Wisdom takes as gospel some 200 of the most powerful and oft-cited quotes from movies (&;Where we&;re going, we don&;t need roads&;), television (&;Now we know&;and knowing is half the battle&;), literature (&;All that is gold does not glitter&;), games, science, the Internet, and more. Now these beloved pearls of modern-day culture have been painstakingly interpreted by a diverse team of hardcore nerds with their imaginations turned up to 11. Yes, this collection of mini-essays is by, for, and about geeks&;but it&;s just so surprisingly profound, the rest of us would have to be dorks not to read it. So say we all.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Stephen H. Segal is the Hugo Award winning senior contributing editor to Weird Tales, the world’s oldest fantasy/sci-fi/horror magazine, and an editor at Quirk Books. His geek portfolio includes work for Tor Books, Viz Media, and WQED Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon. A native of Atlantic City, he lives in Philadelphia.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

A Note on Spoilers

I. My Name Is Inigo Montoya
(wisdom about the self)

II. Form Feet and Legs
(wisdom about relationships)

III. We Are All Individuals
(wisdom about humankind)

IV. Knowing Is Half the Battle
(wisdom about conflict)

V. Billions and Billions
(wisdom about the universe)

VI. In the Year 2929
(wisdom about the future)

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Verlag
Quirk Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1594745277
ISBN 13 
9781594745270
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
223
Herausgeber
Segal Stephen H.
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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