Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781594745270)

The essential companion for the geek era: a fusion of inspirational quotes, philosophy, and pop culture drawn from the entire cult-classic canon of film, TV, books, comics, and science.

Celebrate nerd culture by taking a page out of your all-time favorites, like Star Wars and Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings and Dune--and much more!

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.

Author: Stephen H. Segal, N. K. Jemisin, Genevieve Valentine
ISBN-10: 1594745277
ISBN-13: 9781594745270
Publisher: Quirk Books
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2011
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 7.10h x 5.20w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 185