{"product_id":"geek-wisdom-stephen-h-segal-9781594745270","title":"Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Celebrate nerd culture by taking a page out of your all-time favorites, like Star Wars and Star Trek, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e--and much more!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eGeek Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen H. Segal, N. K. Jemisin, Genevieve Valentine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594745277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594745270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2011 pg. 185","brand":"Stephen H. Segal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979294998783,"sku":"9781594745270","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62a683c5-6581-486c-90eb-6560863546e5.jpg?v=1683244789","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/geek-wisdom-stephen-h-segal-9781594745270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}