Title: Nerds : who they are and why we need more of them /
Authors: Anderegg, David, 1953-
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Gifted children Social conditions United States.; Children with social disabilities United States.; Stereotypes (Social psychology) United States; Prejudices United States; Popular culture United States
Contents: Introduction : the nerd dilemma or why Ashton Kutcher is your kid's worst nightmare -- The field guide to nerds or why nerds are so gay -- Math scores and economic ills or why you need to go to India to find an engineer -- Old themes and new twists or why Ichabod Crane will never get laid -- They can't help it, they're just sick or how better treatment might help cure Bill Gates -- The Seinfeld axiom or why nerds know advanced calculus but can't get to first base -- The geek squad or why you're not grateful to the guy who fixes your computer -- They're not ugly, they just need a makeover or why they think no one can see the tape on their glasses -- I'm not boring you, am I? Or what is this thing called the silmarillion? -- Welcome to my persecution or why the George Bush-Al Gore contest was a Jungian's dream -- Conclusion : the nerd you save.