Geek wisdom
Subtitle: the sacred teachings of nerd culture
By: edited by Stephen H. Segal ; with commentary by Zaki Hasan ... [et al.] ; illustrations by Mario Zucca
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781594745270
Subjects: Conduct of life; Popular culture; Quotations, maxims; Science fiction
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A note on spoliers; title: My name is Inigo Montoya (wisdom about the self); title: Form feet and legs (wisdom about relationships); title: We are all individuals (wisdom about humankind); title: Knowing is half the battle (wisdom about conflict); title: Billions and billions (wisdom about the universe); title: In the year 2525 (wisdom about the future).