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Nerds : who they are and why we need more of them / David Anderegg.
Van Pelt Library LC3993.9 .A84 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anderegg, David, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gifted children--United States--Social conditions.
- Gifted children.
- Children with social disabilities--United States.
- Children with social disabilities.
- Social conditions.
- United States.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology).
- Prejudices--United States.
- Prejudices.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Physical Description:
- 274 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, [2007]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-263) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781585425907
- 1585425907
- OCLC:
- 171287602
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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