Geek Wisdom - Stephen H. Segal, N. K. Jemisin, Genevieve Valentine, Eric San Juan & Zaki Hasan

Geek Wisdom

By Stephen H. Segal, N. K. Jemisin, Genevieve Valentine, Eric San Juan & Zaki Hasan

  • Release Date: 2011-08-02
  • Genre: Humor
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 20 Ratings

Description

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.

Reviews

  • Worth it

    5
    By Crzybill
    This book is funny, intelligent, and I'm always bad at the third thing. Lol. I do love this book however. Spend the money, you won't regret it.
  • LOVE IT!!

    5
    By Justeenlol!
    this book is hilarious!! I love all the quotes and the movies they come from! Definatly worth your money! :)
  • The Truth will set you free

    5
    By Drebbie
    Loved this book. I say half of these quotes on a daily basis. Lots of fun to read