The Geek Handbook: Practical Skills and Advice for the Likeable Modern Geek - Couverture souple

Langley, Alex

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440232881 ISBN 13 : 9781440232886

Editeur : Alex Langley, 2012

Synopsis

And the GEEKS shall inherit the earth! Although it may not be good for their pasty white skin, Geeks these days are enjoying a moment in the sun. From Pop Culture to High-Tech Everything, Geeks rule and everybody else, well, drools. Drawing on his own knowledge of being a geek for almost 30 years, author Alex Langley provides essential advice for growth and survival for the modern Geek, including the top five games to play on your phone while listening to boring graduation speeches. There are also quotes and anecdotes from classic Geek gods such as Bill Gates, Sheldon Cooper, Felicia Day, "Weird" Al Yankovic and Dr. Who, that inspire all geeks to embrace not only your iPhones and Xboxes, but who you are. Let's face it, sometimes being the smartest person in the room isn't enough. And when it's not, The Geek Handbook can help. You'll discover:    • Basics on social interaction, both online and off.    • Fashion: just because you can wear socks and sandals doesn't mean you should.    • Making friends, making dinner, making babies.    • Warning signs your appliances might secretly be plotting against you.    • Geeky charities that give a +1 to your Light Side score.    • Geek girls: tips on interacting with or becoming one of these burgeoning beauties. So get your Geek on, and keep it on with The Geek Handbook.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Although it may not be good for their skin, geeks these days are enjoying a moment in the sun. It's true, Geeks have inherited the Earth-ready or not. Taking lessons from such classic geeks as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Sheldon Cooper, author Alex Langley provides useful-and awesomely funny-advice every geek needs. This humor handbook helps full-fledged geeks, geeks-in-training and even non-geeks go through daily life with geeky flair, as well as celebrating all things geek. It covers the basics all geeks should know to live life to its fullest, including essential gadgets to waste money on, famous role models to emulate, overcoming social anxieties, essential movies to see and books to read, making friends, and dating. And who knows, you might even get laid. * Over the past few years, a seismic shift has taken place in our culture and what was once hopelessly geeky-video games, superheroes, fantasy novels, science fiction-has now become cool, and geeks themselves are inheriting the Earth. * Includes 14 chapters of geekitude that cover top lists and more in-depth topics, from the Top 5 TV shows to watch with friends, 12 types of players you'll meet when playing Dungeons and Dragons, great things geeks can study in college, the level of threat different computers will be when they become self-aware and try to kill you, and other things essential to the geek lifestyle, along with humorous illustrations. *

Biographie de l'auteur

Alex Langley is co-creator of Rocketllama.com, where he discusses all areas of geekdom, from video games to comics to movies and more. He has over 13,000 followers on Twitter, and is lead writer on video games for a new entertainment news site and geek mecca, GeekNation.com, launching in April and co-founded by various celebrities and producers. He is also head of editing and coordinating articles for Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill at her website, actionflickchick.com. He also has a master's of science in psychology from the University of North Texas, and wrote his master's thesis around the topic of video game addiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alex Langley
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440232881
• ISBN 13: 9781440232886
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible