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The Opposite of Geek

Author : Ria Voros
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
ISBN 13 : 1443104841
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Opposite of Geek written by Ria Voros and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A piercing novel about the unnerving process of growing up, and a girl finding her feet. Gretchen Meyers doesn't know exactly what went wrong, but life in the eleventh grade is beginning to suck. As if having a semi-nudist, food-obsessed family wasn't awkward enough, she has lost her best friend to the fanatical school swim team, and her chemistry grade is so close to negative digits that only emergency tutoring can save it. So far, so high school. Then James/Dean rolls into her life -- also known as her zit-faced chemistry tutor James and his slightly less zit-faced cousin Dean. Kind-hearted rebels without a cause, they draw Gretchen out of classroom hell, and briefly the world seems full of possibility. But everything changes over the course of one awful night. Bewildered by harsh new emotions of grief and love, Gretchen realizes she must now decide who she wants to be and what it means to be loyal. Written partly in verse, as self-confessed poetry geek Gretchen finds new ways of expressing herself, The Opposite of Geek is a tale of haiku, high school, and heartache. Rich with humour, it explores all the anguished details of teenage life through the words of one girl who is finding her way.

The Opposite of Geek

Author : Ria Voros
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
ISBN 13 : 1443128538
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book The Opposite of Geek written by Ria Voros and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A piercing novel about the unnerving process of growing up, and a girl finding her feet. Gretchen Meyers doesn't know exactly what went wrong, but life in the eleventh grade is beginning to suck. As if having a semi-nudist, food-obsessed family wasn't awkward enough, she has lost her best friend to the fanatical school swim team, and her chemistry grade is so close to negative digits that only emergency tutoring can save it. So far, so high school. Then James/Dean rolls into her life - also known as her zit-faced chemistry tutor James and his slightly less zit-faced cousin Dean. Kind-hearted rebels without a cause, they draw Gretchen out of classroom hell, and briefly the world seems full of possibility. But everything changes over the course of one awful night. Bewildered by harsh new emotions of grief and love, Gretchen realizes she must now decide who she wants to be and what it means to be loyal. Written partly in verse, as self-confessed poetry geek Gretchen finds new ways of expressing herself, The Opposite of Geek is a tale of haiku, high school, and heartache. Rich with humour, it explores all the anguished details of teenage life through the words of one girl who is finding her way.

Geek Girls Don't Cry

Author : Andrea Towers
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1454933402
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book Geek Girls Don't Cry written by Andrea Towers and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an entertainment writer, “an enjoyable read for anyone interested in pop culture, with particular relevance to those working to overcome struggles.” (Booklist) What does it mean for a woman to be strong—especially in a world where our conception of a “hero” is still so heavily influenced by male characters like Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman? Geek Girls Don’t Cry outlines some of the primary traits heroic women can call upon, like resilience, self-acceptance, and bravery, pulling in stories from real-life women as well as figures from the pop-culture pantheon. Written by Andrea Towers, who has worked for Marvel Entertainment and written about superheroines for such outlets as Entertainment Weekly, Geek Girls Don’t Cry also includes interviews with the creators of our favorite fictional heroines, who discuss how they came up with their inspiring characters and how their creations continue to inspire them. “In a market flush with biographical anthologies of awesome, powerful, and sometimes unknown women, Towers’ book stands out. She puts the creative in creative nonfiction as she takes the biographical details of fictional female characters and associates them with various real-life issues to empower and comfort readers.” —Booklist

Lawn Geek

Author : Trey Rogers
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101210869
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Lawn Geek written by Trey Rogers and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bow down to the “Sultan of Sod” (USA Today)—and achieve the lawn of your greenest dreams. Dubbed the “Lawn Geek” by USA Today, turf scientist Trey Rogers explains how to master the well-manicured look in all climates, from basic site preparation to mowing, fertilizing, irrigating, and of course, safe and effective pest management. Whether you’re faced with your first yard or are a long-time mower, you’ll find the Lawn Geek’s enthusiastic and humorous advice perfect for weeding out your deep-rooted fears and insecurities. Rogers will have you looking forward to spring—and a lush lawn that will become the envy of your neighbors.

Geek Girls Unite

Author : Leslie Simon
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062099027
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Geek Girls Unite written by Leslie Simon and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do Amy Poehler, Bjork, Felicia Day, Martha Stewart, Miranda July, and Zooey Deschanel have in common? They’re just a few of the amazing women proving that “geek” is no longer a four-letter word. In recent years, male geeks have taken the world by storm. But what about their female counterparts? After all, fangirls are just like fanboys—they put on their Imperial Stormtrooper Lycra pants one leg at a time. Geek Girls Unite is a call to arms for every girl who has ever obsessed over music, comics, film, comedy, books, crafts, fashion, or anything else under the Death Star. Music geek girl Leslie Simon offers an overview of the geek elite by covering groundbreaking women, hall-of-famers, ultimate love matches, and potential frenemies, along with her top picks for playlists, books, movies, and websites. This smart and hilarious tour through girl geekdom is a must-have for any woman who has ever wondered where her sassy rebel sisters have been hiding.

The Geek Gap

Author : Bill Pfleging
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615921095
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book The Geek Gap written by Bill Pfleging and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Geek Gap is thoroughly original, virtually unique, of paramount importance and, on top of ALL that, a 'great read.' Bill Pfleging and Minda Zetlin deserve a giant 'Hats off' for this wonderful piece of work. --Tom PetersBusiness managers (suits) and technology professionals (geeks) have become warring camps in too many companies. While both groups have no trouble following the lingo of their own specialties, when they have to communicate with each other, neither side fully understands-or wants to understand-the other. And that's a big problem in an increasingly technology-dependent business environment where success depends on the smooth integration of both business savvy and technological expertise.Bill Pfleging-a respected computer and Web consultant-and Minda Zetlin-a veteran business writer-explore, in this insightful, witty, and very instructive book, the culture clash that pervades nearly every business-technology interaction. The Geek Gap provides members of both camps a practical guide to working together effectively. Using many real-world examples, the authors vividly illustrate the consequences in time, money, careers, and even lives when these separate cultures fail to communicate. By far the most serious example was the Challenger space shuttle disaster, which was likely the direct result of an internal clash and lack of communication between NASA's managers and engineers.The authors provide practical solutions for building trust between business and computer professionals. The book is filled with tips aimed at geeks and suits to help each group understand the other, communicate in what amounts to a foreign language, and get what they need to do their jobs effectively. The authors profile companies and individual executives who have successfully bridged the gap by conducting events that bring the two groups together, switching jobs from one area to the other, creating whole new careers as go-betweens, and much, much more.This is the first book to directly address issues of communication and understanding between business and technology people. The Geek Gap-in identifying this problem and providing numerous practical and workable solutions-is an indispensable guide for all.Bill Pfleging (Woodstock, NY) is a computer and Web consultant who writes a regular technology column for the Woodstock Times. With computer experience going back to the early 1970s at IBM, he has also worked for Tripod.com and Lycos Network.Minda Zetlin (Woodstock, NY) is a longtime business writer whose work has appeared in Crain's New York Business, Success!, Management Review, and other publications. She is also the author of Telecommuting for Dummies and co-author of The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing.

Age of the Geek

Author : Kathryn E. Lane
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319657445
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Age of the Geek written by Kathryn E. Lane and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines the nerd and/or geek stereotype in popular culture today. Utilizing the media—film, TV, YouTube, Twitter, fiction—that often defines daily lives, the contributors interrogate what it means to be labeled a “nerd” or “geek.” While the nerd/geek that is so easily recognized now is assuredly a twenty-first century construct, an examination of the terms’ history brings a greater understanding of their evolution. From sports to slasher films, Age of the Geek establishes a dialogue with texts as varied as the depictions of “nerd” or “geek” stereotypes.

Nerd Ecology: Defending the Earth with Unpopular Culture

Author : Anthony Lioi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147256765X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Nerd Ecology: Defending the Earth with Unpopular Culture written by Anthony Lioi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Drawing on a wide range of examples from literature, comics, film, television and digital media, Nerd Ecology is the first substantial ecocritical study of nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues. Exploring such works as Star Trek, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, the fiction of Thomas Pynchon, The Hunger Games, and superhero comics such as Green Lantern and X-Men, Anthony Lioi maps out the development of nerd culture and its intersections with the most fundamental ecocritical themes. In this way Lioi finds in the narratives of unpopular culture - narratives in which marginalised individuals and communities unite to save the planet - the building blocks of a new environmental politics in tune with the concerns of contemporary ecocritical theory and practice.

Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media

Author : Anastasia Salter
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319660772
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Toxic Geek Masculinity in Media written by Anastasia Salter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines changing representations of masculinity in geek media, during a time of transition in which “geek” has not only gone mainstream but also become a more contested space than ever, with continual clashes such as Gamergate, the Rabid and Sad Puppies’ attacks on the Hugo Awards, and battles at conventions over “fake geek girls.” Anastasia Salter and Bridget Blodgett critique both gendered depictions of geeks, including shows like Chuck and The Big Bang Theory, and aspirational geek heroes, ranging from the Winchester brothers of Supernatural to BBC’s Sherlock and the varied superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Through this analysis, the authors argue that toxic masculinity is deeply embedded in geek culture, and that the identity of geek as victimized other must be redefined before geek culture and media can ever become an inclusive space.

The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading

Author : Charity Tahmaseb
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439164339
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading written by Charity Tahmaseb and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When self-proclaimed geek girl Bethany becomes the newest member of the varsity cheerleading squad, she realizes that there’s one thing worse than blending in to the lockers: getting noticed. Who knew cheerleading was so hard? Well, at least there’s a manual. Too bad it doesn’t cover any of the tough questions like: What do you do when the head cheerleader spills her beer on you at your first in-crowd party? And how do you protect your best friend from the biggest player in the senior class? Bethany is going to need all her geek brainpower just to survive the season!

The Geek's Guide to Dating

Author : Eric Smith
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594746613
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The Geek's Guide to Dating written by Eric Smith and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You keep your action figures in their original packaging. Your closets are full of officially licensedStar Wars merchandise. You’re hooked on Elder Scrolls and Metal Gear but now you’ve discovered an even bigger obsession: the new girl who just moved in down the hall. What’s a geek to do? Take some tips from The Geek’s Guide to Dating. This hilarious primer is jam-packed with cheat codes, walkthroughs, and power-ups for navigating the perils and pitfalls of your love life with ease. Geeks of all ages will find answers to the ultimate questions of life, the universe, and everything romantic, from First Contact to The Fellowship of the Ring and beyond. Full of whimsical 8-bit illustrations, The Geek’s Guide to Dating will teach fanboys everywhere to love long and prosper.

Social Media Geek-to-Geek

Author :
Publisher : Happy About
ISBN 13 : 161730008X
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Social Media Geek-to-Geek written by and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geeks tend to be skeptical about social media, especially about its role in anything serious or substantial. Perhaps that is only natural, given that your average geek has fine-tuned analytical abilities and antennae that are always up to detect snake oil. And yet nobody, not even the geekiest geek, can afford to ignore the opportunity and the power that lies in deploying social media for marketing technology, both to geeks and to the rest of the world.Social Media Geek-to-Geek explores the increasingly vital role that social media can play in technology marketing efforts and reveals how you, in a marketing strategy, analysis or implementation role, can harness its energy for your company. Peppered with actionable wisdom from start to finish, this handy title enables every technology marketer to appreciate the galvanizing capabilities of social media, all made possible by geek abilities, intelligence and insight.

Geektionary

Author : Gregory Bergman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440511888
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Geektionary written by Gregory Bergman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The last WoW module was clunky and a bit slow on my rig but it had a great toolset for building adventures for my avatar. Now I'm at sixtieth level! Awesome!" Whether it's about science fiction, Star Trek, sports, comics, or computers, geekspeak is full of mysterious words and phrases. But now there's an easy way to understand what it's all about. With this book you can dork out with the best of 'em. Here are more than 1,000 words and their definitions, including such gems as: LARP Red Shirt Wilhelm Scream Xenomorph Munchkin* So don't worry if you don't know what a midochlorian is or what to do with a proton pack. With this book, you'll never be confused again. Which doesn't mean what you think it means, unless you're a fan of roleplaying games.

Weekly World News

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weekly World News written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-19 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in the creative success of over 30 years of supermarket tabloid publishing, the Weekly World News has been the world's only reliable news source since 1979. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site.

Leading Geeks

Author : Paul Glen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780787965464
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book Leading Geeks written by Paul Glen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2003 Financial Times Germany/getAbstract Business & Finance Book Award Leading Geeks challenges the conventional wisdom that leadership methods are universal and gives executives and managers the understanding they need to manage and lead the technologists on whom they have become so dependent. This much-needed book? written in nontechnical language by Paul Glen, a highly acclaimed management consultant? gives clear directions on how to effectively lead these brilliant yet notoriously resistant-to-being-managed knowledge workers. Glen not only provides proven management strategies but also background on why traditional approaches often don't work with geeks. Leading Geeks describes the beliefs and behavior of geeks, their group dynamics, and the unique nature of technical work. It also offers a unique twelve-part model that explains how knowledge workers deliver value to an organization.

Geek Rock

Author : Alex DiBlasi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442229764
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Geek Rock written by Alex DiBlasi and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. The term “geek rock” refers to forms of popular music that celebrate all things campy, kitschy, and quirky. In this collection of essays, contributors explore the evolution of this music genre, from writing songs about poodles, girls, monster movies, and outer space to just what it means to be “white and nerdy.” Editors Alex DiBlasi and Victoria Willis have gathered eleven essays from across the world, covering every facet of geek culture from its earliest influences, including Frank Zappa Captain Beefheart Devo They Might Be Giants Weird Al Yankovic Present-day advocates of “Nerdcore” Geek Rock offers a working history of this subgenre, which has finally begun to come under academic study. The essays take a variety of scholarly approaches, encompassing musicology, race, gender studies, sociology, and Lacanian psychoanalysis. Geek Rock will be of interest to readers of all backgrounds: music scholars, college and university professors, sociologists, and die-hard fans.

The Geek Way

Author : Andrew McAfee
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316436909
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book The Geek Way written by Andrew McAfee and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Economist's Best Books of 2023 Forbes Top 10 Business Books of 2023 Financial Times' Monthly Best Business Books to Read Pick In this "handbook for disruptors" (Eric Schmidt), The Geek Way reveals a new way to get big things done. It will change the way you think about work, teams, projects, and culture, and give you the insight and tools you need to harness our human superpowers of learning and cooperation. What is “being geeky?” It’s being a perennially curious person, one who's not afraid to tackle hard problems and embrace unconventional solutions. McAfee shows how the geeks have created a new culture based around four norms: science, ownership, speed, and openness. The geek way seems odd at first. It's not deferential to experts, fond of planning and process, afraid of mistakes, or obsessed with "winning." But it explains everything from why Montessori babies turn out to be creative tinkerers to how newcomers are disrupting industry after industry (and still just getting started). When all four norms are in place, a culture emerges that is freewheeling, fast-moving, egalitarian, evidence-driven, argumentative, and autonomous. Why does the geek way work so much better? McAfee provides an original answer: because it taps into humanity's superpower, which is our ability to cooperate intensely and learn rapidly. By providing insights from the young discipline of cultural evolution, McAfee shows that when we come together under the right conditions, we quickly figure out how to build reusable spaceships and self-correcting organizations. Under the wrong conditions, though, we create bureaucracy, chronic delays, cultures of silence, and the other classic dysfunctions of the Industrial Era. Mixing cutting-edge science, history, analysis, and stories that show the geek way in action, McAfee offers a new way to see the world and empowering tools for seizing the big opportunities of today and tomorrow.