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THE GEEKS HAVE INHERITED THE EARTH.
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.
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.
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Stephen H. Segal is the Hugo Award winning senior contributing editor to Weird Tales, the world’s oldest fantasy/sci-fi/horror magazine, and an editor at Quirk Books. His geek portfolio includes work for Tor Books, Viz Media, and WQED Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon. A native of Atlantic City, he lives in Philadelphia.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
A Note on Spoilers
I. My Name Is Inigo Montoya
(wisdom about the self)
II. Form Feet and Legs
(wisdom about relationships)
III. We Are All Individuals
(wisdom about humankind)
IV. Knowing Is Half the Battle
(wisdom about conflict)
V. Billions and Billions
(wisdom about the universe)
VI. In the Year 2929
(wisdom about the future)
Introduction
A Note on Spoilers
I. My Name Is Inigo Montoya
(wisdom about the self)
II. Form Feet and Legs
(wisdom about relationships)
III. We Are All Individuals
(wisdom about humankind)
IV. Knowing Is Half the Battle
(wisdom about conflict)
V. Billions and Billions
(wisdom about the universe)
VI. In the Year 2929
(wisdom about the future)
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