The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth
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The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth
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Author : Alexandra Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette Books
Release Date : 2011-05-03
The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth written by Alexandra Robbins and has been published by Hachette Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-03 with Education categories.
These intertwining narratives "beautifully demonstrate . . . that the people who are excluded and bullied for their offbeat passions and refusal to conform are often the ones who are embraced and lauded for those very qualities in college and beyond" (The New York Times). In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popularity and outcasthood. She reveals that the things that set students apart in high school are the things that help them stand out later in life. Robbins follows seven real people grappling with the uncertainties of high school social life, including: The Loner, who has withdrawn from classmates since they persuaded her to unwittingly join her own hate club The Popular Bitch, a cheerleading captain both seduced by and trapped within her clique's perceived prestige The Nerd, whose differences cause students to laugh at him and his mother to needle him for not being "normal" The New Girl, determined to stay positive as classmates harass her for her mannerisms and target her because of her race The Gamer, an underachiever in danger of not graduating, despite his intellect and his yearning to connect with other students The Weird Girl, who battles discrimination and gossipy politics in school but leads a joyous life outside of it The Band Geek, who is alternately branded too serious and too emo, yet annually runs for class president In the middle of the year, Robbins surprises her subjects with a secret challenge -- experiments that force them to change how classmates see them. Robbins intertwines these narratives -- often triumphant, occasionally heartbreaking, and always captivating -- with essays exploring subjects like the secrets of popularity, being excluded doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you, why outsiders succeed, how schools make the social scene worse -- and how to fix it. The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth is not just essential reading for students, teachers, parents, and anyone who deals with teenagers, but for all of us, because at some point in our lives we've all been on the outside looking in.
Unnatural Selection
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Author : Mark Roeder
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2014-10-14
Unnatural Selection written by Mark Roeder and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-14 with Science categories.
Unnatural Selection is the first book to examine the rise of the "technocentric being"—or geek—who personifies a distinct new phase in human evolution. People considered geeks often have behavioral or genetic traits that were previously considered detrimental. But the new environment of the Anthropocene period—the Age of Man—has created a kind of digital greenhouse that actually favors their traits, enabling many non-neurotypical people to bloom. They resonate with the technological Zeitgeist in a way that turns their weaknesses into strengths. Think of Mark Zuckerberg versus the towering, Olympics-bound Winklevoss twins in the movie Social Network. Roeder suggests that the rise of the geek is not so much the product of Darwinian "natural selection" as of man-made—or unnatural—selection. He explains why geeks have become so phenomenally successful in such a short time and why the process will further accelerate, driven by breakthroughs in genetic engineering, neuropharmacology, and artificial intelligence. His book offers a fascinating synthesis of the latest trends in these fields and predicts a twenty-first century "cognitive arms race" in which new technology will enable everyone to become more intelligent and "geek-like."
And The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth
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Author : Carljoe Javier
language : en
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Release Date : 2011-06-01
And The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth written by Carljoe Javier and has been published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Humor categories.
In And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth, Carl Javier writes funny essays about being a geek, interviewing girls for men's mags, pondering the nuances of a pee-lemma (if you don't know what that is, you'll see in the book), teaching at an all-girls school, joining a reality show, and many other topics. Packed with insights as well as punchlines, the book is a fun and entertaining read for geeks and non-geeks alike.
The Overachievers
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Author : Alexandra Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette Books
Release Date : 2006-08-08
The Overachievers written by Alexandra Robbins and has been published by Hachette Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-08 with Family & Relationships categories.
The bestselling author of Pledged returns with a groundbreaking look at the pressure to achieve faced by America's teens In Pledged, Alexandra Robbins followed four college girls to produce a riveting narrative that read like fiction. Now, in The Overachievers, Robbins uses the same captivating style to explore how our high-stakes educational culture has spiraled out of control. During the year of her ten-year reunion, Robbins goes back to her high school, where she follows heart-tuggingly likeable students including "AP" Frank, who grapples with horrifying parental pressure to succeed; Audrey, whose panicked perfectionism overshadows her life; Sam, who worries his years of overachieving will be wasted if he doesn't attend a name-brand college; Taylor, whose ambition threatens her popular girl status; and The Stealth Overachiever, a mystery junior who flies under the radar. Robbins tackles teen issues such as intense stress, the student and teacher cheating epidemic, sports rage, parental guilt, the black market for study drugs, and a college admissions process so cutthroat that students are driven to suicide and depression because of a B. With a compelling mix of fast-paced narrative and fascinating investigative journalism, The Overachievers aims both to calm the admissions frenzy and to expose its escalating dangers.
Pledged
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Author : Alexandra Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette Books
Release Date : 2011-05-24
Pledged written by Alexandra Robbins and has been published by Hachette Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-24 with Education categories.
Alexandra Robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true, so she spent a year with a group of girls in a typical sorority. The sordid behavior of sorority girls exceeded her worst expectations -- drugs, psychological abuse, extreme promiscuity, racism, violence, and rampant eating disorders are just a few of the problems. But even more surprising was the fact that these abuses were inflicted and endured by intelligent, successful, and attractive women. Why is the desire to belong to a sorority so powerful that women are willing to engage in this type of behavior -- especially when the women involved are supposed to be considered 'sisters'? What definition of sisterhood do many women embrace? Pledged combines a sharp-eyed narrative with extensive reporting and the fly-on-the-wall voyeurism of reality shows to provide the answer.
Secrets Of The Tomb
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Author : Alexandra Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2002-09-06
Secrets Of The Tomb written by Alexandra Robbins and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-06 with Social Science categories.
This is the only exposé of one of the world's most secretive and feared organizations: Yale University's nearly 200-year-old secret society, Skull and Bones. Through society documents and interviews with dozens of members, Robbins explains why this old-boy product of another time still thrives today.
The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth
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Author : Alexandra Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-05-03
The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth written by Alexandra Robbins and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-03 with Education categories.
These intertwining narratives "beautifully demonstrate . . . that the people who are excluded and bullied for their offbeat passions and refusal to conform are often the ones who are embraced and lauded for those very qualities in college and beyond" (The New York Times). In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popularity and outcasthood. She reveals that the things that set students apart in high school are the things that help them stand out later in life. Robbins follows seven real people grappling with the uncertainties of high school social life, including: The Loner, who has withdrawn from classmates since they persuaded her to unwittingly join her own hate club The Popular Bitch, a cheerleading captain both seduced by and trapped within her clique's perceived prestige The Nerd, whose differences cause students to laugh at him and his mother to needle him for not being "normal" The New Girl, determined to stay positive as classmates harass her for her mannerisms and target her because of her race The Gamer, an underachiever in danger of not graduating, despite his intellect and his yearning to connect with other students The Weird Girl, who battles discrimination and gossipy politics in school but leads a joyous life outside of it The Band Geek, who is alternately branded too serious and too emo, yet annually runs for class president In the middle of the year, Robbins surprises her subjects with a secret challenge -- experiments that force them to change how classmates see them. Robbins intertwines these narratives -- often triumphant, occasionally heartbreaking, and always captivating -- with essays exploring subjects like the secrets of popularity, being excluded doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you, why outsiders succeed, how schools make the social scene worse -- and how to fix it. The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth is not just essential reading for students, teachers, parents, and anyone who deals with teenagers, but for all of us, because at some point in our lives we've all been on the outside looking in.
The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting
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Author : Holly Bourne
language : en
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2014-08-01
The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting written by Holly Bourne and has been published by Usborne Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Apparently I'm boring. A nobody. But that's all about to change. Because I am starting a project. Here. Now. For myself. And if you want to come along for the ride then you're very welcome. Bree is by no means popular. Most of the time, she hates her life, her school, her never-there parents. So she writes. But when Bree is told she needs to stop shutting the world out and start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. A manifesto that will change everything... ...but the question is, at what cost?
The Nurses
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Author : Alexandra Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-04-14
The Nurses written by Alexandra Robbins and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A New York Times bestseller. “A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.”—People Nurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world’s most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world’s most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD. In following four nurses, Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. It’s a world of hazing—“nurses eat their young.” Sex—not exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuse—disproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullying—by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the “shadowy, dark corners of our profession.” The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system.
The Geek Handbook 2 0
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Author : Alex Langley
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-04-15
The Geek Handbook 2 0 written by Alex Langley and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-15 with Humor categories.
An indispensable guide to life, the universe, and everything that’s awesomely geeky, The Geek Handbook 2.0 is packed with even more self-improvement and maintenance tips, lifehacks, and sound advice to help you power up your skills to build a better, faster, stronger you and have fun along the way. Among the things you’ll discover: • Ways to light your inner fire of creativity, whether you want to learn a new skill, write a novel, or try ham-butting. • How to conquer school and rule it on a throne of iron and blood, whether you’re in high school, college, or at Hogwarts. • Steps you can take toward crushing your career in your mighty fist. • Tech-tonic toys and geektastic gadgets. • Learning everything you need to know about relationships from Mass Eff ect. • How to prep for a number of possible apocalyptic ends to the world. • The things geeks dream about that don’t involve nudity. If you’re willing to put in the time to fi nd your Zen and hone your mad skills, The Geek Handbook 2.0 is the Obi-Wan to your Luke Skywalker, helping you build Yourself into Yourself 2.0.