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Geeks' Guide To World Domination: Be Afraid, Beautiful People (2014)

by Garth Sundem(Favorite Author)
3.61 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
1299000983 (ISBN13: 9781299000988)
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English
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Crown Archetype
review 1: I found this book in comic book store in Chapel Hill while killing some time one afternoon. It is a humor book by Garth Sundem. The Tagline is:be afraid, beautiful peopleThere are exactly 314.15 entries in this geek manifesto that is a homeage to all things geek from “The quotable Yoda” to “Things that will make your brain hurt” this book had me interested all the way through.The writing style is sarcastic and dripping with satire. If you are interested in joining the geek army for the global-takeover than this book is for you.My favorite entries:Five Latin Phrases to Shout While Riding into BattleNine Australian Animals Most People Think are FakeFive Classic MacGyver HacksCaffeine Levels in Designer Coffeeand 80′s Dance Moves that Deserve Resur... moregence
review 2: Funny AND educational.[return][return]I love this kind of book. One of the best of this genre I've read, I think.[return][return]Definitely have Wikipedia nearby for full enjoyment. Sometimes, you just gotta look it up for more info![return][return]Only 4.5 stars instead of 5 because 1) it's lacking an index and 2) there are too many parts where it's obvious the author assumes only MALES are reading the book. Obviously, not true. less
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Aoife
Some fun facts.. but mostly stuff I didn't care about. I had hoped this would be funny. Alas, no.
sub
Just a collection of random facts --- something light to skim through before bed.
Raven
Like parts of Sheldon's brain smushed in to a book...
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