Author: Stephen Oberauer's Publisher: Stephen Oberauer ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 319
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Nathan Bauer is the smartest man alive. Mathematics, programming and designing space rockets are not a problem. His problem is talking to pretty girls. Nathan tells the story of his adventures, from his shy school days through the exciting times when he invented artificial intelligence, met the girl of his dreams and took control of planet Earth, but what will happen to his life and the whole planet when his life is rewound, and his chance to invent artificial intelligence is taken away?
Author: Garth Sundem Publisher: Crown ISBN: 0307450341 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 290
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TUNE IN. TURN ON. GEEK OUT. Sorry, beautiful people. These days, from government to business to technology to Hollywood, geeks rule the world. Finally, here’s the book no self-respecting geek can live without–a guide jam-packed with 314.1516 short entries both useful and fun. Science, pop-culture trivia, paper airplanes, and pure geekish nostalgia coexist as happily in these pages as they do in their natural habitat of the geek brain. In short, dear geek, here you’ll find everything you need to achieve nirvana. And here, for you pathetic nongeeks, is the last chance to save yourselves: Love this book, live this book, and you too can join us in the experience of total world domination. • become a sudoku god • brew your own beer • build a laser beam • classify all living things • clone your pet • exorcise demons • find the world’s best corn mazes • grasp the theory of relativity • have sex on Second Life • injure a fish • join the Knights Templar • kick ass with sweet martial-arts moves • learn ludicrous emoticons • master the Ocarina of Time • pimp your cubicle • program a remote control • quote He-Man and Che Guevara • solve fiendish logic puzzles • touch Carl Sagan • unmask Linus Torvalds • visit Beaver Lick, Kentucky • win bar bets • write your name in Elvish Join us or die, you will. Begun, the Geek Wars have
Author: Malcolm Harris Publisher: Relentless Fiction ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 123
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"Princess Lucinda's Guide to World Domination" is a delightful and engaging book that combines humor, education, and fantasy. Through witty narration, Princess Lucinda explores the art of planning and executing a global power takeover with guile, intelligence, magic, and fear. Readers will be entertained while gaining valuable insights into the world of domination.
Author: Ryan Lambie Publisher: Robinson ISBN: 1472139860 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 303
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'Awesome. Everything you've ever wanted to know about big-screen sci-fi' - James King, film critic 'Don't leave Planet Earth without it' - Dan Jolin, film critic 'A wonderfully accessible, fascinating, flat-out treasure chest of science fiction cinema, from an author whose love of the subject leaps off the page' - Simon Brew, Editor, Den of Geek Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have SF movies evolved with filmmaking technology over the past 110 years? The Geek's Guide To SF Cinema provides an entertaining and in-depth history of the science fiction genre's pivotal and most influential movies. From the pioneering films of Georges Méliès to such blockbusters as Avatar and Inception in the 21st century, the book will explore how these key movies were made, how they reflected the mood of the time in which they were released and how they have influenced other filmmakers in the years since. Historians and experts contribute to answer questions such as: 'How important was Fritz Lang's contribution to cinema?' and 'What did Alien say about the cynical climate of the 1970s?'. Providing nostalgia for long-time SF addicts and context for those whose knowledge and love of the genre is still growing, this is a pop-culture book with depth.
Author: Matt Groening Publisher: Insight Editions ISBN: 9781608873203 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 0
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In the third volume of the Vault of SimpsonologyTM series, The Simpsons’ maniacal Mr. Burns takes readers into his wicked world of wealth and power and shares his foolproof tips and tricks for taking over the world. Does power corrupt? Absolutely! Does the hunger and lust for absolute power course through your icy blue veins? Do you feel the need to rule the world with an iron fist? To subjugate the masses with a whimsical snap of your fingers? To rise above the insolent and unworthy with your superior intelligence and unlimited supply of cold hard cash? Have you ever wondered if there was a simple step-by-step guide for following your impulses and instincts toward world domination? You’ve come to the right place. Here is the opportunity of a lifetime—the chance to turn your sociopathic needs into bloodthirsty greed! Now you can learn at the feet of the Master of Megalomania . . . Charles Montgomery Burns! Don’t just stand there, you sniveling slugabed. Purchase this portable periodical posthaste and leave your conscience at the cash register!
Author: Matt Groening Publisher: Bantam Press ISBN: 9780593073032 Category : Languages : en Pages : 64
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In Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic, Springfield's most sensitive student reveals the secrets of being a misunderstood geek goddess. Geeks are no longer just those sideshow freaks biting the heads off chickens. Geeks are now freaks about all kinds of other things and are proud to let it show. Geek is now chic, nerdy is now noble, and dorky is now desirable, as they always should have been. The readers, the writers, the scientists, and the creators are now at the top of the heap, and it's time to show the rest of the world what they are made of . . . beside mostly oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus, of course. Let your geek flag fly!
Author: Illiad Publisher: O'Reilly Media ISBN: Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 144
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The next hilarious compendium of "User Friendly" comic strips from the wicked hand of the elusive "Illiad". Chronicling the continuing saga of Canada's hardest working ISP, Columbia Internet, "Evil Geniuses in a Nutshell" serves up more details and stories from the lives of everybody's favorite characters: A.J. Cobb, Pitr, Mike, Dust Puppy, Miranda and Greg.
Author: Massimo Pigliucci Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 0226667871 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 340
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Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution, despite it being one of science’s best-established findings. More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link can been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, despite near consensus in the scientific community that manmade climate change is real. Why do people believe bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and—borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham—the nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what it means to our society. The result is in many ways a “taxonomy of bunk” that explores the intersection of science and culture at large. No one—not the public intellectuals in the culture wars between defenders and detractors of science nor the believers of pseudoscience themselves—is spared Pigliucci’s incisive analysis. In the end, Nonsense on Stilts is a timely reminder of the need to maintain a line between expertise and assumption. Broad in scope and implication, it is also ultimately a captivating guide for the intelligent citizen who wishes to make up her own mind while navigating the perilous debates that will affect the future of our planet.
Author: Alex Gabriel Publisher: ISBN: 9781505695984 Category : Behavior Languages : en Pages : 300
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Superheroes. Evil minions. And one hell of a conflict of interest.Being related to a supervillain isn't a big deal to Pat West. So what if his mom occasionally tries to take over the world? All Pat wants is to finish university and become an urban designer. That he moonlights as an evil minion sometimes - that's just a family tradition.Then Pat accidentally sleeps with superhero Silver Paladin, otherwise known as reclusive billionaire Nick Andersen. It's a simple misunderstanding. Pat never means to impersonate a prostitute, honest. But soon Pat is in way over his head, and threatening to fall for the worst possible guy.When Pat's mother returns to bring the world to its knees, Silver Paladin races to stop her... and all of Pat's secrets threaten to blow up in his face. How can Pat reconcile being a minion with wanting a hero? Will Nick's feelings for Pat overcome what keeps them apart? Or will they both lose everything?Length: 135.000 words"Love for the Cold-Blooded" is a light-hearted jaunt through a world of superheroes and villains, android dolphins, mind control rays, eldritch artifacts stolen from the tombs of ancient gods, and young men loving not wisely, but well.
Author: Christopher Healy Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062118471 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 286
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Your favorite princes and princesses are back in the hilarious and action-packed sequel to the breakout hit The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by author Christopher Healy, which the New York Times selected as one of its best books of the year. Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don't you? They're the Princes Charming, who finally got some credit after they stepped out of the shadows of their princesses—Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Briar Rose—to defeat an evil witch bent on destroying all their kingdoms. But alas, such fame and recognition only last so long. And when the princes discover that an object of great power might fall into any number of wrong hands, they are going to have to once again band together to stop it from happening—even if no one will ever know it was they who did it.
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Author: Garth Sundem
Author: Malcolm Harris
Author: Ryan Lambie
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Author: Matt Groening
Author: Illiad
Author: Massimo Pigliucci
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Author: Christopher Healy