We Are the Nerds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook We Are the Nerds write by Christine Lagorio-Chafkin. This book was released on 2018-10-02. We Are the Nerds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Named a Best Book of 2018 by Fast Company, this is a "sharply written and brilliantly reported" (Shelf Awareness) look inside Reddit, the wildly popular, often misunderstood website that has changed the culture of the Internet. Reddit hails itself as "the front page of the Internet." It's the third most-visited website in the United States -- and yet, millions of Americans have no idea what it is. We Are the Nerds is an engrossing look deep inside this captivating, maddening enterprise, whose army of obsessed users have been credited with everything from solving cold case crimes and spurring tens of millions of dollars in charitable donations to seeding alt-right fury and landing Donald Trump in the White House. We Are the Nerds is a gripping start-up narrative: the story of how Reddit's founders, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, rose up from their suburban childhoods to become millionaires and create an icon of the digital age -- before seeing the site engulfed in controversies and nearly losing control of it for good. Based on Christine Lagorio-Chafkin's exclusive access to founders Ohanian and Huffman, We Are the Nerds is also a compelling exploration of the way we all communicate today -- and how we got here. Reddit and its users have become a mirror of the Internet: it has dingy corners, shiny memes, malicious trolls, and a sometimes heart-melting ability to connect people across cultures, oceans, and ideological divides.
American Nerd
American Nerd - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Nerd write by Benjamin Nugent. This book was released on 2008-05-13. American Nerd available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Most people know a nerd when they see one but can't define just what a nerd is.American Nerd: The Story of My People gives us the history of the concept of nerdiness and of the subcultures we consider nerdy. What makes Dr. Frankenstein the archetypal nerd? Where did the modern jock come from? When and how did being a self-described nerd become trendy? As the nerd emerged, vaguely formed, in the nineteenth century, and popped up again and again in college humor journals and sketch comedy, our culture obsessed over the designation. Mixing research and reportage with autobiography, critically acclaimed writer Benjamin Nugent embarks on a fact-finding mission of the most entertaining variety. He seeks the best definition of nerd and illuminates the common ground between nerd subcultures that might seem unrelated: high-school debate team kids and ham radio enthusiasts, medieval reenactors and pro-circuit Halo players. Why do the same people who like to work with computers also enjoy playing Dungeons & Dragons? How are those activities similar? This clever, enlightening book will appeal to the nerd (and antinerd) that lives inside all of us.
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society write by Michael Buckley. This book was released on 2013-09-03. NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Meet the NERDS, a team of eleven-year-old super spies: Duncan “Gluestick” Dewey: He’s a paste-eater who can stick to walls. Ruby “Pufferfish” Peet: Her allergies help her detect danger and dishonesty. Heathcliff “Choppers” Hodges: He controls minds with his buckteeth. Julio “Flinch” Escala: His hyperactivity gives him super speed and strength. Matilda “Wheezer” Choi: Her inhalers enable her to fly and blast enemies. Jackson “Braceface” Jones, the new recruit. This metal mouth is the team’s go-to gadget guy . . . if only he can get over becoming a NERD. Can this team of misfits save the world from their secret headquarters in the basement of their school? Can you read NERDS without laughing? Go ahead and try!
Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker
Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker write by Shelley Johannes. This book was released on 2017-08-29. Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the story of an eight-year-old girl who does her best thinking upside down. Her personality is a tractor beam, her attitude is completely inspiring, and her creator is a creative dynamo. Beatrice is looking forward to a year of pirate adventures, zombie battles and upside-down mysteries with her fellow-tomboy best friend, Lenny. But on the first day of year three, Lenny doesn't come to school in a ninja suit like they'd planned - instead she's wearing something pink and sparkly and ruffled. She doesn't seem interested in their old games any more, and worst of all she's found a new friend. It will take Beatrice's best upside-down thinking to find a way to fix this problem.
Nerds 2.0.1
Nerds 2.0.1 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nerds 2.0.1 write by Stephen Segaller. This book was released on 1998. Nerds 2.0.1 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Chronicles the history of computer networking and discusses how it was developed, how the Internet was created, how it changed through the last half of the twentieth century, and other related topics.
