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American Nerd: The Story of My People
Nugent, Benjamin
Published by Scribner, 2008
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Synopsis: A social exploration of the concept of the intellectual misfit presents a tour of nerd subcultures while tracing the personality's evolution in the media, literature, and society, in a report that reveals lesser-known common traits and interests among various subcultures. 40,000 first printing.
About the Author: Benjamin Nugent's nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, and n+1, and his fiction has appeared in Tin House. He holds an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he was an Iowa Arts fellow. Director of Creative Writing at Southern New Hampshire University, he teaches fiction and nonfiction in its MFA and undergraduate programs. He grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Title: American Nerd: The Story of My People
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good